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.

 
qualitative - kvalitativní
BrE
/'kwɒlɪtətɪv/
AmE
/'kwɑ:lɪteɪtɪv/

adjective - relating to how good or bad something is, rather than to how much of it there is

hammock
hammock - houpací síť
BrE
/'hæmək/
AmE
/'hæmək/

noun - a piece of strong material which is hung between two trees or posts, used as a bed

 
payslip - výplatní páska
BrE
/'peɪslɪp/
AmE
/'peɪslɪp/

noun, British English - a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work

contraption
contraption - udělátko, vychytávka
BrE
/kən'træpʃn/
AmE
/kən'træpʃn/

noun, informal - a piece of equipment, usually one that is quickly put together for a particular purpose, often improvised

 
training - trénink, výcvik, školení
BrE
/'treɪnɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪnɪŋ/

noun - the process of learning new skills that would help you to do your job or activity better

trial and error
trial and error - (např. metoda) pokus-omyl, metoda pokusu a omylu
BrE
/ˌtraɪəl ənd 'erə/
AmE
/ˌtraɪəl ənd 'erər/

noun - a way of solving a problem by trying several different methods until you find the successful one

life buoy
life buoy - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfˌbɔɪ/
AmE
/'laɪfˌbu:i/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

life ring
life ring - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfrɪŋ/
AmE
/'laɪfrɪŋ/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

lifebelt
lifebelt - záchranný kruh
BrE
/'laɪfbelt/
AmE
/'laɪfbelt/

noun - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

 
compromise - udělat kompromis
BrE
/'kɒmprəmaɪz/
AmE
/'kɑ:mprəmaɪz/

verb - to reach a mutual agreement after each side has given up some of the things they wanted

 
dictatorship - diktatura, diktátorství
BrE
/dɪk'teɪtəʃɪp/
AmE
/dɪk'teɪt̬ərʃɪp/

noun - a kind of government in which the ruler has absolute power and is not restrained by law

 
wholesaler - velkoobchodník, velkoprodejce, prodejce ve velkoobchodu
BrE
/'həʊlseɪlə/
AmE
/'hoʊlseɪlər/

noun - a person or company who buys and sells large quantities of goods to shops and other merchants

deafen
deafen - ohlušit
BrE
/'defn/
AmE
/'defn/

verb - (esp. of sound) to make someone deaf, to be so loud that you can't hear other things

 
embezzlement - zpronevěra
BrE
/ɪm'bezlmənt/
AmE
/ɪm'bezlmənt/

noun - the crime of stealing (or using wrongly) someone else's money or property that was entrusted to you