matchwood
- třísky
BrE
/
'mætʃwʊd/
AmE
/
'mætʃwʊd/
noun
-
very small pieces of wood that are left after something wooden has been destroyed
matchstick
- zápalka
BrE
/
'mætʃstɪk/
AmE
/
'mætʃstɪk/
noun
-
a short wooden part of a match
matchmaking
- dohazování
BrE
/
'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/
AmE
/
'mætʃmeɪkɪŋ/
noun
-
the activity of trying to arrange romantic relationships between people
improved
- vylepšený
BrE
/
ɪm'pru:vd/
AmE
/
ɪm'pru:vd/
adjective
-
better than before
unimpressively
- nevýrazně, obyčejně
BrE
/
ˌʌnɪm'presɪvli/
AmE
/
ˌʌnɪm'presɪvli/
adverb
-
in a way that is ordinary and not special
unimpressive
- nevýrazný, obyčejný
BrE
/
ˌʌnɪm'presɪv/
AmE
/
ˌʌnɪm'presɪv/
adjective
-
ordinary, without any special qualities
impressively
- působivě
BrE
/
ɪm'presɪvli/
AmE
/
ɪm'presɪvli/
adverb
-
in a way that makes one feel admiration or respect
hiatus
- pauza, přestávka
BrE
/
haɪ'eɪtəs/
AmE
/
haɪ'eɪt̬əs/
noun, formal
-
a pause, a break in an activity
resort
- uchýlit se, sáhnout, rozhodnout se
BrE
/
rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/
rɪ'zɔ:rt/
verb
-
to do something difficult or extreme, because you have no other choice
Tom
- Tom
BrE
/
'tɒm/
AmE
/
'tɑ:m/
noun
-
a man's name, short for Thomas
Sophie
- Sophie, Sofie
BrE
/
'səʊfi/
AmE
/
'soʊfi/
noun
-
a woman's name
last resort
- krajní případ, poslední možnost, východisko z nouze
BrE
/
ˌlɑ:st rɪ'zɔ:t/
AmE
/
ˌlæst rɪ'zɔ:rt/
noun
-
situation in which everything else fails and you have only one course of action left
Georgiana
- Jiřina, Georgiana
BrE
/
ˌdʒɔ:dʒi'ɑ:nə/
AmE
/
ˌdʒɔ:rdʒi'ænə/
noun
-
a woman's name
Aylmer
- Aylmer
BrE
/
'eɪlmə/
AmE
/
'eɪlmər/
noun
-
a man's name
incomparable
- jedinečný, bezkonkurenční
BrE
/
ɪn'kɒmpərəbl/
AmE
/
ɪn'kɑ:mpərəbl/
adjective
-
the best of all, far better than anything or anyone else