bureau - úřad, kancelář

noun - an office or a department

padlock - visací zámek

noun - a type of lock that is used to fasten one thing to another, it is usually put on gates or bicycles

 

dietary - stravovací

adjective - related to the food you eat

 

contrary - opačný, odporující, protichůdný

adjective - different from something

white-collar - úřednický, kancelářský

adjective - having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories

blue-collar - dělnický, manuální (pracovník)

adjective - doing physical work

commodious - prostorný (formální)

adjective, formal - having a lot of space (very formal)

roomy - prostorný

adjective - with a lot of space inside

airy - vzdušný

adjective - with a lot of light, space and fresh air

Smarties - lentilky

noun - small sweets with hard covering and chocolate inside which come in several different colours

 

contact lenses - kontaktní čočky

noun - two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

 

everything but the kitchen sink - co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné, cokoliv tě napadne

phrase, informal - too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)

crudités - hranoly z čertvé zeleniny podáváné s omáčkou

noun - an appetizer consisting of sliced raw vegetables served with a dipping sauce

 

statutory rape - pohlavní zneužití, nezákonný styk s nezletilým

noun - sexual relations between an adult and a person who is under the age of consent