labour of love
- práce pro radost, práce pro potěšení
BrE
/ˌleɪbərəv'lʌv/
AmE
/ˌleɪbərəv'lʌv/
noun
-
something you do not for money but because you like it
Labour Party
- Labouristická strana
BrE
/'leɪbəˌpɑ:ti/
AmE
/'leɪbərˌpɑ:rt̬i/
noun
-
a traditional political party in the UK that represents workers' rights and strives for societal improvement through government initiatives and fair policies
labour
- dřít se, namáhat se, lopotit se
BrE
/'leɪbə/
AmE
/'leɪbər/
verb
-
to work, either physically or mentally, to accomplish a task or produce something
labour
- porod
BrE
/'leɪbə/
AmE
/'leɪbər/
noun
-
the process of giving birth
labour
- pracovní síla, pracující
BrE
/'leɪbə/
AmE
/'leɪbər/
noun
-
the people who do physical work
crusade
- křížová výprava
BrE
/kru:'seɪd/
AmE
/kru:'seɪd/
noun
-
a holy war or a campaign with a religious or moral purpose, typically undertaken by Christians in the Middle Ages to recover the Holy Land from Muslim rule
abdicate
- odstoupit, zříct se (např. funkce), vzdát se (čeho)
BrE
/'æbdɪkeɪt/
AmE
/'æbdɪkeɪt/
verb
-
to formally give up or renounce a position of power or responsibility
usurp
- zmocnit se, přisvojit si, uzurpovat
BrE
/ju:'zɜ:p/
AmE
/ju:'zɜ:rp/
verb
-
to take or seize something, especially a position of power or authority, without the right to do so
dynasty
- dynastie
BrE
/'dɪnəsti/
AmE
/'daɪnəsti/
noun
-
a family or group that maintains power for several generations
convulsion
- křeč, záchvat, škubání
BrE
/kən'vʌlʃn/
AmE
/kən'vʌlʃn/
noun, technical
-
a sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles, often causing violent shaking of the body