scavenge
- hledat odpadky, vybírat odpadky
BrE
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'skævəndʒ/
AmE
/
'skævəndʒ/
verb
-
to collect things you can use or eat, especially if they have been thrown away
Easter egg hunt
- hledání velikonočních vajíček
BrE
/
'i:stəregˌhʌnt/
AmE
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'i:stəregˌhʌnt/
noun
-
a traditional Easter activity in which children are trying to find eggs hidden in the garden etc.
overworked
- přepracovaný
BrE
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ˌəʊvə'wɜ:kt/
AmE
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ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rkt/
adjective
-
working too hard, exhausted by too much work
overwork
- přepracovat, přepracovat se
BrE
/
ˌəʊvə'wɜ:k/
AmE
/
ˌəʊvər'wɜ:rk/
verb
-
to work too hard, to make somebody work too hard
rework
- přepracovat
BrE
/
ˌri:'wɜ:k/
AmE
/
ˌri:'wɜ:rk/
verb
-
to improve something, especially a piece of writing, a song etc.
split second
- okamžik, vteřina, zlomek vteřiny
BrE
/
ˌsplɪt'sekənd/
AmE
/
ˌsplɪt'sekənd/
noun
-
a very short time
abattoir
- jatka
BrE
/
'æbətwɑ:/
AmE
/
'æbətwɑ:r/
noun, British English
-
slaughterhouse, a building where animals are killed for their meat
fusty
- zatuchlý
BrE
/
'fʌsti/
AmE
/
'fʌsti/
adjective
-
smelling unpleasant (old, slightly wet)
piffle
- nesmysly, žvásty
BrE
/
'pɪfl/
AmE
/
'pɪfl/
noun, dated
-
ideas or statements that are nonsense
cupidity
- chamtivost
BrE
/
kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
AmE
/
kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
noun
-
a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions
indispensable
- nepostradatelný
BrE
/
ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
AmE
/
ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
adjective
-
someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them
knotty
- složitý, zapeklitý
BrE
/
'nɒti/
AmE
/
'nɑ:ti/
adjective
-
extremely difficult to solve
abashed
- zahanbený, v rozpacích
BrE
/
ə'bæʃt/
AmE
/
ə'bæʃt/
adjective
-
feeling embarrassed and ashamed
rigorous
- přísný, nekompromisní
BrE
/
'rɪgərəs/
AmE
/
'rɪgərəs/
adjective
-
tests, rules or processes that are strict
rigorous
- pečlivý, puntičkářský
BrE
/
'rɪgərəs/
AmE
/
'rɪgərəs/
adjective
-
done very carefully and with great attention to detail