xerox - okopírovat
BrE
/'zɪərɒks/
AmE
/'zɪrɑ:ks/

verb - to make a copy of a document, letter, etc.

 
in half - napůl, v polovině, uprostřed
BrE
/ɪn 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ɪn 'hɑ:f/

adverb - only by the half of something; in the middle

 
lucrative - lukrativní, ziskový, výnosový
BrE
/'lu:krətɪv/
AmE
/'lu:krət̬ɪv/

adjective - profitable; one that makes a big amount of money

 
dash - trocha, špetka, ždibec, kapka
BrE
/'dæʃ/
AmE
/'dæʃ/

noun - a little quantity of something added to something else

 
burst into - propuknout v, náhle se dát do (např. breku), vybouchnout, vyprsknout (smíchy apod.)
BrE
/bɜ:st 'ɪntu:/
AmE
/bɜ:st 'ɪntu:/

verb - to have a sudden fit of something, e.g. tears

 
stroke - pohlazení
BrE
/'strəʊk/
AmE
/'stroʊk/

noun, British English - an act of moving your hand gently over something

 
weighty - závažný, důležitý
BrE
/'weɪti/
AmE
/'weɪti/

adjective, formal - (of a decision or an issue) serious and important

 
magnificence - velkolepost, nádhera
BrE
/mæg'nɪfɪsns/
AmE
/mæg'nɪfɪsns/

noun - the quality of being very beautiful, good or impressive

 
broad - silný, zřetelný (přízvuk)
BrE
/'brɔ:d/
AmE
/'brɔ:d/

adjective - (of an accent) noticeable, showing where you come from

 
abolition - zrušení
BrE
/ˌæbə'lɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌæbə'lɪʃn/

noun - the act of officially ending something (laws, institutions, activities..)

 
counterproductive - kontraproduktivní
BrE
/ˌkaʊntəprə'dʌktɪv/
AmE
/ˌkaʊnt̬ərprə'dʌktɪv/

adjective - not having the kind of effect you hope for

 
farming - zemědělství, farmaření, hospodaření, chov
BrE
/'fɑ:mɪŋ/
AmE
/'fɑ:rmɪŋ/

noun - the activity of raising farm animals and producing crops

 
inimitable - nenapodobitelný
BrE
/ɪ'nɪmɪtəbl/
AmE
/ɪ'nɪmɪtəbl/

adjective - of very high quality and so impossible to copy

 
derivation - původ (slova)
BrE
/ˌderɪ'veɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌderɪ'veɪʃn/

noun - the origin or source of something, especially a word

disgust
disgust - znechutit, zhnusit
BrE
/dɪs'gʌst/
AmE
/dɪs'gʌst/

verb - to make someone feel a strong sense of dislike