stucco
stucco - štuk, štuková omítka
BrE
/'stʌkəʊ/
AmE
/'stʌkoʊ/

noun, technical - a type of plaster that is mostly used to cover the outside walls of buildings

 
remodelling - přestavba, rekonstrukce, změna dispozice
BrE
/ri:'mɒdlɪŋ/
AmE
/ri:'mɑ:dlɪŋ/

noun - the process of changing the structure or form of something, especially a building or room

shyness
shyness - stydlivost, plachost, ostýchavost, nesmělost
BrE
/'ʃaɪnəs/
AmE
/'ʃaɪnəs/

noun - the quality or state of being nervous or timid in the presence of other people

 
snippet - úryvek, útržek, kousíček, výstřižek
BrE
/'snɪpɪt/
AmE
/'snɪpɪt/

noun - a small piece of information; a short piece of a story, a conversation, music etc.

 
takeover - převzetí, získání (firmy)
BrE
/'teɪkəʊvə/
AmE
/'teɪkoʊvər/

noun, technical - an act of acquiring control over another company, usually by buying most of its shares

vintage
vintage - archivní, ročníkový (víno)
BrE
/'vɪntɪdʒ/
AmE
/'vɪntɪdʒ/

adjective - (of wine) of very good quality, usually made in a particular year several years back

 
pinch - tlačit (obuv), škrtit (oblečení)
BrE
/'pɪntʃ/
AmE
/'pɪntʃ/

verb - (of shoes or clothes) to press on a part of your body making it painful

tracking
tracking - sledování, stopování, monitorování
BrE
/'trækɪŋ/
AmE
/'trækɪŋ/

noun - the process of watching and recording the progress, movement, or changes of something over time

 
diplomacy - diplomacie
BrE
/dɪ'plɒməsi/
AmE
/dɪ'plɑ:məsi/

noun - the activity of managing relationships between countries, often through discussion and negotiation instead of war

tight-fitting
tight-fitting - přiléhavý, obepnutý
BrE
/ˌtaɪt'fɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌtaɪt'fɪt̬ɪŋ/

adjective - (of clothes) very close to the body, showing the shape of the body, not loose

makeshift
makeshift - provizorní, prozatímní, nouzový, dočasný
BrE
/'meɪkʃɪft/
AmE
/'meɪkʃɪft/

adjective - temporary and low of quality, used for a short time instead of the real thing

 
bridge - bridž (karetní hra)
BrE
/'brɪdʒ/
AmE
/'brɪdʒ/

noun - a card game played by two pairs of players with a deck of 52 cards

 
placing - umístění
BrE
/'pleɪsɪŋ/
AmE
/'pleɪsɪŋ/

noun - the position of somebody or something in a list, competition, etc. in order of success

 
spoke - špice, prvek spojující střed kola s obvodem
BrE
/'spəʊk/
AmE
/'spəʊk/

noun - one of the thin bars that join the edge of a wheel to its center

mandible
mandible - kusadlo
BrE
/'mændɪbl/
AmE
/'mændɪbl/

noun - a part of the mouth of an insect that is sometimes used to crush food