backfire - mít zpětný zážeh, předčasně zapalovat (u auta), střílet do výfuku
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to make a sudden noise (in an engine or exhaust pipe)

backfire
backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti
BrE
/ˌbæk'faɪə/
AmE
/'bækfaɪr/

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 
larch - modřín
BrE
/'lɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'lɑ:rtʃ/

noun - a tall tree with needle-shaped leaves that fall in winter

 
clarity - jasnost, srozumitelnost (obsahu)
BrE
/'klærəti/
AmE
/'klærəti/

noun - easy to understand

 
juvenile - mladistvý, nezletilý
BrE
/'dʒu:vənaɪl/
AmE
/'dʒu:vənl/

noun - a young person

 
ordeal - utrpení, tvrdá zkouška, martyrium
BrE
/ɔ:'di:l/
AmE
/ɔ:r'di:l/

noun - a very difficult or unpleasant experience

leggings
leggings - legíny, přiléhavé kalhoty
BrE
/'legɪŋz/
AmE
/'legɪŋz/

noun - tight trousers, usually worn by women

 
split second - okamžik, vteřina, zlomek vteřiny
BrE
/ˌsplɪt'sekənd/
AmE
/ˌsplɪt'sekənd/

noun - a very short time

 
abattoir - jatka
BrE
/'æbətwɑ:/
AmE
/'æbətwɑ:r/

noun, British English - slaughterhouse, a building where animals are killed for their meat

 
fusty - zatuchlý
BrE
/'fʌsti/
AmE
/'fʌsti/

adjective - smelling unpleasant (old, slightly wet)

 
piffle - nesmysly, žvásty
BrE
/'pɪfl/
AmE
/'pɪfl/

noun, dated - ideas or statements that are nonsense

 
cupidity - chamtivost
BrE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/
AmE
/kjʊ:'pɪdəti/

noun - a greedy desire for wealth, power, possessions

 
indispensable - nepostradatelný
BrE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/
AmE
/ˌɪndɪ'spensəbl/

adjective - someone/something that is essential, other people can hardly manage without them

 
knotty - složitý, zapeklitý
BrE
/'nɒti/
AmE
/'nɑ:ti/

adjective - extremely difficult to solve

 
abashed - zahanbený, v rozpacích
BrE
/ə'bæʃt/
AmE
/ə'bæʃt/

adjective - feeling embarrassed and ashamed