saffronšafrán |
salt awayuložit (peníze) It's not easy paying a mortgage, raising a young child, and salting away enough money for your retirement. (Google) Regarding money: “There was none to salt away,” he said. (Google) These accounts might allow millions of workers currently withouta pension to salt away some money for their twilight years. (Google) |
sautedusit |
save sb's baconzachránit si kůži Thank you for helping me with my exam preparation. You really saved my bacon. (Oxford Dictionary) |
say cheese!řekněte sýr! Is everybody ready? Right, say cheese! |
say grace before/after meatmodlit se před/po jídle Another good way is to say grace before meals, which is another way of appreciating what we are about to consume. BNC Mother said that Aunt Bessie was fond of telling one story about Thomas Isaac, recalling the occasion when he was asked to say grace before breakfast one morning and steadfastly refused although commanded several times by his father. BNC |
sell/go like hot cakesjít na dračku The band's latest record is selling like hot cakes. (Oxford Idioms) |
servingporce |
shake like a jelly/leaftřást se jako osika, třást se strachy The teacher asked to see his work. The young boy stood up, shaking like a jelly. Longman |
share/slice of the cakepodíl na zisku nebo výhodách Third-world countries are discovering how their natural resources have been exploited by the rest of the world and now they want a bigger slice of the cake. (Oxford Idioms) |
shea butterbambucký tuk Shea butter, hazelnut, horsetail plant, cucumber; orchid and St. John's wort are associated in "Blue Orchid" Cream to provide an effective, natural product to treat dry, devitalized skin. BNC Peach extract and ginkgo-biloba help normalize the hydration level of the skin, whilst camomile, red poppy and sandalwood act to decongest and shea butter; moringa, wheatgerm and almond extracts nourish and revitalize. BNC |
sheep's cheese dairybrynzárna |
skimmed milkodstředěné mléko Do not skimp and debase using margarine in place of butter, skimmed milk instead of cream. BNC For those who did choose healthy alternatives, the most popular product was low-fat margarine used by nearly half the sample, followed by skimmed milk used by 40%. BNC They are often (but not always) relatively low in fat and can be made from skimmed milk or whey. BNC |
slip cheesesražené mléko |
slip on a banana skinšlápnout vedle The new minister slipped on a banana skin before he had been in the job a week. (Oxford Idioms) |
smart cookiepěkné kvítko, chytrý člověk Jed is one smart cookie. I'm sure he'll do the right thing. (Oxford Idioms) |
someone's salad daysmladí We listened to the sad and faded tunes that the band was playing and remembered how exciting this same music had seemed during our salad days. Longman |
sort out/separate the wheat from the chaffoddělit zrno od plev When all the applications came in, our first task was to separate the wheat from the chaff. (Oxford Idioms) |
spill (sb's) bloodprolít (něčí) krev Nothing can justify spilling innocent blood. (Oxford Idioms) |
spill the beansvšechno prozradit, vyklopit We were trying to keep it secret from Pete, but Marcia spilled the beans. (Oxford Idioms) |
sponge biscuitpiškot |
sponge cakepiškotový dort, piškotová bábovka Such an ambitious Tuscan confection surely deserves a cakestand, assembled as it is on a noble pedestal of rock, its buildings (mixed plain and fancy) composed of that porous tufa which looks much like sponge cake and which comes in all the golds, pinks, browns and mauves of the best Battenberg. BNC From our list we would choose to put a cross against sugar, chocolate, biscuits, sponge cake, and mints. BNC For example, you might choose to bake a low-sugar sponge cake. BNC |
spoonfulllžíce |
stir sb's/the bloodvzrušit, nadchnout His political speeches are designed to stir the blood. (Oxford Idioms) |
sugarcukr |
sugar daddykořen, paprika, starší muž vydržující si mladší ženu When you tell him that he's a sugar daddy, he gets very angry. He says she isn't interested in his money, only in him. (Oxford Idioms) |
swallow the baitsednout na lep, skočit na špek When people read the words "Free Gift" on the magazine they usually swallow the bait and buy it. (Oxford Dictionary) |
sweet buttermáslo (nesolené) |