commendation - pochvala, chvála, uznání, ocenění, vyznamenání

noun, formal - formal or official praise; a statement that praises someone or something publicly

commend - pochválit, chválit, vyzdvihnout, ocenit, doporučit

verb, formal - to praise someone or something formally or officially; to recommend something or someone as worthy of approval

bit - vrták, vrtací hrot, vrtací nástavec, korunka (vrtací)

noun, technical - a cutting or drilling tool used in a drill to make holes in various materials

 

contested - sporný, diskutabilní, zpochybňovaný, napadený, rozporovaný

adjective - subject to disagreement, dispute, or competition; not universally accepted or settled

 

contest - zpochybňovat, zpochybnit, odmítat, napadat, rozporovat, vznést námitku

verb - to formally oppose, challenge, or dispute something, especially a decision or result

 

semiconductor - polovodič

noun - a substance or material that allows electricity to pass through it under some conditions but not under others, used especially in electronic devices

 

conductor - vodič (elektřiny, tepla)

noun - a substance or material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it easily

 

commensurate - úměrný, přiměřený, odpovídající, srovnatelný

adjective, formal - matching something in size, degree, or importance; appropriate in relation to something else

 

dementia - demence, slabomyslnost

noun, technical - a serious mental condition in which a person gradually loses the ability to think, remember, and behave normally, usually because of disease or old age

 

bereft - zbavený (něčeho), ochuzený, připravený (o něco)

adjective, formal - feeling very sad and lonely because something important has been taken away, or lacking something you need or expect

atonement - odčinění, náprava, pokání, smíření

noun, formal - an action or process that shows you regret hurting someone or doing something bad, and try to make it better

atone - odčinit, napravit, odpykat

verb, formal - to do something to show you are sorry for something you caused and to make things right

sundries - drobnosti, různé věci, rozmanité věci

noun, formal - small, miscellaneous items that don’t fit into a specific category

sundry - různý, rozličný, všelijaký, rozmanitý

adjective, formal - various; of different kinds, usually not worth listing individually

Polaris - Polárka, Severka (hvězda)

noun - the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, located nearly directly above the Earth’s North Pole