shabby
shabby - otrhaný, ošuntělý, neupravený, odrbaný, zanedbaný
BrE
/'ʃæbi/
AmE
/'ʃæbi/

adjective - (of a person) looking as if he/she doesn't care about him/herself, wearing torn or dirty clothes etc.

taxi driver
taxi driver - taxikář, řidič taxi
BrE
/'tæksiˌdraɪvə/
AmE
/'tæksiˌdraɪvər/

noun - a person whose job is to take people to a place by car (the people pay for the journey)

ruler
ruler - vladař, panovník, vládce
BrE
/'ru:lə/
AmE
/'ru:lər/

noun - a person, such as a king, who has the power over a country, people etc. and uses the power

 
Catholic - katolík
BrE
/'kæθəlɪk/
AmE
/'kæθəlɪk/

noun - a person belonging to the main stream of Christianity in Europe, e.g. the main religion of Spain, Ireland etc.

 
paparazzi - paparazzi
BrE
/ˌpæpə'rætsi/
AmE
/ˌpæpə'rætsi/

noun - a person who pursues famous people and takes their pictures and then sells the photos to newspapers, magazines etc.

missionary
missionary - misionář
BrE
/'mɪʃənri/
AmE
/'mɪʃəneri/

noun - a person whose job is to convert people to his/her religion, especially in a different country and culture

 
pensioner - důchodce, penzista
BrE
/'penʃənə/
AmE
/'penʃənər/

noun - a person who has reached a certain age, does not work anymore and gets money regularly from the government

 
fiddler - podvodník, švindlíř
BrE
/'fɪdlə/
AmE
/'fɪdlər/

noun - a person who changes something in a dishonest or harmful way in order to avoid something, gain something etc.

 
invigilator - dozor (u písemné zkoušky)
BrE
/ɪn'vɪdʒɪleɪtə/
AmE
/ɪn'vɪdʒɪleɪt̬ər/

noun - the person who is present at a written exam and whose job is to check that students aren't cheating

 
nourish - vyživovat, dodávat živiny, živit
BrE
/'nʌrɪʃ/
AmE
/'nʌrɪʃ/

verb - to provide a plant, an animal, a person etc. with what they need in order to live and grow

 
walkie-talkie - vysílačka
BrE
/ˌwɔ:ki 'tɔ:ki/
AmE
/ˌwɑ:ki 'tɑ:ki/

noun - one of two radios that you can carry with you and communicate with the person carrying the other radio

 
escort - doprovázet, doprovodit, eskortovat
BrE
/ɪ'skɔ:t/
AmE
/es'kɔ:rt/

verb - to go with someone to a place to be sure that the person really left, or to protect them

 
manifesto - prohlášení, manifest
BrE
/ˌmænɪ'fesəʊ/
AmE
/ˌmænɪ'fesəʊ/

noun - a written statement in which a person or a group of people, especially a political party, explains their beliefs

 
inflexibility - zatrzelost, neústupnost
BrE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/

noun - (of a person or an organization) the quality of being unable or unwilling to change their decisions, opinions, etc.

realtor
realtor - realitní makléř, realitní agent
BrE
/'rɪəltə/
AmE
/'ri:əltər/

noun, American English - (trademark) a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people