| Složené tvary |
| Angličtina | Čeština |
| blow-dry [sth]⇒ vtr | (use a hair-dryer on) (vlasy) | vyfoukat dok |
| (vlasy) | vyfénovat dok |
| There's no point blow-drying your hair – it's pouring down outside! |
| blow-dry n | (instance of drying hair) (foukání flasů) | foukaná ž |
| fénování s |
| The hairdresser asked her client if she wanted a blow-dry. |
bone dry,
bone-dry,
dry as a bone adj | (extremely dry, parched) | úplně suchý přísl + příd |
| (hovorový výraz) | vyschlý jako troud fráze |
| Poznámka: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
dry cleaner,
dry-cleaner,
dry cleaner's,
dry-cleaner's n | (company: cleans clothing) (oděvů) | čistírna ž |
| That suit's too delicate for the washing machine; you'll have to take it to the dry cleaner. |
| dry cleaning n | (cleaning clothes with chemicals) | chemické čištění oděvů fráze |
| Dry cleaning is a lot cheaper than it used to be. |
| dry cleaning n | (clothes for chemical cleaning) | překlad není dostupný |
| Please pick up the dry cleaning on your way home. |
| dry ice n | (CO2: used for refrigeration) | suchý led příd + m |
| I need some dry ice to ship these crawfish to Cuba. |
| dry ice n | (artificial smoke effect) | umělý kouř příd + m |
| Dry ice covered the stage as the band appeared. |
| dry run n | (trial, rehearsal) | zkouška na nečisto fráze |
| We've only got one chance to get it right, so let's do a dry run first. |
| Dry up! interj | figurative, slang (stop talking!) (hovorový výraz, vulgární výraz) | Drž hubu! zvol |
| Zmlkni! zvol |
| Oh, dry up! I'm tired of your constant complaining. |
| dry-clean [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean using chemicals) | chemicky čistit přísl + ned |
| I won't buy any clothes that I have to have dry-cleaned. |
drywall,
dry wall,
dry-wall n | US (plasterboard) | sádrokarton m |
| sádrokartonová deska příd + ž |
| The contractor finally finished putting up the drywall today. |
drywall,
dry-stone wall,
drystone wall n | (stone wall built without mortar) (bez použití malty) | suchá kamenná zeď fráze |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | US (for use with drywall) | sádrokartonový příd |
drywall,
dry-wall n as adj | UK (built without mortar) | postavený nasucho příd + přísl |
| postavený bez malty fráze |
| The North of England boasts some splendid examples of drywall construction. |
drywall [sth],
dry-wall [sth],
dry wall [sth]⇒ vtr | US (construct using drywall) | postavit ze sádrokartonu dok, fráze |
| Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall,
dry-wall,
dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | použít sádrokarton dok + m |
| The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
| high and dry adj | figurative (person: abandoned) | opuštěný příd |
| (hovor.: zůstat opuštěný) | ve štychu předl + m |
| (hovor.: zůstat bez prostředků) | na suchu předl + m |
| When he left her, she found herself high and dry with no income and nowhere to live. |
