houseboat - hausbót, obytná loď
BrE
/'haʊsbəʊt/
AmE
/'haʊsboʊt/

noun - a boat that is designed or modified to be used as a home

superintendent
superintendent - inspektor, dozorce, vedoucí, ředitel
BrE
/ˌsu:pərɪn'tendənt/
AmE
/ˌsu:pərɪn'tendənt/

noun - a person who is in charge of a particular department, organization, or building

 
ambiguously - nejednoznačně, dvojznačně, dvojsmyslně
BrE
/æm'bɪgjuəsli/
AmE
/æm'bɪgjuəsli/

adverb - in a way that is unclear or has more than one possible meaning

 
Swiss army knife - člověk pro všechno, nástroj s mnoha funkcemi, všestranný pomocník
BrE
/ˌswɪs'ɑ:miˌnaɪf/
AmE
/ˌswɪs'ɑ:rmiˌnaɪf/

noun - someone or something that is extremely versatile and useful in many different situations

 
disclaimer - vyloučení odpovědnosti, zřeknutí se odpovědnosti
BrE
/dɪs'kleɪmə/
AmE
/dɪs'kleɪmər/

noun, formal - a statement that limits responsibility, denies liability, or clarifies what is not guaranteed

 
curtail - omezit, seškrtat, zredukovat, snížit, zmenšit
BrE
/kɜ:'teɪl/
AmE
/kɜ:r'teɪl/

verb, formal - to reduce or limit something, or to stop something before it is finished

console
console - utěšit, utěšovat, uklidnit, uklidňovat
BrE
/kən'səʊl/
AmE
/kən'soʊl/

verb - to provide comfort or support to someone who is sad, upset, or distressed

 
default - výchozí nastavení, implicitní volba, standardní možnost
BrE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/
AmE
/dɪ'fɔ:lt/

noun - the standard or automatic setting or option, used when no alternative is specified

 
unimaginable - nepředstavitelný
BrE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/
AmE
/ˌʌnɪ'mædʒɪnəbl/

adjective - so strange, big, or extreme that it is hard to understand or believe

 
target - terč, cíl, (kritiky apod.)
BrE
/'tɑ:gɪt/
AmE
/'tɑ:rgɪt/

noun - a person, group, or thing that is the focus of criticism, blame, etc.

tongue twister
tongue twister - jazykolam
BrE
/'tʌŋ'twɪstə/
AmE
/'tʌŋ'twɪstər/

noun - a phrase or sentence that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly

 
incinerate - spálit, spalovat, spálit na popel (hlavně ve spalovně)
BrE
/ɪn'sɪnəreɪt/
AmE
/ɪn'sɪnəreɪt/

verb, formal - to burn something completely, especially waste material, until it is reduced to ashes

 
inherently - v podstatě, z podstaty, nevyhnutelně, neodmyslitelně
BrE
/ɪn'herəntli/
AmE
/ɪn'herəntli/

adverb, formal - in a way that is a natural, basic, or essential part of something

 
dessertspoon - dezertní lžička, lžička na zákusky,
BrE
/dɪ'zɜ:tspu:n/
AmE
/dɪ'zɜ:rtspu:n/

noun, British English - a spoon that is larger than a teaspoon, but smaller than a tablespoon

 
infancy - dětství, útlé dětství
BrE
/'ɪnfənsi/
AmE
/'ɪnfənsi/

noun - the time when a child is very young and cannot walk or talk