tabloid
tabloid - plátek (noviny), bulvár (noviny), bulvární plátek
BrE
/'tæblɔɪd/
AmE
/'tæblɔɪd/

noun - a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, usually in color, the news in it is not usually very serious

stir-fry
stir-fry - jídlo z orestovaného masa a zeleniny
BrE
/'stɜ:fraɪ/
AmE
/'stɜ:rfraɪ/

noun - a dish made by stirring and frying small pieces of food quickly in very hot oil while moving them around, usually in a wok pan



 
damn - zatratit, odsoudit
BrE
/'dæm/
AmE
/'dæm/

verb, informal - to condemn something, to strongly criticize something, to send someone to hell as a punishment

 
embellish - zkrášlit, přikrášlit
BrE
/ɪm'belɪʃ/
AmE
/ɪm'belɪʃ/

verb - to make something more beautiful, to add ornaments to something to make it more beautiful

 
discern - rozeznat, rozpoznat, poznat rozdíl
BrE
/dɪ'sɜ:n/
AmE
/dɪ'sɜ:rn/

verb - to recognize something, to make something out; to see something which is difficult to see

 
past simple - minulý prostý čas
BrE
/ˌpɑ:st'sɪmpl/
AmE
/ˌpæst'sɪmpl/

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happened at some point in the past or happened regularly in the past, were generally true etc. Verbs usually have the ending -ED and in questions and negatives we usually use DID / DIDN'T

 
turnout - volební účast
BrE
/'tɜ:naʊt/
AmE
/'tɜ:rnaʊt/

noun - the number or percentage of people who vote in an election

 
habitually - obvykle, zpravidla, zvyklostně
BrE
/hə'bɪtʃuəli/
AmE
/hə'bɪtʃuəli/

adverb - in a way that is usual for someone or often repeated

 
accident-prone area - úsek častých nehod, úsek s častými nehodami
BrE
/ˌæksɪdənt prəʊn 'eəria/
AmE
/ˌæksɪdənt proʊn 'eria/

noun, American English - a place where accidents happen more often than in other places

 
nuance - nuance, jemný rozdíl, odstín
BrE
/'nju:ɑ:ns/
AmE
/'nu:ɑ:ns/

noun - a subtle or slight difference in meaning, expression, sound, or feeling

 
unwittingly - nevědomky, neúmyslně, bezděčně
BrE
/ʌn'wɪtɪŋli/
AmE
/ʌn'wɪtɪŋli/

adverb - in a way that is done without knowing or intending it

 
comprehensively - komplexně, důkladně, podrobně, vyčerpávajícím způsobem
BrE
/ˌkɒmprɪ'hensɪvli/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:mprɪ'hensɪvli/

adverb - in a way that includes everything or deals with all aspects

 
prep - domácí příprava, domácí úkoly
BrE
/'prep/
AmE
/'prep/

noun, British English - homework or assigned schoolwork done outside class in some private schools