dodo - dodo
BrE
/'dəʊdəʊ/
AmE
/'doʊdoʊ/

noun - an extinct bird that had a long beak, long feathers, and could not fly

 
as dead as the dodo - vymřelý, zaniklý, pasé
BrE
/æz ˌded æz ðə 'dəʊdəʊ/
AmE
/æz ˌded æz ðə 'doʊdoʊ/

phrase, informal - no longer existing; no longer favoured

 
withdraw - vybrat (si) (peníze)
BrE
/wɪð'drɔ:/
AmE
/wɪð'drɔ:/

verb - to take out money of a cash machine or a bank account

 
aspiring - mající ambice, mající chuť prorazit (v kariéře)
BrE
/ə'spaɪərɪŋ/
AmE
/ə'spaɪərɪŋ/

adjective - wanting to succeed in a particular field or career

 
gimmick - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/'gɪmɪk/
AmE
/'gɪmɪk/

noun, informal - a clever piece of equipment, a gadget

 
gizmo - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/'gɪzməʊ/
AmE
/'gɪzmoʊ/

noun, informal - a clever piece of equipment, a gadget

 
ploy - fígl, trik
BrE
/'plɔɪ/
AmE
/'plɔɪ/

noun - something used to trick people into buying something or to gain advantage over people

 
gimmick - fígl, trik
BrE
/'gɪmɪk/
AmE
/'gɪmɪk/

noun - something used to attact people's attention, especially in order to make someone buy something

 
straight edge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 
by hand - ručně, v ruce
BrE
/baɪ 'hænd/
AmE
/baɪ 'hænd/

adverb - using your hands

shabby
shabby - omšelý, otrhaný, odrbaný, ošuntělý, ojetý, zchátralý
BrE
/'ʃæbi/
AmE
/'ʃæbi/

adjective - (of a thing or a place) looking old, dirty, or torn because it has been overused and it has aged

 
be ok with - nevadit (někomu), neobtěžovat (někoho)
BrE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/
AmE
/bi: ˌoʊ'keɪ wɪð/

verb, informal - a phrase used to say to a person to find out if they do not mind something that is about to happen

 
by bike - na kole
BrE
/baɪ 'baɪk/
AmE
/baɪ 'baɪk/

adverb - using a bike

 
by phone - po telefonu, telefonicky
BrE
/baɪ 'fəʊn/
AmE
/baɪ 'foʊn/

adverb - through a telephone

 
subsequently - následně
BrE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/
AmE
/'sʌbsəkwəntli/

adverb, formal - afterwards, after something else