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36 Cards in this Set
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to go on at lenght |
prodlužovat něco (časově) |
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bear sth in mind |
pamatovat si něco |
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As far as I am concerned |
Co mě se týče |
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technická kontrola vozidla |
MOT test |
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consecutive nights consecutively |
nepřetržitý, postupný (spat v kuse noc za noci) nepřetržitě |
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clothes horse |
sušák na prádlo |
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draw/run/prepare a bath |
napustit vanu |
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embezzlement |
zpronevěra |
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affluence affluent |
hojnost, nadbytek, dostatek bohatý, zámožný, hojný |
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treadmill conveyor belt |
běžící pás pás (na výrobu) |
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two-timer |
záletník |
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gearbox |
převodovka |
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menace be a menace to sth |
ohrožení, hrozba ohrožovat co, být hrozbou/postrachem pro co |
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privy |
latrina |
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fortitude |
statečnost, síla ducha |
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waste collection point |
sběrný dvůr |
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low lying areas |
nížina |
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Let's make amends (fix it - relationship) |
Pojďme to spravit! |
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distorted distortion of reality |
zkreslený zkreslení skutečnosti (v novinách) |
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to be curled up (a cat) |
být stočený do klubíčka |
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boulder |
balvan |
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folding chair folding knife to fold sth |
skládací židle skládací nůž složit něco |
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wheedle money out of sb |
vytáhnout peníze z koho |
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go out of one's way to do sth |
make a special effort to do sth hodně se vynasnažit |
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to be billable |
byt zpoplatneny |
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hurl insults/curses at sb hurl at sb |
nadávat komu sprostě, chrlit na koho urážky vrhnout se na koho |
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con sb out of sth con sb into believing sth He conned them out of millions of dollars |
podfouknout, podvest koho - to trick sb so they'll give you money or do sth that you want them to do nakecat komu co |
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a pet peeve |
a particular thing that bugs you every time |
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to jog your memory |
oživit paměť, refresh or rehash it |
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allot allocate |
přídělit, rozdělit (povinnosti, úkoly) |
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to be watered-down "watered-down wine" "a watered-down version of the book
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diluted with water - zředěný altered so as to be weaker in force, content, or value |
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hearsay OR know sth by hearsay ex.: The court cannot accept the evidence based on hearsay and rumour.
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vědět co z doslechu information you've heard but don't know to be true
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strike up a conversation Ex.: It's quite hard to strike up a conversation with someone I don't know
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začít s někým rozhovor (mluvit) |
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it has come to my attention |
Dozvěděla jsem se |
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sth dawns on you |
osvetli me to, dojít komu |
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to be (as) dull as a dishwasher The conversation was as dull as dishwasher. |
být nudný, nijaký Konverzace byla o ničem. |
