quibble - malicherná stížnost, slovíčkáření
BrE
/'kwɪbl/
AmE
/'kwɪbl/

noun - a small and unimportant complaint

 
quibble - hádat se, haštěřit se (kvůli maličkosti)
BrE
/'kwɪbl/
AmE
/'kwɪbl/

verb - to argue about a small matter that is not important

 
placard - cedule, vývěska
BrE
/'plækɑ:d/
AmE
/'plækɑ:rd/

noun - a sign or notice hung in a public place

placard
placard - transparent (při manifestaci)
BrE
/'plækɑ:d/
AmE
/'plækɑ:rd/

noun - a large notice with a message written or printed on it, carried in a march

 
petition - zažádat (oficiálně)
BrE
/pə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'tɪʃən/

verb - to make an official request to a law court for some legal action to be taken

 
petition - žádost, návrh
BrE
/pə'tɪʃn/
AmE
/pə'tɪʃən/

noun - an official request made to a law court for some legal action to be taken

 
murmur - šelest (na srdci)
BrE
/'mɜ:mə/
AmE
/'mɜ:rmər/

noun, technical - an abnormal sound in the chest, often a sign of disease in the heart

 
abacus - počítadlo (s kuličkami)
BrE
/'æbəkəs/
AmE
/'æbəkəs/

noun - a frame with small balls in lines of ten, used for counting

 
counter - hrací kámen, figurka
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

noun - a small object that you move around when playing a board game

 
counter - odporovat, kontrovat
BrE
/'kaʊntə/
AmE
/'kaʊnt̬ər/

verb - to react to something with an opposing opinion

 
ex-con - bývalý trestanec
BrE
/eks'kɒn/
AmE
/eks'kɑ:n/

noun, informal - a person who was in prison for something

 
ex-convict - bývalý trestanec
BrE
/eks'kɒnvɪkt/
AmE
/eks'kɑ:nvɪkt/

noun - a person who was in prison for something

 
arrive at - dojít (k něčemu)
BrE
/ə'raɪv æt/
AmE
/ə'raɪv æt/

verb - to reach (a conclusion, an agreement etc.)

 
forgo - vzdát se, zříct se, vynechat
BrE
/fɔ:'gəʊ/
AmE
/fɔ:r'gəʊ/

verb, formal - to decide not to have or do something enjoyable

 
foregone - předem rozhodnutý, nevyhnutelný, jasný, zřejmý
BrE
/'fɔ:gɒn/
AmE
/'fɔ:rgɑ:n/

adjective - previously decided