be up - dít se (s někým), být za problém

verb, informal - used when asking what is going on or what is the problem

queue up - stát ve frontě, řadit se do fronty, stát v řadě

verb, British English - to stand in a line, waiting for something (e.g. to buy tickets)

 

12-year-old - dvanáctiletý

adjective - being 12 years old

 

New Year's - Silvestr

noun, informal - the last day of the year

 

uptake - vstřebávání, absorpce

noun - the act of taking something in

slow on the uptake - zaostalý, zabržděný, s dlouhým vedením, nechápavý

adjective, informal - slow to understand something

 

letter of credit - akreditiv, pověřovací listina

noun - a letter from a bank that allows you to take a particular amount of money from another bank

 

three-foot-long - tři stopy dlouhý

adjective - having the length of three feet

 

route - silnice (číslo)

noun, American English - used before the number of a route in the US

 

step-free - bezbariérový, bez schodů

adjective - not having any stairs, there are lifts, ramps and level surfaces

 

visibly - viditelně, zjevně, patrně

adverb - in an obvious way

 

prosecco - prosecco

noun - a white sparkling wine, usually dry, produced in Italy

 

as - tak jako, stejně jako

conjunction - as well as, the same way

 

go on vacation - jet na dovolenou

verb, American English - to spend a period of time away (not going to work or school) relaxing, travelling etc.

 

accuse of - obvinit, nařknout z

verb - to say that someone is guilty of doing something bad