infamy
- nechvalná proslulost
BrE
/
'ɪnfəmi/
AmE
/
'ɪnfəmi/
noun
-
the state of being well-known for something bad
eyeball
- odhadnout (míru pohledem), odhadnout od oka
BrE
/
'aɪˌbɔ:l/
AmE
/
'aɪˌbɔ:l/
verb
-
to estimate the size, amount or measurements of something by only looking at it
surrogate
- náhradní (např. matka)
BrE
/
'sʌrəgət/
AmE
/
'sɜ:rəgət/
adjective, formal
-
replacing someone else or something else
daylily
- denivka (rostlina)
BrE
/
'deɪˌlɪli/
AmE
/
'deɪˌlɪli/
noun, technical
-
a plant similar to a lily which has orange or red flowers that bloom for a very short time
unblemished
- dokonalý, bezvadný, bez vady, neposkvrněný
BrE
/
ʌn'blemɪʃt/
AmE
/
ʌn'blemɪʃt/
adjective
-
not marked or spoiled in any way
blemished
- problematický, s vadami (vzhledem)
BrE
/
'blemɪʃt/
AmE
/
'blemɪʃt/
adjective
-
with small marks that slightly spoil the appearance
blemish
- pokazit, poskvrnit, poškodit (např. pověst)
BrE
/
'blemɪʃ/
AmE
/
'blemɪʃ/
verb
-
to slightly spoil something that is otherwise beautiful
blemish
- kaz, vada, nedostatek (v reputaci, morální apod.)
BrE
/
'blemɪʃ/
AmE
/
'blemɪʃ/
noun
-
a fault in someone's character
cloak
- zahalit, zakrýt, přikýt
BrE
/
'kləʊk/
AmE
/
'kloʊk/
verb
-
to cover or hide something or somebody
hold up
- zdvihnout, zvednout, držet zdvihnuté, ukázat, ukazovat
BrE
/
ˌhəʊld'ʌp/
AmE
/
ˌhoʊld'ʌp/
verb
-
to show something by lifting it up, to keep something lifted up
hold up
- přepadnout (se zbraní), vyloupit (se zbraní)
BrE
/
ˌhəʊld'ʌp/
AmE
/
ˌhoʊld'ʌp/
verb
-
to rob (a bank etc.) using guns
hold-up
- přepadení, loupežné přepadení
BrE
/
'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/
'hoʊldˌʌp/
noun
-
an armed robbery (such as in a bank etc.)
hold-up
- zdržení
BrE
/
'həʊldˌʌp/
AmE
/
'hoʊldˌʌp/
noun
-
a delay, the state of being prevented from happening (esp. for a short time)
graft
- roub, řízek (rostliny, stromu)
BrE
/
'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/
'græft/
noun, technical
-
a piece of a plant or tree that can be attached to another plant or tree
graft
- roubovat, naroubovat (strom, rostlinu)
BrE
/
'grɑ:ft/
AmE
/
'græft/
verb, technical
-
to attach a piece of a plant to the bottom of a different plant