blackmail
blackmail - vydírání
BrE
/'blækmeɪl/
AmE
/'blækmeɪl/

noun - an illegal act in which you threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do

fight
fight - boj, zápas, souboj
BrE
/'faɪt/
AmE
/'faɪt/

noun - a situation in which you use weapons or your own body to try to defeat somebody, usually in a violent way

gush
gush - rozplývat se (nad něčím), přehnaně chválit, nadšeně mluvit, překypovat nadšením
BrE
/'gʌʃ/
AmE
/'gʌʃ/

verb - to express emotions or affection in an exaggerated way

 
dull - utlumit, pohasnout, ztemnit, ztmavit, potlačit lesk, zakalit
BrE
/'dʌl/
AmE
/'dʌl/

verb - to make something less bright, loud, sharp or clear

 
dull - otupit, ztlumit, zmírnit
BrE
/'dʌl/
AmE
/'dʌl/

verb - to make something or become less sharp or intense

 
operational - provozní, pracovní
BrE
/ˌɒpə'reɪʃənl/
AmE
/ˌɑ:pə'reɪʃənl/

adjective - relating to operations of a business, system, machine etc.

lament
lament - naříkat, bědovat, oplakávat, lamentovat
BrE
/lə'ment/
AmE
/lə'ment/

verb, formal - to express sorrow, grief, regret, or unhappiness about something

spoon
spoon - nabrat lžící, nalít lžící
BrE
/'spu:n/
AmE
/'spu:n/

verb, informal - to pick up and move food with a spoon

 
superficial - povrchový, vnější, lehký (např. zranění)
BrE
/ˌsu:pə'fɪʃl/
AmE
/ˌsu:pər'fɪʃl/

adjective - relating to or affecting only the surface of something

perplexing
perplexing - matoucí, zapeklitý, záhadný, nejdoucí do hlavy
BrE
/pə'pleksɪŋ/
AmE
/pər'pleksɪŋ/

adjective - causing confusion or puzzlement; difficult to understand or solve

 
enslave - zotročit, zotročovat, podrobit si
BrE
/ɪn'sleɪv/
AmE
/ɪn'sleɪv/

verb - to make someone a slave or completely control them

functional
functional - provozuschopný, funkční, plně funkční
BrE
/'fʌŋkʃənl/
AmE
/'fʌŋkʃənl/

adjective - in working order; able to perform its intended purpose

functional
functional - funkční, praktický, účelný
BrE
/'fʌŋkʃənl/
AmE
/'fʌŋkʃənl/

adjective - designed to be practical and useful rather than decorative

zapper
zapper - lapač hmyzu (elektrický), elektrická plácačka
BrE
/'zæpə/
AmE
/'zæpər/

noun, informal - an electronic device designed to attract and kill insects

blindfold
blindfold - zavázat oči (páskou apod.)
BrE
/'blaɪndfəʊld/
AmE
/'blaɪndfoʊld/

verb - to cover someone's eyes with a piece of cloth