inertia - setrvačnost
BrE
/ɪ'nɜ:ʃə/
AmE
/ɪ'nɜ:rʃə/

noun, technical - a property of an object by which it continues moving in the same direction or stands still in the same position

wing mirror
wing mirror - postranní zrcátko, vnější zrcátko
BrE
/'wɪŋˌmɪrə/
AmE
/'wɪŋˌmɪrər/

noun, British English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

side-view mirror
side-view mirror - zpětné zrcátko
BrE
/ˌsaɪdvju:'mɪrə/
AmE
/ˌsaɪdvju:'mɪrər/

noun, American English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

 
direct debit - inkaso, placení inkasem
BrE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/
AmE
/deˌrekt 'debɪt/

noun, British English - an instruction to your bank to allow another organisation to transfer an amount of money from your bank account into theirs

 
reform - polepšit se, napravit
BrE
/rɪ'fɔ:m/
AmE
/rɪ'fɔ:rm/

verb - to improve your behavior so that you stop doing things that society does not approve of; to make someone do this

 
classification - klasifikace, třídění
BrE
/ˌklæsɪfɪ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌklæsɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

noun - the process of dividing people or things into groups so that the ones with similar characteristics are in the same group

 
qualitatively - kvalitativně
BrE
/'kwɒlɪtətɪvli/
AmE
/'kwɑ:lɪteɪtɪvli/

adverb - in a way that relates to how good or bad something is, rather than to how much of it there is

 
rationalisation - hledání logického vysvětlení
BrE
/ˌræʃnəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌræʃnələ'zeɪʃn/

noun, British English - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 
rationalization - hledání logického vysvětlení
BrE
/ˌræʃnəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌræʃnələ'zeɪʃn/

noun - the act of trying to find reasons to justify or explain someone's behavior, opinions, decisions, etc. that are difficult to understand

 
entrée - předkrm nebo hlavní chod
BrE
/'ɒntreɪ/
AmE
/'ɑ:ntreɪ/

noun - a small dish served before the main course (usually British usage) or the main dish of a meal (usually American usage)

 
straight edge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 
straightedge - pravítko
BrE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/
AmE
/'streɪtˌedʒ/

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

mat
mat - podložka, žíněnka, karimatka
BrE
/'mæt/
AmE
/'mæt/

noun - a piece of soft material that you put on the floor to lie on or to protect yourself in some sports

flooding
flooding - záplava
BrE
/'flʌdɪŋ/
AmE
/'flʌdɪŋ/

noun - a situation in which an area, that is usually dry, is covered with large amounts of water, especially after heavy rain

 
seedbed - semeniště
BrE
/'si:dbed/
AmE
/'si:dbed/

noun - a small patch of soil in the garden or a plastic box that is protected where young plants grow from seed