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background actor - komparzista, statista
BrE
/'bækgraʊndˌæktə/
AmE
/'bækgraʊndˌæktər/

noun, technical - a person who appears in a film or on stage in an unimportant role

 
delve - zalovit, hledat, hrabat se (např. v tašce)
BrE
/'delv/
AmE
/'delv/

verb - to search for something, usually inside a bag, a container etc.

 
delve - hlouběji se zabývat, zabývat se, ponořit se
BrE
/'delv/
AmE
/'delv/

verb - to investigate or research deeply and thoroughly.

 
nest egg - finanční rezerva, peníze na horší časy
BrE
/'nestˌeg/
AmE
/'nestˌeg/

noun, informal - an amount of money that you have saved to use in the future

 
gauntlet - rytířská rukavice
BrE
/'gɔ:ntlət/
AmE
/'gɔ:ntlət/

noun - a metal glove worn by soldiers in the past

 
gauntlet - ochranná rukavice
BrE
/'gɔ:ntlət/
AmE
/'gɔ:ntlət/

noun - a long sturdy glove protecting the hand used for example in a factory or while driving

 
flogging - bičování, mrskání, výprask
BrE
/'flɒgɪŋ/
AmE
/'flɑ:gɪŋ/

noun - a punishment in which somebody is hit with a whip or stick many times

 
flog - mrskat, zmrskat, bičovat, zbičovat
BrE
/'flɒg/
AmE
/'flɑ:g/

verb - to punish a person or animal by hitting them with a whip or stick many times

 
memorialize - zvěčnit (památku), připomenout (památku)
BrE
/mə'mɔ:riəlaɪz/
AmE
/mə'mɔ:riəlaɪz/

verb - to honor or remember someone or something through a special event, speech, or object

 
deafness - hluchota
BrE
/'defnəs/
AmE
/'defnəs/

noun - a condition in which a person is unable to hear or has a significant loss of hearing ability, either partially or completely

 
demure - ostýchavý, plachý, stydlivý, tichý
BrE
/dɪ'mjʊə/
AmE
/dɪ'mjʊər/

adjective - (usually of a woman or a girl) modest and reserved in manner or behaviour

 
electric storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪkˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪkˌstɔ:rm/

noun, British English - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 
electrical storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/ɪ'lektrɪklˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/ɪ'lektrɪklˌstɔ:rm/

noun - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 
lightning storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka
BrE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌstɔ:m/
AmE
/'laɪtnɪŋˌstɔ:rm/

noun - bad weather with rain, electrical flashes in the sky and thunder

 
crank - blázen, podivín, pomatenec,
BrE
/'kræŋk/
AmE
/'kræŋk/

noun - someone with unusual ideas that others find strange