prejudice - vyvolat předsudky
BrE
/'predʒədɪs/
AmE
/'predʒədɪs/

verb, formal - to influence someone so that they are unfair in some way

 
victimise - pronásledovat, diskriminovat
BrE
/'vɪktɪmaɪz/
AmE
/'vɪktɪmaɪz/

verb - to treat someone unfairly, especially because of their race, beliefs, etc.

 
mainstream - stát se normálním
BrE
/'meɪnstri:m/
AmE
/'meɪnstri:m/

verb - to make a particular idea or opinion accepted by most people

bullying
bullying - šikana, šikanování, zastrašování
BrE
/'bʊliɪŋ/
AmE
/'bʊliɪŋ/

noun - the use of power to hurt or frighten someone less powerful

 
preventive - preventivní
BrE
/prɪ'ventɪv/
AmE
/prɪ'ventɪv/

adjective - intended to stop something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents

 
preventative - preventivní
BrE
/prɪ'ventətɪv/
AmE
/prɪ'ventətɪv/

adjective - intended to stop something bad from happening, usually crime or accidents

 
life expectancy - průměrná délka života, průměrná očekávaná délka života
BrE
/ˌlaɪf ɪk'spektənsi/
AmE
/ˌlaɪf ɪk'spektənsi/

noun - the number of years that a person can expect to live

 
kleptomaniac - kleptoman
BrE
/kleptə'meɪniæk/
AmE
/kleptə'meɪniæk/

noun - a person who has a strong uncontrollable desire to steal things

 
sink in - vsáknout se, vsakovat se
BrE
/ˌsɪŋk'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌsɪŋk'ɪn/

verb - (usually of liquid) to pass into something solid through its surface

 
queue-jumping - předbíhání (ve frontě)
BrE
/'kju:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/
AmE
/'kju:ˌdʒʌmpɪŋ/

noun - going to the front of a queue instead of the back

 
exposure - publicita
BrE
/ɪk'spəʊʒə/
AmE
/ɪk'spoʊʒər/

noun - public attention, attention given to something on TV, in newspapers etc.

 
underdog - outsider (ve sportu), kdo není favoritem, nefavorit
BrE
/'ʌndədɒg/
AmE
/'ʌndərdɑ:g/

noun, informal - the person who is expected to lose (in a game etc.)

 
pull out - vjet do silnice (z kraje vozovky)
BrE
/ˌpʊl'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌpʊl'aʊt/

verb - (of a car) to move into the road from the side

 
rigidly - přísně
BrE
/'rɪdʒɪdli/
AmE
/'rɪdʒɪdli/

adverb - in a very strict way that is almost impossible to change

 
rigidity - tuhost, pevnost
BrE
/rɪ'dʒɪdəti/
AmE
/rɪ'dʒɪdəti/

noun - the fact of being inflexible and difficult to bend or move