ergonomics - ergonomie

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

 

fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - imaginary, not real

 

fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - made up, not real

 

fictionalize - zbeletrizovat

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

 

upholstered - čalouněný

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

in this day and age - v dnešní době, v současnosti

adverb - nowadays, at the present time, in the modern world

 

the wilds - divočina, divoká příroda

noun - land that has not been civilized

sentence element - větný člen

noun - a part of the sentence, such as subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial

modal verb - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

modal - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 

mossy - mechovitý, obrostlý mechem

adjective - covered with moss

 

counsel - právní zástupce

noun - a lawyer who represents you in court

 

blow away - oddělat, odprásknout, sejmout (zastřelit)

verb, informal - to kill someone by shooting them