severity
- závažnost
BrE
/
sɪ'verəti/
AmE
/
sə'verət̬i/
noun
-
the state of being very serious or very bad
blank
- prázdné místo (ve formuláři)
BrE
/
'blæŋk/
AmE
/
'blæŋk/
noun
-
an empty space, usually in a form, where you write letters or words
excellence
- znamenitost, dokonalost, mistrovství
BrE
/
'eksələns/
AmE
/
'eksələns/
noun
-
greatness in something, the mastery of something, great skill or knowledge of something
prowess
- zdatnost, dovednost, mistrovství
BrE
/
'praʊəs/
AmE
/
'praʊəs/
noun
-
mastery, great skill
clean slate
- čistý štít, čistý rejstřík
BrE
/
ˌkli:n'sleɪt/
AmE
/
ˌkli:n'sleɪt/
noun
-
a clean record, a record that doesn't show any problems or past mistakes
festively
- svátečně, slavnostně
BrE
/
'festɪvli/
AmE
/
'festɪvli/
adverb
-
in a festive way
scale
- odstranit šupiny
BrE
/
'skeɪl/
AmE
/
'skeɪl/
verb
-
to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales
scaly
- šupinatý
BrE
/
'skeɪli/
AmE
/
'skeɪli/
adjective
-
covered with scales
a far cry
- na hony vzdálený, něco zcela jiného, nebe a dudy
BrE
/
əˌfɑ:'kraɪ/
AmE
/
əˌfɑ:r'kraɪ/
noun
-
completely different
contrive
- sestrojit (důmyslně)
BrE
/
kən'traɪv/
AmE
/
kən'traɪv/
verb
-
to create or construct something in a clever way
contraption
- udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/
kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/
kən'træpʃn/
noun, informal
-
a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised
double standard
- dvojí metr, nestejný přístup
BrE
/
ˌdʌbl 'stændəd/
AmE
/
ˌdʌbl 'stændərd/
noun
-
treating a person or a group of people differently than another in the same situation
disobedience
- neposlušnost
BrE
/
ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/
AmE
/
ˌdɪsə'bi:diəns/
noun
-
the act of not doing what you are told or what you are expected to do
disobey
- neuposlechnout, nebýt poslušný, neposlouchat
BrE
/
ˌdɪsə'beɪ/
AmE
/
ˌdɪsə'beɪ/
verb
-
not to do what someone in authority tells you to do, not to respect a rule, a law etc.
alarmed
- znepokojený, vystrašený
BrE
/
ə'lɑ:md/
AmE
/
ə'lɑ:rmd/
adjective
-
afraid, worried, feeling as if you were in danger