toilet
toilet - záchod, záchodová mísa, klozet
BrE
/'tɔɪlət/
AmE
/'tɔɪlət/

noun - a large flushable bowl with a seat on it that you can use to get rid of the waste material in your body, a small room with such a bowl in it

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Tunisia
Tunisia - Tunisko
BrE
/tju:'nɪziə/
AmE
/tu:'ni:ʒə/

noun - a country in North Africa, located on the north-eastern coast of the continent, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, Libya to the southeast, and Algeria to the west

adjuster
adjuster - odhadce, likvidátor škod (u pojištění)
BrE
/ə'dʒʌstə/
AmE
/ə'dʒʌstər/

noun - a person who works in an insurance company and whose job is to decide how much money someone should receive after something bad has happened to them

bumper
bumper - nárazník
BrE
/'bʌmpə/
AmE
/'bʌmpər/

noun - a strong metal bar fixed to the front and back of a car that helps to protect the car in case it hits something or is hit

 
one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne
BrE
/ˌwʌnəv ði:z 'deɪz/
AmE
/ˌwʌnəv ði:z 'deɪz/

adverb - at some point in the future

 
deservedly - zaslouženě, právem, po zásluze
BrE
/dɪ'zɜ:vədli/
AmE
/dɪ'zɜ:rvədli/

adverb - in a way that is deserved

 
Melbourne - Melbourne
BrE
/'melbən/
AmE
/'melbərn/

noun - the second largest city in Australia

 
familiarly - důvěrně
BrE
/fə'mɪliəli/
AmE
/fə'mɪliərli/

adverb - in a friendly and intimate way

 
abusively - surově, hrubě
BrE
/ə'bju:sɪvli/
AmE
/ə'bju:sɪvli/

adverb - in a way that involves violence

 
playfully - hravě
BrE
/'pleɪfəli/
AmE
/'pleɪfəli/

adverb - in a way that is funny

 
demotivating - demotivující
BrE
/ˌdi'məʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌdi'məʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/

adjective - making someone less interested in something

 
demotivated - demotivovaný
BrE
/ˌdi:'məʊtɪveɪtɪd/
AmE
/ˌdi:'məʊtɪveɪtɪd/

adjective - feeling less interested in your work

 
doing - konání, činnost
BrE
/'du:ɪŋ/
AmE
/'du:ɪŋ/

noun - the activity in which someone engages

 
weirdly - divně, zvláštně, podivně
BrE
/'wɪədli/
AmE
/'wɪrdli/

adverb - in a strange or unusual manner