adjective
-
seeing the bad side of things only, not believing in a good end
tendency
- tendence
BrE
/'tendənsi/
AmE
/'tendənsi/
noun
-
the likelihood that something or someone someone will behave in a particular way
Apache
- Apač
BrE
/ə'pætʃi:/
AmE
/ə'pætʃi:/
noun
-
a member of a tribe of Native Americans originating in the American Southwest
stubble
- strniště
BrE
/'stʌbl/
AmE
/'stʌbl/
noun
-
short stalks that are left in the ground after crops have been harvested
queen
- královna (v šachu), dáma (v šachu)
BrE
/'kwi:n/
AmE
/'kwi:n/
noun
-
the strongest chesspiece, it can move any number of squares in all directions
check
- šach
BrE
/'tʃek/
AmE
/'tʃek/
noun
-
a situation in which the opponent's king is under threat of being captured
telepathically
- telepaticky
BrE
/ˌtelɪ'pæθɪkli/
AmE
/ˌtelə'pæθɪkli/
adverb
-
in a way that uses the ability to communicate without words, gestures etc.
tutor
- doučovat
BrE
/'tju:tə/
AmE
/'tu:t̬ər/
verb
-
to teach one student (or a small group), esp. in the student's home
cut
- omezení (dodávky), přerušení (dodávky)
BrE
/'kʌt/
AmE
/'kʌt/
noun
-
a temporary interruption in the supply of something (such as gas, electricity etc.)
vigil
- bdění, hlídka (noční)
BrE
/'vɪdʒɪl/
AmE
/'vɪdʒɪl/
noun
-
the time when somebody stays awake in order to keep watch or pray
outage
- výpadek, omezení (dodávky), přerušení (dodávky)
BrE
/'aʊtɪdʒ/
AmE
/'aʊtɪdʒ/
noun, American English
-
a temporary interruption in the supply of something (such as gas, electricity etc.)
stroke
- záběr (např. ve veslování), tempo (v plavání)
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/
noun
-
one of the repeated movements of hands or oars in swimming or rowing
cumber
- překážet, bránit (někomu v něčem)
BrE
/'kʌmbə/
AmE
/'kʌmbər/
verb
-
to hinder, to prevent someone from doing something, to be in the way
camouflage
- maskování, kamufláž
BrE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/
AmE
/'kæməflɑ:ʒ/
noun
-
a way of hiding by means of using the colour of the surroundings; the materials and colours used in the army to make their units difficult to see
tile
- dlaždice, dlaždička, kachlička
BrE
/'taɪl/
AmE
/'taɪl/
noun
-
one of the flat square pieces of porcelain etc. that are used to cover the floors in the house or walls (of bathroom etc.)