lamp post
lamp post - sloupové osvětlení
BrE
/'læmp pəʊst/
AmE
/'læmp poʊst/

noun - a tall pole in the street that has a lamp at the top

wholesale
wholesale - velkoobchodně, ve velkém, přes velkoobchod
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

adverb - sold in large quantities, usually not to end users

 
wholesale - hromadný, celoplošný, masový, prováděný ve velkém
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

adjective - happening or done to a large number of things or people, often relating to something bad

wholesale
wholesale - velkoobchodní
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

adjective - relating to the business of selling goods in large quantities, usually not to end users

 
tedium - nuda
BrE
/'ti:diəm/
AmE
/'ti:diəm/

noun - boredom, the state of being boring, uninteresting

 
tediously - nudně, zdlouhavě
BrE
/'ti:diəsli/
AmE
/'ti:diəsli/

adverb - in a way that is too long and uninteresting

 
enliven - oživit, učinit zajímavějším, zpestřit
BrE
/ɪn'laɪvn/
AmE
/ɪn'laɪvn/

verb, formal - to make something more interesting

hardening
hardening - otužování
BrE
/'hɑ:dnɪŋ/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdənɪŋ/

noun - the process of becoming resistant to cold weather, imrpoving one's fitness and immunity etc.

hardened
hardened - otužilý
BrE
/'hɑ:dnd/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdnd/

adjective - having become resistant to cold weather, having improved one's fitness and immunity

 
hardened - zpevněný, ztvrdlý, ztuhlý
BrE
/'hɑ:dnd/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdnd/

adjective - having become hard

harden
harden - otužit, otužit se, otužovat se
BrE
/'hɑ:dn/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdn/

verb - to become resistant to cold weather etc., to improve one's immunity

 
exit poll - volební průzkum (těsně po hlasování)
BrE
/'ekzɪtˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'ekzɪtˌpoʊl/

noun - the activity of asking people how they have just voted to predict the result of the election

 
poll - dotazovat se, ptát se na názor
BrE
/'pəʊl/
AmE
/'poʊl/

verb - to ask people questions to find out public opinion

 
straw poll - rychlý průzkum, neformální anketa, neformální volba
BrE
/'strɔ:ˌpəʊl/
AmE
/'strɑ:ˌpoʊl/

noun - a quick, informal poll

 
inflammatory - zánětlivý
BrE
/ɪn'flæmətri/
AmE
/ɪn'flæmətɔ:ri/

adjective - causing inflammation