collect - hromadit se
BrE
/kə'lekt/
AmE
/kə'lekt/

verb, British English - to gradually increase in the amount over a period of time

 
inadequacy - neschopnost
BrE
/ɪn'ædɪkwəsi/
AmE
/ɪn'ædɪkwəsi/

noun - the state of not being confident enough to deal with something

 
retrospective - zpětný, retrospektivní
BrE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/
AmE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/

adjective - relating to or connected with something that happened in the past

 
salivate - slintat, slinit (i přeneseně)
BrE
/'sælɪveɪt/
AmE
/'sælɪveɪt/

verb - to produce more saliva in the mouth than usual (also figuratively)

 
handout - dar (chudým)
BrE
/'hændaʊt/
AmE
/'hændaʊt/

noun - money, food, or clothing that are given free to someone poor

 
provocation - provokace, provokování
BrE
/ˌprɒvə'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌprɑ:və'keɪʃn/

noun - the act that is intended to make someone angry or upset

 
moralise - moralizovat
BrE
/'mɒrəlaɪz/
AmE
/'mɔ:rəlaɪz/

verb - to tell other people what is right and what is not

 
preventive - preventivní
BrE
/prɪ'ventɪv/
AmE
/prɪ'ventɪv/

adjective - intended to stop something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents

 
preventative - preventivní
BrE
/prɪ'ventətɪv/
AmE
/prɪ'ventətɪv/

adjective - intended to stop something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents

 
pardon my French - dámy prominou, s prominutím, omlouvám se za ten výraz
BrE
/ˌpɑ:dnmaɪ'frentʃ/
AmE
/ˌpɑ:rdnmaɪ'frentʃ/

phrase - used to say that you are sorry for using swear words

 
exposure - publicita
BrE
/ɪk'spəʊʒə/
AmE
/ɪk'spoʊʒər/

noun - public attention, attention given to something on TV, in newspapers etc.

 
shy from - vyhnout se (čemu)
BrE
/'ʃaɪ frɒm/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ frɑ:m/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

shy away
shy away - vyhnout se, cuknout (před něčím)
BrE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌʃaɪə'weɪ/

verb, American English - to avoid doing something, especially because of being afraid, nervous etc.

 
shy - splašit se (o koni), ucuknout, leknout se
BrE
/'ʃaɪ/
AmE
/'ʃaɪ/

verb - (esp. of horses) to move away from something because of fear

 
colour-blind - barvoslepý
BrE
/'kʌlə blaɪnd/
AmE
/'kʌlər blaɪnd/

adjective, British English - not able to see colours or the difference between some colours