pigsty
pigsty - chlívek, chlív (přeneseně)
BrE
/'pɪgstaɪ/
AmE
/'pɪgstaɪ/

noun, informal - a very dirty or untidy place

 
harpy - Harpyje (z řecké mytologie)
BrE
/'hɑ:pi/
AmE
/'hɑ:rpi/

noun - a creature from Greek mythology depicted as a bird with a woman's head and upper body

 
harpy - semetrika, fúrie, zlá žena, příšera
BrE
/'hɑ:pi/
AmE
/'hɑ:rpi/

noun - a cruel woman

clipboard
clipboard - psací podložka (se svorkou na papír), desky se sponou
BrE
/'klɪpbɔ:d/
AmE
/'klɪpbɔ:rd/

noun - a portable flat board with a clip at the top used to hold paper in place for writing

go-karting
go-karting - jízda na motokárách, motokárové závodění, motokáry
BrE
/'gəʊkɑ:tɪŋ/
AmE
/'goʊkɑ:rtɪŋ/

noun - the activity or sport of racing or driving small, low-slung motorized vehicles known as go-karts

 
preparatory - přípravný, předběžný, úvodní
BrE
/prɪ'pærətri/
AmE
/prɪ'pærətɔ:ri/

adjective - done or made to prepare for something; introductory or preliminary

boycott
boycott - bojkot, odmítnutí, protestní neúčast
BrE
/'bɔɪkɒt/
AmE
/'bɔɪkɑ:t/

noun - the act of refusing to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting or expressing disapproval

boycott
boycott - bojkotovat, odmítat se účastnit
BrE
/'bɔɪkɒt/
AmE
/'bɔɪkɑ:t/

verb - to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of expressing disapproval or to force change

sentinel
sentinel - stráž, strážný, hlídka
BrE
/'sentɪnl/
AmE
/'sentɪnl/

noun, literary - a soldier or guard whose job is to keep watch over a place or person

flat
flat - bez podpatků (boty)
BrE
/'flæt/
AmE
/'flæt/

adjective - with no heels or with very low heels

 
baldness - plešatost, holohlavost
BrE
/'bɔ:ldnəs/
AmE
/'bɔ:ldnəs/

noun - the condition of having little or no hair on the scalp or other parts of the body

aristocrat
aristocrat - aristokrat, šlechtic
BrE
/'ærɪstəkræt/
AmE
/ə'rɪstəkræt/

noun - a member of the aristocracy, the highest class in certain societies, typically possessing hereditary titles or offices

evasive
evasive - vyhýbavý, vyhýbající se, neurčitý
BrE
/ɪ'veɪsɪv/
AmE
/ɪ'veɪsɪv/

adjective - tending to avoid or escape from something, often by being deliberately vague or indirect; not giving clear answers to questions

 
preposterous - absurdní, zcestný, nesmyslný, nepřijatelný, směšný
BrE
/prɪ'pɒstərəs/
AmE
/prɪ'pɑ:stərəs/

adjective, formal - completely foolish, silly, unreasonable or out of place

herald
herald - předznamenat, ohlašovat, zvěstovat
BrE
/'herəld/
AmE
/'herəld/

verb, formal - to announce or proclaim something, especially in a formal or ceremonial way; to signal the arrival or beginning of something