Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1

Question 1

figure (out)

/ˈfɪɡjər/

My feelings about the matter didn’t seem to figure at all.
I figured (that) if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning.
We figured the attendance at 150 000.
Work it out and you’ll find it figures.
I’m trying to figure out a way to make this work.

Answer 1

► to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part
objevovat se, figurovat, být zahrnut (ve zprávě ap.) [in sth]

► (informal) to think or decide that something will happen or is true
(hovor.) usoudit, myslet si, dojít k závěru

◘ to calculate an amount or the cost of something (also fig. out)
odhadnout

◘ If you say ‘That figures’ or ‘It figures’, you mean that the fact referred to is not surprising.
(hovor.) odpovídat, sedět, pasovat (nebýt překvapivý)

[figure sth out]► to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought:
(hovor.) přijít, vymyslet, vykoumat

Question 2

sure enough

I said he’d forget, and sure enough he did.

Answer 2

► used to say that something happened as expected
opravdu, skutečně, vskutku (ujištění tvrzení)

Question 3

wimp(y)

(hovor.)

Answer 3

► a person who is not strong, brave or confident
padavka, měkkota, slaboch

wimpy = wimpish
◘ not strong, brave or confident
slabošský, neprůbojný (chování), slabý (povaha)

Question 4

& talk someone into something

make sb do sth X get sb to do sth

They made me repeat the whole story.
He got his sister to help him with his homework.
It’s not hard to get him talking—the problem is stopping him!
He’s against the idea, but I think I can talk him into it.

Answer 4

► to force somebody to do something
přimět, přinutit, donutit

get
► to make, persuade, etc. somebody/something to do something
přimět, přemluvit, přesvědčit

[talk sb into sth] → to persuade someone to do something:

Question 5

bug

He’s been bugging me all morning.

Answer 5

► to annoy or worry someone:
(hovor.) otravovat, štvát, jít na nervy

Question 6

sneak

regular or US also snuck/snuck

Answer 6

► to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere secretly:
(v)plížit se, (v)krást se, proklouznout [swh]
tajně přinést, protáhnout [sth swh]

[sneaky]
záludný, úskočný, rafinovaný

Question 7

pull something (on sb)

also: pull a fast one

I have a feeling that he’s going to try to pull something when we’re not paying attention.
“The prankster pulled a fast one on his friend by switching the salt and sugar containers.”

Answer 7

► To deceive, trick, or play a prank on someone. (cleverly or sneakily)
podvést, napálit, vystřelit si (z někoho)

Question 8

be grounded from sth

I stayed out til 1 am last night and now I‘m grounded for a week.
“He was grounded from using his phone because he broke the curfew.”

Answer 8

► To be prohibited or restricted from doing something, often as a punishment.
mít zákaz (něčeho), mít domácí vězení
╚ not allowed to go out as a punishment:

[grounding] ◘ a punishment that restricts someone from certain activities

Question 9

gimmick

The promise of lower taxation may have been just an election gimmick to gain votes.
The proposal to cut taxes was nothing but a campaign gimmick.

Answer 9

► an unusual trick or unnecessary device that is intended to attract attention or to persuade people to buy something
trik, fígl, manévr (k upoutání pozornosti)
udělátko, přístroj, mechanismus (důmyslný)

Question 10

hassle

/ˈhæsl/

Don’t keep hassling me! I’ll do it later.
The children keep hassling me to take them to Disneyland.
The more you hassle me about cleaning my room, the less I want to do it.

Answer 10

► to annoy somebody or cause them trouble, especially by asking them (to do) something many times
(hovor.) otravovat, dorážet

Question 11

brag

/bræɡ/

She’s always bragging about how much money she earns.
I’m not bragging but I think I did very well in the interview.

Answer 11

► to talk too proudly about something you own or something you have done
chlubit se, vychloubat se, chvástat se

Question 12

eventually

/ɪˈventʃuəli/

It might take him ages but he’ll do it eventually.

Answer 12

► at the end of a period of time or a series of events
nakonec

Question 13

apparently + apparent

/əˈpærəntli/

Apparently they are getting divorced soon.
She looks about ten, but apparently she’s 14.
He paused, apparently lost in thought.

Then, for no apparent reason, the train suddenly stopped.
It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.

Their affluence is more apparent than real (= they are not as rich as they seem to be).

