dull
dull - tmavý, matný, nelesklý, kalný
BrE
/'dʌl/
AmE
/'dʌl/

adjective - not shiny, not bright

 
taboo word - neslušné slovo, nevhodné slovo
BrE
/tə'bu: wɜ:d/
AmE
/tə'bu: wɜ:rd/

noun - a word that you are not supposed to say, an inappropriate word

taboo
taboo - zakázaný, nepřípustný, tabu
BrE
/tə'bu:/
AmE
/tə'bu:/

adjective - not supposed or allowed to be said or talked about (for e.g. religious, cultural or political reasons)

 
Jake - Jake, Kuba, Jakub
BrE
/'dʒeɪk/
AmE
/'dʒeɪk/

noun - a man's name, a familiar form of Jacob

 
Harry - Harry, Jindřich, Jindra
BrE
/'hæri/
AmE
/'hæri/

noun - a man's name, a familiar form of Henry

 
Emily - Emily
BrE
/'eməli/
AmE
/'eməli/

noun - a woman's name

 
gastric flu - střevní chřipka
BrE
/'gæstrɪkˌflu:/
AmE
/'gæstrɪkˌflu:/

noun - an illness that causes stomach problems, like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea

 
man flu - rýmička
BrE
/'mænflu:/
AmE
/'mænflu:/

noun - a humorous term for when a man feels he has a very bad cold or flu, often acting as though it’s more serious than it is

 
parallel - odpovídat, být podobný, být obdobný
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

verb - to be similar to something in form or function; to match or correspond to something in a similar way

 
parallel - paralela, podobnost, obdoba, analogie
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

noun - a similarity or comparison between two things

 
parallel - rovnoběžka, paralela
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

noun, technical - a line or plane that is equally distant from another at all points; a circle of latitude on Earth

 
wince - zašklebit se (např. bolestí), cuknout, ucuknout
BrE
/'wɪns/
AmE
/'wɪns/

verb - to make a slight involuntary grimace or flinch in response to pain or discomfort

 
fertility - plodnost, úrodnost
BrE
/fɜ:'tɪlɪti/
AmE
/fɜ:r'tɪlɪti/

noun - the ability to produce offspring or the capacity to support plant growth

 
benchmark - měřítko, srovnávací ukazatel, standard, srovnávací kritérium, poměřovací ukazatel
BrE
/'bentʃmɑ:k/
AmE
/'bentʃmɑ:rk/

noun - a standard or point of reference used for comparison in evaluating performance or quality

 
convene - svolat, sejít se, shromáždit se
BrE
/kən'vi:n/
AmE
/kən'vi:n/

verb - to come together or assemble, often for a meeting or formal gathering