degrade - ponížit, znehodnotit, degradovat, zkazit, rozložit
BrE
/dɪ'greɪd/
AmE
/dɪ'greɪd/

verb - to lower the quality, value, or dignity of something or someone; to cause something to break down or deteriorate

airbag
airbag - airbag
BrE
/'eəbæg/
AmE
/'erbæg/

noun - a safety device in a car designed to fill in rapidly with air in the event of a collision

coroner
coroner - koroner, soudní lékař, úřední ohledávač mrtvol
BrE
/'kɒrənə/
AmE
/'kɑ:rənər/

noun - an official who investigates deaths, especially those happening under unusual or suspicious circumstances, and determines the cause of death

art nouveau
art nouveau - secese (umělecký styl)
BrE
/ˌɑ:t nu:'vəʊ/
AmE
/ˌɑ:rt nu:'voʊ/

noun - an artistic style of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by decorative, flowing lines and natural forms

 
sandbar - písčina, písečný pás, písečná lavice
BrE
/'sændbɑ:/
AmE
/'sændbɑ:r/

noun - a long, narrow strip of sand in a river or along a shore, formed by the movement of water

glaze
glaze - poleva (na koláči, cukroví apod.)
BrE
/'gleɪz/
AmE
/'gleɪz/

noun - a thin liquid that is used to cover cake, bread etc. to make the surface look shiny and attractive

 
alienation - odcizení se
BrE
/ˌeɪliə'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌeɪliə'neɪʃn/

noun - the feeling that you are not a part of a group and you have no relations with other people

 
hold out - podat, napřáhnout (ruku ap.)
BrE
/'həʊld aʊt/
AmE
/'həʊld aʊt/

verb - to put your hand or something in your hand towards someone, for example, to shake hands with the person

 
escort - doprovázet, doprovodit, eskortovat
BrE
/ɪ'skɔ:t/
AmE
/es'kɔ:rt/

verb - to go with someone to a place to be sure that the person really left, or to protect them

 
scarcity - nedostatek, nouze
BrE
/'skeəsəti/
AmE
/'skersəti/

noun - a situation in which there is not enough of something for the people who need it or want it.

 
physio - fyzioterapie, rehabilitace
BrE
/'fɪziəʊ/
AmE
/'fɪzioʊ/

noun, British English, informal - the treatment of someone's joints or muscles that uses special exercises, massages, rubbing, light or heat (short for physiotherapy)

 
reworking - předělání, přepracování
BrE
/ˌri:'wɜ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌri:'wɜ:rkɪŋ/

noun - the process of improving a speech, piece of writing, etc., or something that has been changed in this way

 
pendulum - kyvadlo
BrE
/'pendʒələm/
AmE
/'pendʒələm/

noun - a long straight part of a clock with a weight at the end which swings from side to side

 
surcharge - příplatek
BrE
/'sɜ:tʃɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/'sɜ:rtʃɑ:rdʒ/

noun - an extra amount of money that you have to pay in addition to the usual amount paid for something

 
inflexibility - zatrzelost, neústupnost
BrE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/
AmE
/ɪnˌfleksə'bɪləti/

noun - (of a person or an organization) the quality of being unable or unwilling to change their decisions, opinions, etc.