Answer 13

► according to what you have heard or read; according to the way something appears
patrně, zřejmě, podle všeho, asi, jak se zdá(lo)
zjevně (jak je možné vidět)
╚ used when the real situation is different from what you thought it was:

apparent
► easy to see or understand [not usually before noun] [obvious]
zřejmý, patrný, jasný
→ for no apparent reason = bez zřejmého důvodu

► that seems to be real or true but may not be [usually before noun] [seeming]
zdánlivý

Question 14

cut corners

To be competitive, they paid low wages and cut corners on health and safety.

Answer 14

► to do something in the easiest, cheapest or quickest way, often by ignoring rules or leaving something out
odbývat to, flinkat to, flákat to (dělat rychle či levně na úkor kvality)

Question 15

backfire

Her plans to make him jealous backfired on her when he started dating her best friend.

Answer 15

► to have the opposite effect to the one intended, with bad or dangerous results
obrátit se, vymstít se, mít opačný účinek (plán ap.) [on sb]

Question 16

crack sb up

/kræk/

There’s something about that guy’s face that just cracks me up.
We peered through the crack in the floorboards.
She opened the door just a crack to listen to the conversation.

Answer 16

► to suddenly laugh a lot, or to make someone suddenly laugh a lot:
(hovor.) rozesmát se, rozřehtat se

[crack]
► a very narrow space between parts of something:
prasklina, puklina, trhlina
štěrbina, škvíra, skulina
→ open sth a crack = pootevřít (jen na škvíru) (dveře ap.)

Question 17

potty + diaper + daycare

/ˈdaɪpər/ - /ˈpɑːti/

She was changing the baby’s diaper.
“I need to go potty,” the little girl cried.

Answer 17

1. (dět.) nočník
2. (AmE) plen(k)a (dětská) (BrE= nappy)
3. denní hlídání (dětí), denní služby, denní péče (pro nemohoucí, nesamostatné ap.) (jesle, dětská skupina)

1-(used mainly to or by children) to use the toilet, or to get rid of liquid or solid waste from the body:
3-care provided during the day for young children, esp. in order to allow their parents to work

Question 18

chew sb out

The coach chewed his team out for playing so badly.

Answer 18

► to tell someone angrily that they have done something wrong:
(hovor.) seřvat, sjet, zdrbat

Question 19

let sb have it

When Joe finally got home three hours late, Lea let him have it.

Answer 19

► to attack someone, either with words or physically:
nandat to (někomu), dát to někomu sežrat

Question 20

go on about sth

Everyone at school keeps going on about how amazing she is.

Answer 20

► to talk about something for a long time, often in an annoying way:
(hovor.) omílat, pořád žvanit

Question 21

nag

/næɡ/

She keeps nagging me to paint the fence.
If you stop nagging at me, I might actually do it.
The same thought has been nagging away at me since last week.

Answer 21

►to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone do something: [pester]
naléhat, otravovat, nutit, sekýrovat

► to worry you or cause you pain continuously
trápit, žrát, sužovat (myšlenka, pocit ap.) [at sb]
╚ If doubts or worries nag (away) at you, you think about them all the time:

Question 22

get on someone about something

I always have to get on the kids about cleaning their rooms.
Do you have to get on me about every little thing? Let me work at my own pace, geez!

Answer 22

► to repeatedly criticize or nag (otravovat) someone about a particular issue or task
“nadávat někomu za něco”
“dorážet na někoho kvůli něčemu”

Question 23

backstab & stab sb in the back

He pretended to be my friend, but he backstabbed me by telling the boss all my secrets.
He stabbed at the meat with his fork.

Answer 23

► to betray someone, especially while pretending to be a friend
zradit, “vrazit někomu nůž do zad”

stab sb in the back
► to do something harmful to someone who trusted you:
vrazit nůž do zad, dát ránu pod pás

stab [sb]
► to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife:
(pro)bodnout, pobodat (nožem ap.)
→ stab sb to death = ubodat

► to make a short, forceful pushing movement with a finger or a long, thin object:
(za)bodnout, (na)píchnout, nabodnout (prstem, vidličkou ap.)

Question 24

issue

/ˈɪʃuː/

This is a big issue; we need more time to think about it.
“The issue of climate change needs urgent attention.”

I’m not bothered about the cost—you’re the one who’s making it an issue.
“We had an issue with the internet connection.”

Answer 24

► an important topic that people are discussing or arguing about
záležitost, věc, otázka (k projednání ap.)
→ /sg/ the issue = to zásadní, hlavní téma/věc (to o co jde)

► a problem or worry that somebody has with something
(hovor.) problém (předmět obav ap.) [with sth]