backfire
backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 
larch - modřín
BrE
/'lɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'lɑ:rtʃ/

noun - a tall tree with needle-shaped leaves that fall in winter

 
clarity - jasnost, srozumitelnost (obsahu)
BrE
/'klærəti/
AmE
/'klærəti/

noun - easy to understand

 
juvenile - mladistvý, nezletilý
BrE
/'dʒu:vənaɪl/
AmE
/'dʒu:vənl/

noun - a young person

 
ordeal - utrpení, tvrdá zkouška, martyrium
BrE
/ɔ:'di:l/
AmE
/ɔ:r'di:l/

noun - a very difficult or unpleasant experience

leggings
leggings - legíny, přiléhavé kalhoty
BrE
/'legɪŋz/
AmE
/'legɪŋz/

noun - tight trousers, usually worn by women

herbivore
herbivore - býložravec
BrE
/'hɜ:bɪvɔ:/
AmE
/'ɜ:rbɪvɔ:r/

noun - an animal that eats only plants

 
pointed - špičatý, zašpičatělý
BrE
/'pɔ:ɪntɪd/
AmE
/'pɔ:ɪntɪd/

adjective - something that has a sharp end

intrepid
intrepid - neohrožený, nebojácný, statečný
BrE
/ɪn'trepɪd/
AmE
/ɪn'trepɪd/

adjective - brave, not afraid of danger

 
repetitive - opakující se, monotónní
BrE
/rɪ'petətɪv/
AmE
/rɪ'petətɪv/

adjective - something that is repeated many times and it becomes boring

 
valve - chlopeň
BrE
/'vælv/
AmE
/'vælv/

noun, technical - a structure in a vein or in the heart that controls the flow of blood

valve
valve - ventil
BrE
/'vælv/
AmE
/'vælv/

noun, technical - a device which controls the flow of air or liquid through a tube or a pipe

 
foe - nepřítel
BrE
/'fəʊ/
AmE
/'fəʊ/

noun, literary - an enemy, a person who hates you or wants to harm you

 
fluid - tekutina, kapalina
BrE
/'flu:ɪd/
AmE
/'flu:ɪd/

noun - a liquid, a substance that flows and can be poured (e.g. water)

 
stardom - sláva, hvězdná sláva, hvězdná popularita
BrE
/'stɑ:dəm/
AmE
/'stɑ:rdəm/

noun - the state of being famous