The 26th (ET's) Conversation Group
Today we will start with a mess.
Rubbish (BR for Trash or Garbage) - 1. odpadky, odpad, smetí, 2. šmejd 3. krávovina - Rubbish means garbage or something thrown away, or worthless ideas
Garbage (US for Rubbish) - 1. odpadky (často kuchyňské), smetí, 2. odpad, svinstvo, 3. nesmysly - Garbage is waste to be thrown out, or anything worthless or offensive.
Trash (US for Rubbish) - 1. odpadky, odpad, smetí, 2. šmejd. 3 blbost, hovadina - Trash is things thought to be worthless, unnecessary or that have been thrown away
Litter - smetí, odpadky, nepořádek ( většinou malé kouksy něčeho povalující se na veřejných místech) - Litter is trash or garbage that is not disposed of properly and that is left laying where it doesn't belong
Waste - odpad - Waste is matter excreted from the body, or unwanted or discarded matter.
Leftovers - zbytky, nedojezené jídlo - Food remaining after a meal.
We talked about LUGGAGE, BAGGAGE vs. SUITCASE: Below you'll find links to two articles dealing with this topic.
Tašky, kufry, zavazadla + TRUNK
PACK (UNPACK) vs. WRAP (UNWRAP)
A guy sitting at the table next to us overheard our inability to translate a Czech word "stávkokaz". His advice, however, - "a strikekiller" - showed to be wrong. The proper translation is "a strikebreaker". Other useful words with " ---- *killer or -----*breaker" are listed below (thanks to www.onelook.com).
PAINKILLER - prášek proti bolesti / If you suffer from a spitting headache, take some painkiller.
SERIAL KILLER - masový vrah / Ice Truck Killer in a TV Show Dexter was a nickname for a serial killer.
WEEDKILLER / WEED KILLER - hubič plevele, chemikálie proti plevelu / Your garden is teeming with weed. Why don't you use the brand new weedkiller?
LADY-KILLER - dobyvatel ženských srdcí, svůdce, atraktivní muž, který má poměr s mnoha ženami / What? You don't know Jack Spinich? It's weird. He is the most notorious lady-killer in town.
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STRIKEBREAKER - stávkokaz / A sole strikebreaker can spoil the joint effort of the working community
RECORD-BREAKER - ten, kdo překoná rekord / Usain Bold is a record-breaker and at the same time a new record-holder of mens' 100 m distance. (phrase - BREAK A RECORD)
ICEBREAKER / ICE-BREAKER - slovní úvod, který člověka (lidi) uvolní z napjaté situace, tzv. "prolomí ledy" / She started with a funny story as a icebreaker (phr - BREAK THE ICE)
LAWBREAKER - narušitel zákona, ten kdo porušuje zákon / All lawbreakers who violate the law shoud be severley punished. (phrase - BREAK THE LAW)
More useful expression in a nut: HOUSEBREAKER (thief - zloděj), PEACEBREAKER (ten, kdo nerespektuje s(mír) a klid, WINDBREAKER (bunda, která chrání proti větru a dešti).