cur - podvraťák, čokl
BrE
/'kɜ:/
AmE
/'kɜ:r/

noun, dated - a disapproving word for a dog, especially aggressive one, undesirable one

 
sew up - zajistit si (dohodu, kontrakt, vítězství apod.)
BrE
/ˌsəʊ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌsoʊ'ʌp/

verb, informal - to manage to arrange a business agreement or plan

 
ergonomics - ergonomie
BrE
/ˌɜ:gə'nɒmɪks/
AmE
/ˌɜ:rgə'nɑ:mɪks/

noun - the scientific study of designing objects, systems, and environments that are safe, comfortable, and efficient for people to use

 
knowledgeably - zasvěceně, erudovaně, chytře
BrE
/'nɒlɪdʒəbli/
AmE
/'nɒlɪdʒəbli/

adverb - showing a lot of knowledge about something

 
herbaceous - bylinný, dužnatý (ne dřevnatý)
BrE
/hɜ:'beɪʃəs/
AmE
/ɜ:r'beɪʃəs/

adjective, technical - relating to plants that have soft stems (not woody stems)

 
recommended - doporučený, doporučovaný
BrE
/ˌrekə'mendɪd/
AmE
/ˌrekə'mendɪd/

adjective - suggested or advised as being good or useful

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

adjective - covered with moss

 
consist in - spočívat v (čem), tkvět (v čem)
BrE
/kən'sɪst ɪn/
AmE
/kən'sɪst ɪn/

verb, formal - to lie in, to have something as the main part

 
subject - podléhající (něčemu), vystavený, ovlivněný (něčím)
BrE
/'sʌbdʒekt/
AmE
/'sʌbdʒekt/

adjective, formal - likely to be affected (esp. something negative), depending on something

 
at fault - na vině
BrE
/æt'fɔ:lt/
AmE
/æt'fɑ:lt/

adjective - responsible for a problem, for a mistake apod.

 
fault - vada, chyba
BrE
/'fɔ:lt/
AmE
/'fɑ:lt/

noun - a weakness, a weak point of something

coupé
coupé - kupé (sportovní automobil)
BrE
/'ku:peɪ/
AmE
/ku:'peɪ/

noun - a car with two only doors and a sloping back

 
in somebody's stead - místo (koho nebo čeho)
BrE
/ɪnˌsʌmbədiz'sted/
AmE
/ɪnˌsʌmbədiz'sted/

adverb, formal - instead of somebody or something

 
chapped - popraskaný (rty, kůže)
BrE
/'tʃæpt/
AmE
/'tʃæpt/

adjective - (of the skin on hands or lips) rough, dry and often painful

 
cockblock - dělat křena, dělat kazišuka (bránit někomu při sexu)
BrE
/'kɒkblɒk/
AmE
/'kɑ:kblɑ:k/

verb, taboo - to prevent someone, usually a man, from having sex with someone