telling-off
telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč
BrE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌtelɪŋ'ɑ:f/

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 
sightly - vzhledný, pohledný
BrE
/'saɪtli/
AmE
/'saɪtli/

adjective, literary - pleasant to look at

 
fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/'fɪktɪv/
AmE
/'fɪktɪv/

adjective - imaginary, not real

 
fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/
AmE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/

adjective - made up, not real

 
upholstered - čalouněný
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstəd/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərd/

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer
upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstərə/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərər/

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 
coarse - hrubý, nezdvořilý (hlavně mluva, jazyk)
BrE
/'kɔ:s/
AmE
/'kɔ:rs/

adjective - rude or offensive (esp. a language)

 
affectedly - afektovaně
BrE
/ə'fektɪdli/
AmE
/ə'fektɪdli/

adverb - in a pretended or exaggerated way, in a way that is not sincere

 
affectation - afektovanost
BrE
/ˌæfek'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæfek'teɪʃn/

noun - a deliberate and exaggerated display or pretense of certain attitudes or qualities

Easter egg
Easter egg - velikonoční vajíčko, kraslice
BrE
/'i:stəreg/
AmE
/'i:stəreg/

adjective - a decorated or dyed egg that is often used as a symbol of the Easter holiday

sliding door
sliding door - posuvné dveře
BrE
/'slaɪdɪŋˌdɔ:/
AmE
/'slaɪdɪŋˌdɔ:r/

noun - a type of door that opens and closes by sliding horizontally along a track or set of tracks

 
swivel - otočit, otáčet, pootočit (kolem osy)
BrE
/'swɪvl/
AmE
/'swɪvl/

verb - to turn or make something turn around its central point

narcissism
narcissism - narcismus, narcisismus
BrE
/'nɑ:sɪsɪzm/
AmE
/'nɑ:rsɪsɪzm/

noun - the habit of admiring yourself very much without thinking about other people's feelings

narcissus
narcissus - narcis
BrE
/nɑ:'sɪsəs/
AmE
/nɑ:r'sɪsəs/

noun - a yellow, white, pink or orange spring flower

 
grease sb's palm - podmáznout, podplatit
BrE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɒdiz'pɑ:m/
AmE
/ˌgri:s sʌmbɑ:diz'pɑ:m/

verb, informal - to give someone money so they so something dishonest