bureaucracy
- byrokracie, papírování
BrE
/
bjʊə'rɒkrəsi/
AmE
/
bjʊ'rɑ:krəsi/
noun
-
an organisation characterized by unnecessary red tape, pointless procedures etc.
autocracy
- autokracie, samovláda
BrE
/
ɔ:'tɒkrəsi/
AmE
/
ɔ:'tɑ:krəsi/
noun
-
a political system in which an individual or a small number of people have unlimited power
marital
- manželský
BrE
/
'mærɪtl/
AmE
/
'mærɪt̬l/
adjective
-
connected with marriage
close in
- přiblížit se (připravit se k útoku), připravit se k útoku
BrE
/
ˌkləʊz'ɪn/
AmE
/
ˌkloʊz'ɪn/
verb
-
to come closer to something or someone, esp. in order to attack
deference
- úcta
BrE
/
'defərəns/
AmE
/
'defərəns/
noun
-
a kind of behavior that shows respect to someone
allegory
- alegorie
BrE
/
'æləgəri/
AmE
/
'æləgɔ:ri/
noun
-
a story in which characters (usually animals) represent abstract ideas (good, evil, life, death...)
parable
- podobenství
BrE
/
'pærəbl/
AmE
/
'pærəbl/
noun
-
a story told by Jesus Christ to make people understand some religious principles
turmeric
- kurkuma
BrE
/
'tɜ:mərɪk/
AmE
/
'tɜ:rmərɪk/
noun
-
a plant from the ginger family, the yellow powder made from the rhizomes is used as a spice or a coloring agent
saffron
- šafrán
BrE
/
'sæfrən/
AmE
/
'sæfrən/
noun
-
a kind of crocus used as a spice or as a coloring agent
vodka
- vodka
BrE
/
'vɒdkə/
AmE
/
'vɑ:dkə/
noun
-
a strong (originally Russian) alcoholic drink
espresso
- espresso
BrE
/
es'presəʊ/
AmE
/
es'presoʊ/
noun
-
strong black coffee made by forcing boiling water under pressure through ground coffee beans
rise up
- vstávat, zdvihat se, vstát, zdvihnout se, povstat, vzpřímit se
BrE
/
ˌraɪz'ʌp/
AmE
/
ˌraɪz'ʌp/
verb
-
to get up, to get upright
discoverer
- objevitel
BrE
/
dɪs'kʌvərə/
AmE
/
dɪs'kʌvərər/
noun
-
a person who discovers something new
finesse
- jemnost (v jednání s lidmi)
BrE
/
fɪ'nes/
AmE
/
fɪ'nes/
noun
-
the skill of dealing with people tactfully and delicately
paper maché
- papírová drť
BrE
/
ˌpeɪpə mə'ʃeɪ/
AmE
/
ˌpeɪpər mə'ʃeɪ/
noun, American English
-
small little pieces of paper mixed with glue or plaster etc.