overshadow - zastínit, přehlušit, potlačit, upozadit

verb - to make someone or something seem less important or successful by comparison

 

moreish - strašně dobrý (o jídle a pití)

adjective, British English, informal - extremely tasty, making you want to have more and more of it

speed bump - retardér, zpomalovací práh

noun, American English - a raised area across a road designed to make vehicles slow down

decease - zesnout, zemřít, skonat

verb, formal - to die or pass away, especially in a formal or legal context

heated - vyhřívaný, vytápěný

adjective - fitted with a heating element or designed to provide or maintain warmth

 

unreadable - nezáživný, nudný, nehodí se číst

adjective - (of a book or an article) uninteresting, unenjoyable and dull to read

speed hump - retardér, zpomalovací práh

noun - a raised area across a road designed to make vehicles slow down

 

cremate - zpopelnit, spálit, pohřbít žehem

verb - to burn the body of a dead person until only ashes remain

 

coachman - kočí

noun, dated - a person whose job was to drive a vehicle pulled by horses

 

abdicate - odstoupit, zříct se (např. funkce), vzdát se (čeho)

verb - to formally give up or renounce a position of power or responsibility

lancet - lanceta, chirurgický nožík, chirurgický skalpel

noun, technical - a small, sharp, pointed surgical instrument used to make incisions or punctures

 

silkworm - bourec morušový, housenka bource morušového

noun - a small caterpillar that makes a fine thread used to make cloth

tarnished - zašlý, matný, bez lesku (kov apod.)

adjective - (usually of metals) dull or discoloured, especially due to oxidation or exposure

 

legalese - právnická hantýrka, žargon (právníků)

noun, informal - language used by lawyers that is difficult to understand for most people

gild - zlatit, pozlatit, potáhnout zlatem, natřít zlatou barvou

verb - to cover something with a thin layer of gold or gold paint