romanticize
- romantizovat
BrE
/
rəʊ'mæntəsaɪz/
AmE
/
roʊ'mæntəsaɪz/
verb
-
to speak or think about something in a way that it appears better than it actually is
vicar
- vikář, farář
noun
-
a priest who is in charge of a local church community (esp. in the Church of England)
embankment
- násep, val, nábřeží
BrE
/
ɪm'bæŋkmənt/
AmE
/
ɪm'bæŋkmənt/
noun
-
a long sloping wall of stone or earth that is built to support a road, railway etc.
wreath
- věnec
noun
-
a circular ornament made from flowers, it is often worn on the head or used as decoration
anchovy
- ančovička
BrE
/
'æntʃəvi/
AmE
/
'æntʃoʊvi/
noun
-
a type of small sea fish that is often canned and served on pizza, in salads etc.
humbug
- mystifikace, balamucení
BrE
/
'hʌmbʌg/
AmE
/
'hʌmbʌg/
noun
-
a kind of behavior or talk that is not true but tries to make people believe it
renovated
- renovovaný
BrE
/
'renəveɪtɪd/
AmE
/
'renəveɪt̬ɪd/
adjective
-
restored to its former state, rebuilt so that is as good as it was or even better
punching bag
- boxovací pytel
BrE
/
'pʌntʃɪŋˌbæg/
AmE
/
'pʌntʃɪŋˌbæg/
noun, American English
-
a stuffed or inflated bag that is used to train boxing or help people vent their anger
soulmate
- spřízněná duše
BrE
/
'səʊlˌmeɪt/
AmE
/
'soʊlˌmeɪt/
noun
-
a person who is very close to you, who understands you perfectly and whom you understand perfectly
theocracy
- teokracie
BrE
/
θi'ɒkrəsi/
AmE
/
θi'ɑ:krəsi/
noun
-
a political system in which God (or people believed to be guided by God) is in charge
coltsfoot
- podběl
BrE
/
'kəʊltsfʊt/
AmE
/
'koʊltsfʊt/
noun
-
a plant with yellow flowers that appears in early spring, it is used to make cough medicine
division
- dělení (mat.)
BrE
/
dɪ'vɪʒən/
AmE
/
dɪ'vɪʒən/
noun
-
an arithmetic operation in which you find out how many times a number is in another number
headlong
- po hlavě, hlavou napřed, střemhlav
BrE
/
'hedlɒŋ/
AmE
/
'hedlɔ:ŋ/
adverb
-
jumping or falling in a way that the head is lower than the rest of the body
gurney
- nemocniční lehátko na kolečkách, vozík (jako lehátko v nemocnici)
BrE
/
'gɜ:ni/
AmE
/
'gɜ:rni/
noun, American English
-
a kind of bed with wheels that is used in hospitals to move sick or injured people
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