fictitious - fiktivní, smyšlený
BrE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/
AmE
/fɪk'tɪʃəs/

adjective - made up, not real

 
fictionalize - zbeletrizovat
BrE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/
AmE
/'fɪkʃənəlaɪz/

verb - to base a book on true events, but change or add some details

 
upholstered - čalouněný
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstəd/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərd/

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

upholsterer
upholsterer - čalouník, čalounice
BrE
/ʌp'həʊlstərə/
AmE
/ʌp'hoʊlstərər/

noun - a person whose job is to cover chairs and sofas with padding and cloth

 
coarse - hrubý, nezdvořilý (hlavně mluva, jazyk)
BrE
/'kɔ:s/
AmE
/'kɔ:rs/

adjective - rude or offensive (esp. a language)

 
autonomous - autonomní, samostatný
BrE
/ɔ:'tɒnəməs/
AmE
/ɔ:'tɑ:nəməs/

adjective - able to deal with things, make decisions etc. independently

 
mossy - mechovitý, obrostlý mechem
BrE
/'mɒsi/
AmE
/'mɑ:si/

adjective - covered with moss

 
counsel - právní zástupce
BrE
/'kaʊnsl/
AmE
/'kaʊnsl/

noun - a lawyer who represents you in court

 
blow away - oddělat, odprásknout, sejmout (zastřelit)
BrE
/ˌbləʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ ə'weɪ/

verb, informal - to kill someone by shooting them

 
blow away - rozdrtit, převálcovat, smést (např. při zápase)
BrE
/ˌbləʊ ə'weɪ/
AmE
/ˌbloʊ ə'weɪ/

verb, informal - to defeat someone completely and easily, especially in a game

 
amalgam - směs, směsice
BrE
/ə'mælgəm/
AmE
/ə'mælgəm/

noun - a mixture of different things that have been combined into a single whole

 
setup - nastavení, zapojení, upořádání
BrE
/'setʌp/
AmE
/'set̬ʌp/

noun - the way in which something is arranged, organized, or prepared

 
giveaway - dárek zdarma, soutěž o ceny
BrE
/'gɪvəweɪ/
AmE
/'gɪvəweɪ/

noun - something that is given free to people, especially as a prize or as part of a competition or promotion

chesty
chesty - vlhký, průduškový (o kašli)
BrE
/'tʃesti/
AmE
/'tʃesti/

adjective, British English - (of a cough) coming from the chest or lungs; sounding as if there is a lot of mucus in the lungs

 
mayday - pomoc, stav nouze
BrE
/'meɪdeɪ/
AmE
/'meɪdeɪ/

noun - a radio distress signal used by ships and aircraft to signal a life-threatening emergency, derived from the French phrase m'aider (help me)