zealous - nadšený, horlivý
BrE
/'zeləs/
AmE
/'zeləs/

adjective, formal - spending a lot of time supporting something that they believe in, especially a religious or political ideal

scaffolding
scaffolding - lešení (kolem budovy)
BrE
/'skæfldɪŋ/
AmE
/'skæfldɪŋ/

noun - a structure of poles and boards that is put around a building for workers to stand on

dyslexic
dyslexic - dyslektik
BrE
/dɪs'leksɪk/
AmE
/dɪs'leksɪk/

noun - a person who has a learning disorder which causes difficulty in reading, writing, spelling, speaking, or listening

 
disruption - narušení
BrE
/dɪs'rʌpʃn/
AmE
/dɪs'rʌpʃn/

noun - the action of stopping something, especially a system or a process, from continuing in the normal way

clamp
clamp - botička na auto
BrE
/'klæmp/
AmE
/'klæmp/

noun, British English - a metal device that is fixed to the wheel of a car that has been parked illegally

 
lobbyist - lobbista
BrE
/'lɒbiɪst/
AmE
/'lɑ:biɪst/

noun - a person who tries to persuade powerful people that a particular thing should or should not happen

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

pick sb's brains
pick sb's brains - tahat rozumy (z někoho)
BrE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɒdiz 'breɪnz/
AmE
/ˌpɪk sʌmbɑ:diz 'breɪnz/

verb, informal - to ask somebody a lot of questions about something, especially because they know a lot about it

 
headhunt - lanařit (zaměstnance), vyhledávat zaměstnance, přetáhnout zaměstnance
BrE
/'hedhʌnt/
AmE
/'hedhʌnt/

verb - to find a suitable person for a particular job and persuade them to leave their current job

 
twitch - cuknout
BrE
/'twɪtʃ/
AmE
/'twɪtʃ/

verb - to make a sudden, quick movement with a part of your body, that you sometimes cannot control

second helping
second helping - přidání si (u jídla)
BrE
/ˌsekənd 'helpɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌsekənd 'helpɪŋ/

noun - if you have a second helping, you get a second portion of the same food (or drink)

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

 
menu - nabídka, výběr možností, menu
BrE
/'menju:/
AmE
/'menju:/

noun - the list of the items to choose from, especially in a computer application or on a website

 
curator - správce, kurátor
BrE
/kjʊə'reɪtə/
AmE
/'kjʊreɪtər/

noun - a person who is in charge of the object in a museum or an art gallery, etc.

hammock
hammock - houpací síť
BrE
/'hæmək/
AmE
/'hæmək/

noun - a piece of strong material which is hung between two trees or posts, used as a bed