secession - odtržení, oddělení, odloučení, vystoupení
BrE
/sɪ'seʃn/
AmE
/sɪ'seʃn/

noun - the action of withdrawing formally from membership in a union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization

art nouveau
art nouveau - secese (umělecký styl)
BrE
/ˌɑ:t nu:'vəʊ/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rt nu:'voʊ/

noun - an artistic style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by decorative, flowing lines and natural forms

conjurer
conjurer - kouzelník, kejklíř, mág, iluzionista
BrE
/'kʌndʒərə/
AmE
/'kʌndʒərər/

noun - a person who performs magic tricks or illusions

 
immutable - neměnný, neměnitelný, stálý
BrE
/ɪ'mju:təbl/
AmE
/ɪ'mju:t̬əbl/

adjective, formal - not able to be changed

 
mutable - proměnlivý, měnitelný
BrE
/'mju:təbl/
AmE
/'mju:t̬əbl/

adjective, formal - capable of change or being changed

manpower
manpower - pracovní síla, pracovníci, lidské zdroje
BrE
/'mænpaʊə/
AmE
/'mænpaʊər/

noun - the number of people available to work or do a particular task

slaughter
slaughter - zabíjet, pozabíjet, vyvraždit, zmasakrovat, hromadně vyvraždit
BrE
/'slɔ:tə/
AmE
/'slɔ:t̬ər/

verb - to kill people violently or in large numbers

slaughter
slaughter - porážet, zabíjet (dobytek apod.)
BrE
/'slɔ:tə/
AmE
/'slɔ:t̬ər/

verb - to kill animals for food

slaughter
slaughter - masakr, hromadné zabíjení, krveprolití
BrE
/'slɔ:tə/
AmE
/'slɔ:t̬ər/

noun - the violent killing of a large number of people

anteater
anteater - mravenečník
BrE
/'ænti:tə/
AmE
/'ænti:tər/

noun - a mammal with a long snout and tongue that feeds mainly on ants and termites

scrounge
scrounge - loudit, somrovat, žebrat, škemrat, žadonit, shánět
BrE
/'skraʊndʒ/
AmE
/'skraʊndʒ/

verb, informal - to get something with difficulty, often by asking or searching in an informal or slightly dishonest way

mooch
mooch - loudit, vyloudit, somrovat, žebrat, škemrat
BrE
/'mu:tʃ/
AmE
/'mu:tʃ/

verb, American English, informal - to get money, food, or other things from people by asking repeatedly or without paying

chalice
chalice - kalich, pohár, číše (bohoslužebný)
BrE
/'tʃælɪs/
AmE
/'tʃælɪs/

noun - a cup or goblet used in religious ceremonies, especially to hold wine

 
consensus - shoda, souhlas, konsenzus
BrE
/kən'sensəs/
AmE
/kən'sensəs/

noun - a general agreement among the members of a group

perched
perched - usazený, posazený, sedící
BrE
/'pɜ:tʃt/
AmE
/'pɜ:rtʃt/

adjective - positioned on a high place or on the edge of something, often in a way that seems temporary or slightly unstable