phone book - telefonní seznam

noun - an alphabetical list of names, addresses and phone numbers

 

dial tone - oznamovací tón

noun - the sound that indicates that the phone is working and ready to use

 

break up - vypadávat (v tel. hovoru), ztrácet spojení (tel.), ztrácet se (při tel. hovoru)

verb - to become difficult to understand because the telephone connection is bad

 

get through - dovolat se

verb - to manage to contact somebody by phone

 

hands-free - handsfree

adjective - (e.g. a phone) that doesn't have to be held in your hand when you want to use it

 

disconnect - odpojit, přerušit spojení

verb - to break the connection

 

electrical - elektrický

adjective - connected with electricity, using, providing, conducting electricity

 

Pete - Péťa

noun - a familiar form of the name Peter

 

connected - spojovaný, spojený

adjective - associated with, related to

 

Stirling - Stirling

noun - a historic town / castle in Scotland

 

up to - na (něčím rozhodnutí)

preposition - for somebody to decide, someone's responsibility

 

in need - v nouzi

phrase - needing help

 

run to - dosáhnout, dosahovat, vyšplhat se na

verb - to be of a particular amount, length etc.

 

unimportant - nedůležitý

adjective - not having great value, meaning or influence

keep one's fingers crossed - držet (někomu) palce, držet palce, držet pěsti

verb - to wish someone luck