umptillion - obrovské množství, milion
BrE
/ʌmp'tɪljən/
AmE
/ʌmp'tɪljən/

noun, informal - an extremely large number

 
umpty - desítky, mnoho (v řádech desítek)
BrE
/'ʌmpti/
AmE
/'ʌmpti/

determiner, informal - an indefinite number between 20 and 90

 
umpteen - několik (mezi 13-19), mnoho (mezi 13-19)
BrE
/ˌʌmp'ti:n/
AmE
/ˌʌmp'ti:n/

determiner, informal - an indefinite number between 13-19

paramount
paramount - prvořadý, nadevše důležitý
BrE
/'pærəmaʊnt/
AmE
/'pærəmaʊnt/

adjective - more important than anything else

 
aerodynamics - aerodynamika
BrE
/ˌeərəʊdaɪ'næmɪks/
AmE
/ˌeroʊdaɪ'næmɪks/

noun - the study of the way air interacts with moving objects

acoustics
acoustics - akustika (nějakého místa)
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪks/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪks/

noun - the way sound behaves in a particular place

acoustics
acoustics - akustika
BrE
/ə'ku:stɪks/
AmE
/ə'ku:stɪks/

noun - the study of sound

chives
chives - pažitka, šnytlík
BrE
/'tʃaɪvz/
AmE
/'tʃaɪvz/

noun - the leaves of a plant with long hollow cylindrical leaves that are used as seasoning

 
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.

 
streamline - dát aerodynamický tvar
BrE
/'stri:mlaɪn/
AmE
/'stri:mlaɪn/

verb - to shape something so that it can move quickly and easily through air or water

 
collector's item - sběratelský kousek
BrE
/kə'lektəz aɪtəm/
AmE
/kə'lektərz aɪtəm/

noun - an object that is valued because it is very rare

 
abstract - shrnutí, výtah
BrE
/'æbstrækt/
AmE
/'æbstrækt/

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts

 
streamline - zefektivnit
BrE
/'stri:mlaɪn/
AmE
/'stri:mlaɪn/

verb - to make an organization, a system, etc. more effective

 
stale - nudný, otřelý
BrE
/'steɪl/
AmE
/'steɪl/

adjective - done or said too many times, so it is no longer exciting

 
shoddy - odfláknutý, odbytý
BrE
/'ʃɒdi/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:di/

adjective - made badly and carelessly