acoustic - akustický
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪk/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪk/

adjective - connected with the sense of hearing

 
ergonomics - ergonomie
BrE
/ˌɜ:gə'nɒmɪks/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rgə'nɑ:mɪks/

noun - the scientific study of designing objects, systems, and environments that are safe, comfortable, and efficient for people to use

 
fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/'fɪktɪv/
AmE
/'fɪktɪv/

adjective - imaginary, not real

 
fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/
AmE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/

adjective - made up, not real

 
fictionalize - zbeletrizovat
BrE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 
oasis - oáza, ostrov, místo (přeneseně)
BrE
/əʊ'eɪsɪs/
AmE
/oʊ'eɪsɪs/

noun - a pleasant and peaceful place, usually in the middle of something unpleasant

 
herbaceous - bylinný, dužnatý (ne dřevnatý)
BrE
/hɜ:'beɪʃəs/
AmE
/ɜ:r'beɪʃəs/

adjective, technical - relating to plants that have soft stems (not woody stems)

 
coincidence - krytí se (časově), souhra (dvou událostí), shoda (dvou věcí)
BrE
/kəʊ'ɪnsɪdəns/
AmE
/koʊ'ɪnsɪdəns/

noun - the fact of two or more things happening at the same time or two or more things being the same (such as opinions)

 
coincident - nastávající ve stejnou dobu, kryjící se (časově), souběžný
BrE
/kəʊ'ɪnsɪdənt/
AmE
/koʊ'ɪnsɪdənt/

adjective - (of two or more events) happening at the same time

 
herpetophobia - herpetofobie
BrE
/ˌhɜ:pɪtə'fəʊbiə/
AmE
/ˌhɜ:rpɪt̬ə'foʊbiə/

noun - an extreme fear of reptiles

 
reptile - sketa (podlý člověk), zmije (podlý člověk)
BrE
/'reptaɪl/
AmE
/'reptaɪl/

noun, informal - (offensive) a cunning, cold-blooded person

 
reptilian - plazí
BrE
/rep'tɪliən/
AmE
/rep'tɪliən/

adjective - looking like a reptile, connected with reptiles

 
the Beatles - the Beatles
BrE
/ðə'bi:tlz/
AmE
/ðə'bi:t̬lz/

noun - an extremely popular British music group (1957–1970)

 
autonomous - autonomní, samostatný
BrE
/ɔ:'tɒnəməs/
AmE
/ɔ:'tɑ:nəməs/

adjective - able to deal with things, make decisions etc. independently

 
no-show - osoba, která se nedostavila na svou rezervaci (hotelu, letu, večeře apod.)
BrE
/ˌnəʊ'ʃəʊ/
AmE
/ˌnoʊ'ʃoʊ/

noun, informal - someone who is expected somewhere based on a previous arrangement, but does not show up