faint
faint - malátný, cítící se na omdlení
BrE
/'feɪnt/
AmE
/'feɪnt/

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

 
faint-hearted - nesmělý, bojácný, zbabělý, bázlivý
BrE
/ˌfeɪnt'hɑ:tɪd/
AmE
/'feɪnt'hɑ:rt̬ɪd/

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

outhouse
outhouse - latrína, kadibudka
BrE
/'aʊthaʊs/
AmE
/'aʊthaʊs/

noun, American English - an outdoor toilet

 
pathos - patos, dojemnost
BrE
/'peɪθɒs/
AmE
/'peɪθɑ:s/

noun, literary - the quality of something that produces a feeling of sadness or sympathy

polyester
polyester - polyester (materiál)
BrE
/ˌpɒlɪ'estə/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:lɪ'estər/

noun - artificial cloth that is often used to make clothes

 
brother - bratr (člen bratrstva)
BrE
/'brʌðə/
AmE
/'brʌðər/

noun - a member of a brotherhood

opening
opening - volná pracovní pozice, volné místo
BrE
/'əʊpənɪŋ/
AmE
/'oʊpənɪŋ/

noun - a job that is available

 
tedium - nuda
BrE
/'ti:diəm/
AmE
/'ti:diəm/

noun - boredom, the state of being boring, uninteresting

 
tediously - nudně, zdlouhavě
BrE
/'ti:diəsli/
AmE
/'ti:diəsli/

adverb - in a way that is too long and uninteresting

 
dirty trick - podraz, levárna, podpásovka
BrE
/ˌdɜ:ti'trɪk/
AmE
/ˌdɜ:rt̬i'trɪk/

noun - something unpleasant or unfair that someone does to you

 
putt - patovat, doklepnout do jamky (v golfu)
BrE
/'pʌt/
AmE
/'pʌt/

verb - to hit a golf ball gently when it is near the hole

 
AI - umělá inteligence (zkr.)
BrE
/ˌeɪ'aɪ/
AmE
/ˌeɪ'aɪ/

noun - (abbreviation) artificial intelligence

 
post-haste - ihned, co nejdříve, jakmile to bude možné
BrE
/ˌpəʊst'heɪst/
AmE
/ˌpəʊst'heɪst/

adverb, dated - as soon as possible

 
stat - ihned, okamžitě
BrE
/'stæt/
AmE
/'stæt/

adverb, informal - a word used in medical jargon meaning 'as soon as possible'

 
ASAHP - co nejdříve, co nejrychleji
BrE
/ˌeɪ es eɪ eɪtʃ 'pi:/
AmE
/ˌeɪ es eɪ eɪtʃ 'pi:/

adverb, informal - short for 'as soon as humanly possible'