commute - zmírnit, snížit (trest)

verb, technical - to change a punishment to one that is less severe

depredation - drancování, vydrancování, plenění, vyplenění, ničení, pustošení

noun, formal - an act of attacking, stealing from, or damaging something, especially by using force or violence

 

depredate - plenit, vyplenit, drancovat, vydrancovat, loupit, rabovat, ničit

verb, formal - to steal from or destroy something, especially in a violent or aggressive way

adversity - nepřízeň osudu, neštěstí, těžkosti, útrapy

noun - a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially one that continues for a long time

 

contend - tvrdit, prohlašovat

verb, formal - to state or argue something strongly, especially in a formal context or in disagreement

 

contend - zápasit, bojovat, potýkat se

verb - to struggle or compete against someone or something difficult, often in order to win or survive

cinder block - tvárnice, škvárobetonová tvárnice

noun, technical - a large, rectangular building block made from a mixture of concrete and industrial cinders, typically hollow and used in construction for walls and foundations

cinder - škvára, struska

noun, technical - the residue left after the combustion of coal, refuse, or metal ore, consisting mostly of ash, mineral fragments, and unburned material

clutch - psaníčko, malá kabelka

noun - a small, flat handbag for women

 

grade - stupeň, kvalita, úroveň

noun - a level or step in a scale, often used to show quality, difficulty, or rank

 

gastric flu - střevní chřipka

noun - an illness that causes stomach problems, like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea

 

man flu - rýmička

noun - a humorous term for when a man feels he has a very bad cold or flu, often acting as though it’s more serious than it is

 

parallel - odpovídat, být podobný, být obdobný

verb - to be similar to something in form or function; to match or correspond to something in a similar way

 

parallel - paralela, podobnost, obdoba, analogie

noun - a similarity or comparison between two things

 

parallel - rovnoběžka, paralela

noun, technical - a line or plane that is equally distant from another at all points; a circle of latitude on Earth