noun
-
a person who reports wrongdoings or illegal activities in an organization, often to help expose problems or misconduct
watchdog
- watchdog (hlídací pes)
BrE
/'wɒtʃdɒg/
AmE
/'wɑ:tʃdɑ:g/
noun
-
a person or organization that monitors and ensures that a particular issue is being handled correctly, often serving to protect the public interest
biz
- průmysl (zkráceně)
BrE
/'bɪz/
AmE
/'bɪz/
noun
-
short for 'business'
POW
- válečný zajatec
BrE
/ˌpi əʊ 'dʌblju:/
AmE
/ˌpi oʊ 'dʌblju:/
noun
-
short for Prisoner of War
ISIS
- Islámský stát (zkr.)
BrE
/'aɪsɪs/
AmE
/'aɪsɪs/
noun
-
short for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
GWOT
- globální válka s terorismem (zkr.)
BrE
/'dʒi:wɒt/
AmE
/'dʒi:wɑ:t/
noun
-
short for Global War on Terrorism
FLOTUS
- první dáma Spojených států
BrE
/'fləʊtəs/
AmE
/'floʊt̬əs/
noun
-
short for First Lady of the United States
POTUS
- prezident Spojených států (zkr.)
BrE
/'pəʊtəs/
AmE
/'poʊt̬əs/
noun
-
short for President of the United States
WHO
- Světová zdravotnická organizace
BrE
/ˌdʌblju: eɪtʃ'əʊ/
AmE
/ˌdʌblju: eɪtʃ'oʊ/
noun
-
short for World Health Organization
UN
- OSN
BrE
/ˌju:'en/
AmE
/ˌju:'en/
noun
-
short for United Nations
NYC
- město New York (zkr.)
BrE
/ˌen waɪ'si/
AmE
/ˌen waɪ'si/
noun
-
short for New York City
tariff
- poplatek, sazba, sazebník (za služby apod.)
BrE
/'tærɪf/
AmE
/'tærɪf/
noun
-
a list of prices or fees for services
tariff
- celní sazba, celní tarif, clo
BrE
/'tærɪf/
AmE
/'tærɪf/
noun
-
a tax or fee that a government puts on goods imported or exported between countries
refurbishment
- renovace, modernizace
BrE
/ri:'fɜ:bɪʃmənt/
AmE
/ri:'fɜ:rbɪʃmənt/
noun
-
the process of renovating and improving a building, equipment, or item by repairing, cleaning or updating it
flaky
- nespolehlivý, podivínský, nevyzpytatelný
BrE
/'fleɪki/
AmE
/'fleɪki/
adjective, American English
-
someone who is unreliable or behaves in an odd or unpredictable way