modernisation - modernizace
BrE
/ˌmɒdənaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌmɑ:dərnə'zeɪʃn/

noun, British English - the process of making a method, system, etc. more modern

 
modernization - modernizace
BrE
/ˌmɒdənaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌmɑ:dərnə'zeɪʃn/

noun, American English - the process of making a method, system, etc. more modern

 
endurable - snesitelný
BrE
/ɪn'jdʊərəbl/
AmE
/ɪn'dʊrəbl/

adjective, formal - the fact that something difficult is possible to deal with

 
gridlocked - ucpaný (např. silnice)
BrE
/'grɪdlɒkt/
AmE
/'grɪdlɑ:kt/

adjective - (of roads) not making the movement of cars possible, jammed

 
matinée - odpolední představení
BrE
/'mætɪneɪ/
AmE
/ˌmætn'eɪ/

noun - a performance of a show or play in the afternoon

 
renown - renomé, reputace, sláva, proslulost
BrE
/rɪ'naʊn/
AmE
/rɪ'naʊn/

noun - the state of being well known, famous, respected and admired

 
discriminate - rozlišovat
BrE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/
AmE
/dɪs'krɪmɪneɪt/

verb - to distinguish between things, to tell the difference between things

 
interpretation - tlumočení
BrE
/ɪnˌtɜ:prə'teɪʃn/
AmE
/ɪnˌtɜ:rprə'teɪʃn/

noun - the act of translating someone's spoken words into another language

 
McDonald's - McDonald (restaurace)
BrE
/mək'dɒnldz/
AmE
/mək'dɑ:nldz/

noun - one of the most popular chains of fast-food restaurants

 
squeaky - pisklavý, vrzavý, skřípavý
BrE
/'skwi:ki/
AmE
/'skwi:ki/

adjective - making very high noises, similar to the ones mice make

 
raise - zvýšení platu
BrE
/'reɪz/
AmE
/'reɪz/

noun, American English - an increase in the money you get for your work

 
compatibility - kompatibilita, slučitelnost
BrE
/kəmˌpætə'bɪlɪti/
AmE
/kəmˌpæt̬ə'bɪlət̬i/

noun - the ability of two or more things to work together

 
fabric conditioner - změkčovadlo, aviváž (na prádlo)
BrE
/ˌfæbrɪk kən'dɪʃənə/
AmE
/'fæbrɪk kən'dɪʃənər/

noun, British English - a product used when washing clothes to soften the fabric

merger
merger - fúze, spojení, sjednocení (např. společností)
BrE
/'mɜ:gə/
AmE
/'mɜ:rgər/

noun - the act of connecting two or more companies into one

 
calculation - výpočet, kalkulace
BrE
/ˌkælkjʊ'leɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkælkjʊ'leɪʃn/

noun - the result of using numbers to find a total etc.