dehumidifier
dehumidifier - odvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/ˌdi:hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room less humid

humidifier
humidifier - zvlhčovač (vzduchu)
BrE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪə/
AmE
/hju:'mɪdɪfaɪər/

noun - a machine that makes the air in a room more humid

tow
tow - odtažení, odtah (např. vozidla)
BrE
/'təʊ/
AmE
/'toʊ/

noun - the act of pulling something, especially a vehicle behind another vehicle

 
selflessness - nezištnost, obětavost
BrE
/'selfləsnəs/
AmE
/'selfləsnəs/

noun - the quality of caring about other people more than about yourself

 
perceptiveness - vnímavost
BrE
/pə'septɪvnəs/
AmE
/pər'septɪvnəs/

noun - the quality of being able to see and understand things quickly

 
associate - pomocný, přidružený
BrE
/ə'səʊsiət/
AmE
/ə'səʊsiət/

adjective - used in the title of a person whose rank is lower

 
valuer - odhadce
BrE
/'vælju:ə/
AmE
/'vælju:ər/

noun, British English - a person whose job is to estimate the value of something

 
overuse - nadměrné používání
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'ju:s/
AmE
/ˌəʊvər'ju:s/

noun - the fact that something is used too much or too often

 
underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit
BrE
/'ʌndədɒg/
AmE
/'ʌndərdɑ:g/

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

leaf through
leaf through - prolistovat
BrE
/'li:f θru:/
AmE
/'li:f θru:/

verb - to turn the pages of a book quickly without reading it

 
courser - klusák, oř
BrE
/'kɔ:sə/
AmE
/'kɔ:rsər/

noun, dated - a type of horse used in the Middle Ages by knights

 
border on - hraničit s, blížit se (čemu)
BrE
/'bɔ:də ɒn/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdər ɑ:n/

verb - to be on the boundary of something, to almost be something

 
chemo - chemoterapie
BrE
/'ki:məʊ/
AmE
/'ki:moʊ/

noun, informal - the treatment of cancer that uses chemical substances (short for chemotherapy)

 
audiophilia - audiofilie, láska ke kvalitnímu zvuku
BrE
/ɔ:dɪəʊ'fɪliə/
AmE
/ɔ:dɪəʊ'fɪliə/

noun - a strong interest in the high-fidelity reproduction of recorded sound

 
cold-blooded - studenokrevný
BrE
/ˌkəʊld 'blʌdɪd/
AmE
/ˌkəʊld 'blʌdɪd/

adjective, technical - (of animals) having a body temperature that depends on the environment