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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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