boast
boast - chlouba, pýcha
BrE
/'bəʊst/
AmE
/'boʊst/

noun - (disapproving) something that you are very proud of and what you usually brag about

 
upwards - směrem nahoru (cena ap.)
BrE
/'ʌpwərdz/
AmE
/'ʌpwərdz/

adverb - towards a higher price or amount

 
upright - vzpřímeně, vertikálně
BrE
/ʌp'raɪt/
AmE
/ʌp'raɪt/

adverb - in a straight position

 
upright - čestný, slušný (člověk)
BrE
/ʌp'raɪt/
AmE
/ʌp'raɪt/

adjective - (of a person) honest and moral

 
employed - zaměstnaný
BrE
/ɪm'plɔɪd/
AmE
/ɪm'plɔɪd/

adjective - (of a person) having a job

 
underemployment - nízká zaměstnanost, nevyužitost
BrE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
AmE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/

noun - a situation in which someone does not have enough work to do or when someone has a job that does not use all their skills

 
employ - uplatnit, využít (znalost ap.)
BrE
/ɪm'plɔɪ/
AmE
/ɪm'plɔɪ/

verb - to use a method or your skill for a particular purpose

compete
compete - soupeřit, konkurovat
BrE
/kəm'pi:t/
AmE
/kəm'pi:t/

verb - to try to be more successful than someone else who is trying to do the same as you

 
reapply - znovu použít (v jiné situaci)
BrE
/ˌri:ə'plaɪ/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'plaɪ/

verb - to use something in a different way

 
antiquity - starodávnost
BrE
/æn'tɪkwəti/
AmE
/æn'tɪkwət̬i/

noun - the state of being ancient

 
antiquity - historická památka, historický předmět
BrE
/æn'tɪkwəti/
AmE
/æn'tɪkwət̬i/

noun - an object such as a building, statue, etc. that was created a very long time ago and has survived to the present day

 
multinational - nadnárodní společnost
BrE
/ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl/
AmE
/ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl/

noun - a large business company that operates in several countries

 
executive - výkonný, řídící
BrE
/ɪg'zekjətɪv/
AmE
/ɪg'zekjət̬ɪv/

adjective - relating to making plans and decisions, or managing a business

cobbled
cobbled - dlážděný (kostkami)
BrE
/'kɒbld/
AmE
/'kɑ:bld/

adjective - (of roads) having a surface made of stones (rectangular in shape)

 
prior - přednostní, prioritní
BrE
/'praɪə/
AmE
/'praɪər/

adjective, formal - happening or existing earlier than something else, and because of that, more important or with a stronger right