boon
- přínos, výhoda
BrE
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'bu:n/
AmE
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'bu:n/
noun
-
something that is helpful or beneficial
stringent
- přísný
BrE
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'strɪndʒənt/
AmE
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'strɪndʒənt/
adjective
-
very strict or severe (laws, rules..)
spiny
- ostnatý, bodlinatý
BrE
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'spaɪni/
AmE
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'spaɪni/
adjective
-
covered with many sharp, pointed parts (animals, plants.. )
dilute
- oslabit
BrE
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daɪ'lu:t/
AmE
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daɪ'lu:t/
verb
-
to make something weaker and less effective
porous
- pórovitý, porézní
BrE
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'pɔ:rəs/
AmE
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'pɔ:rəs/
adjective
-
full of tiny holes, easily penetrated
hinder
- překážet, bránit
BrE
/
'hɪndə/
AmE
/
'hɪndər/
verb
-
to make something such as an action or a task slow or difficult
landfill
- skládka (zavážková)
BrE
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'lændfɪl/
AmE
/
'lændfɪl/
noun
-
a place where large amounts of waste are buried under the earth
compulsive
- notorický, chorobný
BrE
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kəm'pʌlsɪv/
AmE
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kəm'pʌlsɪv/
adjective
-
doing something a lot and unable to stop
stuck-up
- namyšlený, nafoukaný, domýšlivý
BrE
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ˌstʌk'ʌp/
AmE
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ˌstʌk'ʌp/
adjective, informal
-
too proud and unfriendly because they think they are better than others
snoot
- nafoukanec
BrE
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'snu:t/
AmE
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'snu:t/
noun, informal
-
a person who thinks they are better than others
snoot
- frňák, rypák (nos)
BrE
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'snu:t/
AmE
/
'snu:t/
noun, informal
-
a person's nose (informal)
snooty
- nafoukaný, namyšlený
BrE
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'snu:ti/
AmE
/
'snu:t̬i/
adjective, informal
-
too proud, thinking I am better than everyone else
fennel
- fenykl
BrE
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'fenl/
AmE
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'fenl/
noun
-
a plant with a rounded base, can be eaten as a vegetable or the leaves can be used as a herb in cooking
improbable
- nepravděpodobný
BrE
/
ɪm'prɒbəbl/
AmE
/
ɪm'prɑ:bəbl/
adjective
-
unlikely to be true or to happen
sustainable
- dlouhodobě udržitelný
BrE
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sə'steɪnəbl/
AmE
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sə'steɪnəbl/
adjective
-
able to continue for a long time