infestation - zamoření, napadení (škůdci apod.)

noun - (especially of pests) the act of appearing in a place in large numbers, often causing damage

infest - zamořit, napadnout (škůdci apod.)

verb - (especially of insects or pests) to come to a place in large numbers, often causing damage

 

the wilds - divočina, divoká příroda

noun - land that has not been civilized

sentence element - větný člen

noun - a part of the sentence, such as subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial

modal verb - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

modal - modální sloveso, způsobové sloveso

noun - a verb like 'can', 'must' etc.

telling-off - vynadání, vyhubování, kartáč

noun, British English, informal - the act of speaking angrily to somebody who has done something bad or wrong

 

sightly - vzhledný, pohledný

adjective, literary - pleasant to look at

 

fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - imaginary, not real

 

fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený

adjective - made up, not real

 

fictionalize - zbeletrizovat

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 

upholstered - čalouněný

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 

coarse - hrubý, nezdvořilý (hlavně mluva, jazyk)

adjective - rude or offensive (esp. a language)

 

affectedly - afektovaně

adverb - in a pretended or exaggerated way, in a way that is not sincere