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
- 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
- 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
- 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