unit 6

Question 1

vyhnout se

Answer 1

avoid (doing sth)
= to choose not to do something because it is unpleasant or not convenient

Question 2

(nemoci) snést, vydržet

Answer 2

(can´t) bear
= usually negative: If you cannot bear something, you cannot accept or do it because it makes you very unhappy

Question 3

mimochodem

Answer 3

by the way
= used for saying that a remark is not relevant to the main subject of your conversation

Question 4

(nechat) kolovat, být v oběhu, šířit

Answer 4

circulate
= to send something to all the members of a group of people

Question 5

delegovat

Answer 5

delegate
= to give part of your work, duties or responsibilities to someone who is junior to you

Question 6

vyrušit

Answer 6

disturb
= to interrupt someone and stop them from continuing what they were doing

Question 7

odklonit, přesměrovat

Answer 7

divert
= to make something move or travel in a different direction: If I’m going to be out of the office, I divert my calls

Question 8

napsat návrh

Answer 8

draft
= to write something such as a legal document, speech or letterthat may have changes
made to it before it is finished

Question 9

omluvit

Answer 9

excuse
= a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or why you have not done something that you should have done

Question 10

síla zvyku

Answer 10

force of habit
= without thinking, because you always do a particular thing

Question 11

ozvat se někomu (zpět)

Answer 11

get back to
= to phone, write or speak to someone at a later time because you were busy or could not answer their question earlier

Question 12

předat, odevzdat

Answer 12

hand in
= to give sth to a person in authority

Question 13

příchozí

Answer 13

incoming
= coming in or arriving

Question 14

místo (něčeho/někoho)

Answer 14

instead
= used for saying that one person, thing or action replaces another

Question 15

přerušit

Answer 15

interrupt
= to say or do something to stop someone when they are speaking or concentrating on something

Question 16

chvilinku

Answer 16

just a minute
= used for asking someone to wait or be patient

Question 17

odložit

Answer 17

postpone (until)
= to decide that something will not be done at the time when it was planned for, but at a later time

Question 18

přepojit (telefonem)

Answer 18

put sb through to
= if you put a person or call through, you connect someone to the person they want to speak to on the telephone

Question 19

hned

Answer 19

right away
= immediately

Question 20

mít zpoždění

Answer 20

running late
= doing things or arriving in places later than planned

Question 21

vyřešit, vymyslet něco (aby se něco vyřešilo)

Answer 21

sort out
= to do what is necessary to deal with a problem, disagreement or difficult situation successfully

Question 22

u telefonu

Answer 22

speaking
= used when talking to someone on the telephone, especially to confirm that you are the person the caller wants to speak to

Question 23

poslat SMS

Answer 23

text
= to send a written message to someone using a mobile phone

Question 24

obtěžovat

Answer 24

trouble
= to cause someone a slight problem or difficulty by asking them to do something for you

Question 25

vytáhnout ze zásuvky

Answer 25

unplug
= to separate a piece of equipment from a power supply by taking its plug out of an electric socket

Question 26

naléhavý, urgentní

Answer 26

urgent
= urgent things are things that you need to deal with immediately

Question 27

zvládnout něco

Answer 27

handle

Question 28

nutkání

Answer 28

compulsive