wedlock - svazek manželský, manželství
BrE
/'wedlɒk/
AmE
/'wedlɑ:k/

noun, formal - the state of being maried, the official union of a man and a woman

shade
shade - stínítko (lampy)
BrE
/'ʃeɪd/
AmE
/'ʃeɪd/

noun - a kind of covering of a lamp that prevents direct light from coming through

 
doug - chlápek, kluk
BrE
/'dɔ:g/
AmE
/'dɔ:g/

noun, American English, informal - an informal word for a boy or a man, usually used when addressing friends

 
dowg - chlápek, kluk
BrE
/'dɔ:g/
AmE
/'dɔ:g/

noun, American English, informal - an informal word for a boy or a man, usually used when addressing friends

 
overture - nabídka (obchodní), výzva, návrh (obchodní)
BrE
/'əʊvətʃʊə/
AmE

noun - an offer or a suggestion made in order to open a new relationship etc.

 
variable - proměnná
BrE
/'veəriəbl/
AmE
/'væriəbl/

noun - (math) a symbol (such as x) that represents a quantity that can be changed

 
endoscopy - endoskopie
BrE
/en'dɒskəpi/
AmE
/en'dɑ:skəpi/

noun - a visual examination of a hollow organ (such as the stomach, the intestine etc.)

 
unfavourably - negativně
BrE
/ʌn'feɪvərəbli/
AmE
/ʌn'feɪvərəbli/

adverb, formal - in a way that does not show a good opinion of something or someone

 
patiently - trpělivě
BrE
/'peɪʃntli/
AmE
/'peɪʃntli/

adverb - in a way that shows that you can wait calmly for a long time

diversion
diversion - objížďka
BrE
/daɪ'vɜ:ʃn/
AmE
/daɪ'vɜ:rʒn/

noun, British English - a longer route that you have to take because of a closed road etc.

 
PhD - titul doktora či doktorky filozofie
BrE
/ˌpi:eɪtʃ'di:/
AmE
/ˌpi:eɪtʃ'di:/

noun - a university degree awarded to people who have done research in a particular subject

contractor
contractor - zhotovitel, stavitel, stavební firma, dodavatel
BrE
/kən'træktə/
AmE
/'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company who is hired to do work or provide services

 
residue - zůstatek, pozůstatek, zbytek
BrE
/'rezɪdju:/
AmE
/'rezɪdu:/

noun - a small amount of something that is left after a chemical process has ended

filler
filler - výplň, tmel, plnidlo
BrE
/'fɪlə/
AmE
/'fɪlər/

noun, technical - a substance used to fill gaps, spaces, or irregularities in a surface, material, or structure, often to create a smooth or even finish

tug of war
tug of war - přetahovaná, přetahování lanem
BrE
/ˌtʌgəv'wɔ:/
AmE
/ˌtʌgəv'wɔ:r/

noun - a contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a central line