foie gras - výběrová paštika z husích jater
BrE
/ˌfwɑ: 'grɑ:/
AmE
/ˌfwɑ: 'grɑ:/

noun - an expensive kind of pâté made from the liver of a fattened goose

 
activism - aktivismus
BrE
/'æktɪvɪzəm/
AmE
/'æktɪvɪzəm/

noun - the process of working for an organization to make political or social changes

 
prognosis - prognóza (lékařská)
BrE
/prɒg'nəʊsɪs/
AmE
/prɑ:g'nəʊsɪs/

noun, formal - a doctor's judgment of the likely development of a disease or an illness

 
pile - honosný dům, palác
BrE
/'paɪl/
AmE
/'paɪl/

noun, formal - a large impressive building, especially when it is the home of rich people

 
conservative - opatrný, nepřemrštěný (odhad)
BrE
/kən'sɜ:vətɪv/
AmE
/kən'sɜ:rvətɪv/

adjective - (of estimation or a guess) lower than what is probably the real amount

 
causal - příčinný
BrE
/'kɔ:zl/
AmE
/'kɔ:zl/

adjective, formal - relating to a link between two things in which one causes the other

negligence
negligence - nedbalost
BrE
/'neglɪdʒəns/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒəns/

noun, formal - the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something

 
fruitfulness - plodnost, úrodnost
BrE
/'fru:tflnəs/
AmE
/'fru:tflnəs/

noun - the fact that a plant or a land produces a lot of crops

 
effectively - v podstatě, prakticky
BrE
/ɪ'fektɪvli/
AmE
/ɪ'fektɪvli/

adverb - used when you are saying what the real result of a situation is

 
tut - ts (nesouhlasné zamlaskání)
BrE
/'tʌt/
AmE
/'tʌt/

interjection - the sound that you make with your mouth when you disapprove of something

wholesale
wholesale - velkoobchod
BrE
/'həʊlseɪl/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪl/

noun - the business of selling goods in large quantities, usually not to end users

 
in good conscience - s čistým svědomím
BrE
/ɪnˌgʊd'kɒnʃəns/
AmE
/ɪnˌgʊd'kɑ:nʃəns/

adverb, formal - (usually in negatives) with the belief that what you're doing is morally right

 
conformity - shoda, soulad s něčím
BrE
/kən'fɔ:məti/
AmE
/kən'fɔ:rməti/

noun, formal - behavior or actions that follow the usual standards that are expected by society

baton
baton - taktovka
BrE
/'bætn/
AmE
/bə'tɑ:n/

noun - a thin stick that is used by a conductor to direct the orchestra

crown
crown - koruna (stromu)
BrE
/'kraʊn/
AmE
/'kraʊn/

noun - the top part of a tree that consists of twigs, branches and leaves