středa, 8. května 2024, 20.16
Stránky: OpenMoodle
Kurz: Angličtina pro pokročilé (APP)
Slovník: FOOD
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butter-boat

nádobka na rozpuštěné máslo

butter-churn

máselnice

"The lover in the butter-churn?" said Angel Clare, looking up from his newspaper. BNC

butter-cooler

(termo)nádobka na máslo, tepelně izolovaná máselnička

butter-fingered

mající nemotorné prsty, levý

butter-fingers

nešika

"Well, I suppose when they'd finished saying bugger and blast and damn and kicking butter-fingers in the head they might get round to saying that," said Lydia. BNC

butterfat content

tučnost

Holstein yields are up to 1,000kg higher than those of Friesian types in Britain and the butterfat content is now similar. BNC

butterscotch syrup

karamel(svaří se máslo a cukr)
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cake-eater

vyžírka

cakes and ale

veselost, radost; veselý život, radost ze života;veselka

So supposing you never marry, and if you go on being so fussy you probably never will -- are there to be no cakes and ale? BNC

cannot have one's cake and eat it

nemoci mít obě věci najednou

If you spend all your money on clothes, you won’t be able to go the cinema at the weekend—you can’t have your cake and eat it ! (Longman)

You really do seem to be trying to have your cake and eat it; being anti-cruise, anti-Thatcher, anti-Foot, anti-SDP/Liberal Alliance and anti-CND-all at the same time! BNC

carrot and/or (the) stick

cukr a bič

She favoured a carrot-and-stick approach to teaching. (Oxford Idioms)

cash in your chips

zabalit to, sbalit si svých pět švestek; natáhnout bačkory

The companies cashed in their chips and moved out of the valley. (Oxford Idioms)

cayenne pepper

červená paprika

certified milk

pasterizované mléko

champing/chomping at the bit (also be chafing at the bit)

hořet netrpělivostí

The players were champing at the bit as the start of the match was delayed. (Oxford Idioms)