noun
-
a number of people or things dealt with at the same time
account for
- zapříčinit, způsobit, být příčinou, být důvodem
BrE
/ə'kaʊnt fɔ:/
AmE
/ə'kaʊnt fɔ:r/
verb
-
to be the reason for something, to be the cause of something
typical
- typický
BrE
/'tɪpɪkl/
AmE
/'tɪpɪkl/
adjective
-
having the usual signs or qualities of other things or people of the same kind
vignette
- viněta, kresba, ornament (např. na začátku kapitoly)
BrE
/vɪn'jet/
AmE
/vɪn'jet/
noun, formal
-
a decorative element or design, often without a clearly defined border, used to enhance the aesthetic of a page, especially in books
nut
- matice (šroubu), matka (šroubu)
BrE
/'nʌt/
AmE
/'nʌt/
noun
-
a piece of metal with a hole in the middle which can be screwed on a bolt
enviously
- závistivě, nepřejícně
BrE
/'enviəsli/
AmE
/'enviəsli/
adverb
-
in a way that shows that you want to be in the same situation as someone else or you wish you had what another person has
passive
- trpný rod, pasivum
BrE
/'pæsɪv/
AmE
/'pæsɪv/
noun
-
the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)
passive voice
- trpný rod, pasivum
BrE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/
AmE
/ˌpæsɪv'vɔɪs/
noun
-
the grammatical structure we use when the logical subject of the sentence is used as the grammatical subject, the structure is BE + past participle (be done, be finished, be stolen etc.)
ford
- brod
BrE
/'fɔ:d/
AmE
/'fɔ:rd/
noun
-
an area in a river that can be crossed on foot
citrus
- citrus
BrE
/'sɪtrəs/
AmE
/'sɪtrəs/
noun
-
an orange, a lime, a lemon or another fruit of the same kind
synonym
- synonymum
BrE
/'sɪnənɪm/
AmE
/'sɪnənɪm/
noun
-
a word that has the same (or very similar) meaning as another word
chain
- řetězec (např. obchodní)
BrE
/'tʃeɪn/
AmE
/'tʃeɪn/
noun
-
a number of similar shops, restaurants etc. owned by the same person/company
comrade
- soudruh
BrE
/'kɒmreɪd/
AmE
/'kɑ:mræd/
noun, dated
-
a member of the same political group, especially a communist or socialist party
treadmill
- jednotvárná práce, úmorná práce, pracovní kolotoč
BrE
/'tredmɪl/
AmE
/'tredmɪl/
noun
-
work that is tiring or boring because you always do the same things
diameter
- průměr (např. kruhu)
BrE
/daɪ'æmɪtə/
AmE
/daɪ'æmət̬ər/
noun
-
the distance between two points on the circumference of a circle that can be connected by a straight line passing the center of the circle