underemployment - nízká zaměstnanost, nevyužitost
BrE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/
AmE
/ˌʌndərɪm'plɔɪmənt/

noun - a situation in which someone does not have enough work to do or when someone has a job that does not use all their skills

 
employ - uplatnit, využít (znalost ap.)
BrE
/ɪm'plɔɪ/
AmE
/ɪm'plɔɪ/

verb - to use a method or your skill for a particular purpose

compete
compete - soupeřit, konkurovat
BrE
/kəm'pi:t/
AmE
/kəm'pi:t/

verb - to try to be more successful than someone else who is trying to do the same as you

 
reapply - znovu použít (v jiné situaci)
BrE
/ˌri:ə'plaɪ/
AmE
/ˌri:ə'plaɪ/

verb - to use something in a different way

 
antiquity - starodávnost
BrE
/æn'tɪkwəti/
AmE
/æn'tɪkwət̬i/

noun - the state of being ancient

 
antiquity - historická památka, historický předmět
BrE
/æn'tɪkwəti/
AmE
/æn'tɪkwət̬i/

noun - an object such as a building, statue, etc. that was created a very long time ago and has survived to the present day

 
multinational - nadnárodní společnost
BrE
/ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl/
AmE
/ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl/

noun - a large business company that operates in several countries

 
executive - výkonný, řídící
BrE
/ɪg'zekjətɪv/
AmE
/ɪg'zekjət̬ɪv/

adjective - relating to making plans and decisions, or managing a business

cobbled
cobbled - dlážděný (kostkami)
BrE
/'kɒbld/
AmE
/'kɑ:bld/

adjective - (of roads) having a surface made of stones (rectangular in shape)

picnic
picnic - udělat si piknik
BrE
/'pɪknɪk/
AmE
/'pɪknɪk/

verb - to have a picnic somewhere

 
half-baked - nedomyšlený
BrE
/ˌhɑ:f 'beɪkt/
AmE
/ˌhæf 'beɪkt/

adjective, informal - not considered carefully

dwell upon
dwell upon - vracet se k něčemu
BrE
/'dwel ə'pɒn/
AmE
/'dwel ə'pɑ:n/

verb - to keep talking or thinking about something for too long, especially something that's not pleasant, that should be forgotten

dwell on
dwell on - vracet se k něčemu
BrE
/'dwelˌɒn/
AmE
/'dwelˌɑ:n/

verb - to keep talking or thinking about something for too long, especially something that's not pleasant, that should be forgotten

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