gossip
gossip - drbna
BrE
/'gɒsɪp/
AmE
/'gɑ:sɪp/

noun - a person who likes to spread information about other people's private lives and their behaviour, which doesn't always have to be true

 
meltdown - zhroucení se (emocionální), výbuch (emocionální)
BrE
/'meltˌdaʊn/
AmE
/'meltˌdaʊn/

noun, informal - a situation when a person is overwhelmed with problems and cracks up completely because they don't know how to deal with them

 
gene - gen
BrE
/'dʒi:n/
AmE
/'dʒi:n/

noun - a segment of the DNA that contains genetic information that is passed to an individual person, animal or plant from a parent

 
relic - relikvie
BrE
/'relɪk/
AmE
/'relɪk/

noun - an object of spiritual value especially if it is connected with a holy person (such as part of their body or clothes)

 
downtime - doba nečinnosti, odstávka, prostoj
BrE
/'daʊnˌtaɪm/
AmE
/'daʊnˌtaɪm/

noun - a period of time in which something (a machine) is inactive, a period of time in which a person is not working

 
obituary - nekrolog, smuteční oznámení (v novinách)
BrE
/ə'bɪtʃʊəri/
AmE
/ə'bɪtʃʊəri/

noun - an article in the newspaper about a person who has recently died, usually includes information about their life, about their significance etc.

 
aggregator - agregátor, sběrač dat, zprostředkovatel obsahu
BrE
/'ægrɪgeɪtə/
AmE
/'ægrɪgeɪtər/

noun, technical - a person or system that collects and organizes information, content, or products from various sources to present or distribute as a combined offering

 
watchdog - watchdog (hlídací pes)
BrE
/'wɒtʃdɒg/
AmE
/'wɑ:tʃdɑ:g/

noun - a person or organization that monitors and ensures that a particular issue is being handled correctly, often serving to protect the public interest

 
ghosting - zapírání se, náhlé ukončení komunikace
BrE
/'gəʊstɪŋ/
AmE
/'goʊstɪŋ/

noun, informal - the act of ending a personal relationship, often through digital means, by suddenly and without explanation stopping all communication with the other person

 
palm reader - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky
BrE
/'pɑ:mˌri:də/
AmE
/'pɑ:mˌri:dər/

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 
palmist - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky
BrE
/'pɑ:mɪst/
AmE
/'pɑ:mɪst/

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 
godparent - kmotr, kmotra
BrE
/'gɒdˌpærənt/
AmE
/'gɑ:dˌpærənt/

noun - a person who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

intern
intern - stážista
BrE
/'ɪntɜ:n/
AmE
/'ɪntɜ:rn/

noun, American English - a person who works temporarily in a job, often to gain work experience or fulfil educational requirements, usually with limited pay or responsibilities

infirmary
infirmary - ošetřovna
BrE
/ɪn'fɜ:məri/
AmE
/ɪn'fɜ:rməri/

noun, American English - a place in an institution (such a school, prison etc.) where a sick person can be treated by a nurse or a doctor

medicine man
medicine man - šaman
BrE
/'medsn mæn/
AmE
/'medɪsn mæn/

noun - a person (esp. among Native Americans) who is believed to be able to communicate with the spiritual world and has special healing powers