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

 
cur - podvraťák, čokl
BrE
/'kɜ:/
AmE
/'kɜ:r/

noun, dated - a disapproving word for a dog, especially aggressive one, undesirable one

 
sew up - zajistit si (dohodu, kontrakt, vítězství apod.)
BrE
/ˌsəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsoʊ'ʌp/

verb, informal - to manage to arrange a business agreement or plan

 
acoustically - akusticky
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪkli/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪkli/

adverb - in a way connected with the sense of hearing, with sounds etc.

 
acoustic - akustický
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪk/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪk/

adjective - connected with the sense of hearing

 
ergonomics - ergonomie
BrE
/ˌɜ:gə'nɒmɪks/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rgə'nɑ:mɪks/

noun - the scientific study of designing objects, systems, and environments that are safe, comfortable, and efficient for people to use

 
fictive - imaginární, fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/'fɪktɪv/
AmE
/'fɪktɪv/

adjective - imaginary, not real

 
fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/
AmE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/

adjective - made up, not real

 
fictionalize - zbeletrizovat
BrE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/

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

 
upholstered - čalouněný
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstəd/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərd/

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

upholsterer
upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstərə/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərər/

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

 
sightly - vzhledný, pohledný
BrE
/'saɪtli/
AmE
/'saɪtli/

adjective, literary - pleasant to look at

 
previous to - před (čím)
BrE
/'pri:viəs tʊ/
AmE
/'pri:viəs tʊ/

preposition - before (something)