Describing food
having a sharp, sometimes unpleasant, taste or smell, like a lemon, and not sweet (= kyselý, nakyslý)
sour
the act of saying that you approve of or support something or someone (podpora, schvalování, souhlas)
endorsement
a substance that is added to food in order to improve its taste or appearance or to keep it fresh and stop it from decaying
an additive
(of a plan) to go badly wrong
to go pear-shaped
to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you (starts with r-), to repay = opltati
to retaliate
lacking a strong or particular flavor; not interesting (= mdlý, nevýrazný, takový nijaký, neslaný nemastný)
bland
(adjective) listening carefully OR very helpful and takingcare of you (= pozorný)
attentive
the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality (starts with c-)
community
be full of energy and ethusiasm
be full of beans
dishonest or hiding the truth (= podvodný, lživý, falešný) - starts with d-
deceitful
an adjective use to talk about food that is difficult to cut or eat (= tuhý)
tough
to hate someone or something/to detest
to loathe
a substance in certain foods, such as fruit, vegetables, and brown bread, that travels through the body as waste and helps the contents of the bowels to pass through the body easily
fibre
say nice things so that someone will help you or give you something
to butter sb up
to take away an amount or part from a total (= odečíst, strhnout, odpočítat)
to deduct
(about food) heavy and unhealthy, sometimes in an unpleasant way (= těžký, těžko stravitelný)
stodgy
not very bright (starts with s-) = (z)tlumený, změkčený
OR not loud = tlumený
subdued
honesty (starts with f-)
frankness
behaving strangely/ slightly crazy or not thinking clearly
be out to lunch
a vehicle with either two or four wheels, pulled by a horse and used for carrying goods (= vozík, kárka)
cart
no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long (= starý, tvrdý, okoralý chleba ap.)
stale
to officially refuse to allow something/to officially forbid something (starts with p-)
to prohibit
the group of people who work for an organization (= personál, zaměstnanci)
staff
something which someone talks about that is very unlikely to happen
pie in the sky
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill OR a large pile of something = a pile (= kupa, halda)
mound