autonomous - autonomní, samostatný
BrE
/ɔ:'tɒnəməs/
AmE
/ɔ:'tɑ:nəməs/

adjective - able to deal with things, make decisions etc. independently

 
barbed - ostnatý, s ostny, s háčky
BrE
/'bɑ:bd/
AmE
/'bɑ:rbd/

adjective - having sharp points which may curve backwards

 
digest - výběr, výtah (toho podstatného)
BrE
/'daɪdʒest/
AmE
/'daɪdʒest/

noun - a short text that gives the most important facts and details of a longer piece of writing

 
digest - vstřebat, zpracovat (informaci)
BrE
/daɪ'dʒest/
AmE
/daɪ'dʒest/

verb - to understand new information

bias
bias - ovlivnit
BrE
/'baɪəs/
AmE
/'baɪəs/

verb - to influence someone's opinion, judgment etc.

 
bias - zkreslení
BrE
/'baɪəs/
AmE
/'baɪəs/

noun - a systematic error or distortion in research findings

 
bias - zaměření
BrE
/'baɪəs/
AmE
/'baɪəs/

noun - an interest in one particular thing rather than other things

 
umbilical cord - pupeční šňůra
BrE
/ʌmˌbɪlɪkl 'kɔ:d/
AmE
/ʌmˌbɪlɪkl 'kɔ:rd/

noun - a flexible tube that connects a developing fetus to the placenta in the womb of a pregnant woman

 
double - sloužit také (navíc), suplovat, plnit funkci (navíc)
BrE
/'dʌbl/
AmE
/'dʌbl/

verb - to have another function apart from the main one

footstool
footstool - podnožka, stolička pod nohy
BrE
/'fʊtstu:l/
AmE
/'fʊtstu:l/

noun - a low piece of furniture that you can put under your feet when sitting

 
flaming - ohnivý, planoucí
BrE
/'fleɪmɪŋ/
AmE
/'fleɪmɪŋ/

adjective - burning, bright red

alga
alga - řasa (mořská), chaluha, mořská řasa
BrE
/'ælgə/
AmE
/'ælgə/

noun - a primitive plant that grows in water (or near water) and does not have roots and leaves

 
stick - zaseknout se, uvíznout
BrE
/'stɪk/
AmE
/'stɪk/

verb - to be unable to move from a position

 
stigma - (biolog.) blizna
BrE
/'stɪgmə/
AmE
/'stɪgmə/

noun, technical - the middle part of a flower that receives pollen

 
stigma - stigma, negativní nálepka, poskvrna
BrE
/'stɪgmə/
AmE
/'stɪgmə/

noun - a strong feeling of disapproval about something in the society