hourglass
hourglass - přesýpací hodiny
BrE
/'aʊəglɑ:s/
AmE
/'aʊrglæs/

noun - a glass container in which sand moves from the top part to the bottom part measuring time

 
interpret - tlumočit
BrE
/ɪn'tɜ:prət/
AmE
/ɪn'tɜ:rprət/

verb - to translate someone's spoken words into another language

 
gatecrash - přijít bez pozvání
BrE
/'geɪtˌkræʃ/
AmE
/'geɪtˌkræʃ/

verb - to come (to a party) uninvited

 
acute - čárka (diakritické znaménko)
BrE
/ə'kju:t/
AmE
/ə'kju:t/

noun - a diacritic above a vowel specifying how it should be pronounced

 
acute - ostrý (úhel)
BrE
/ə'kju:t/
AmE
/ə'kju:t/

adjective - (of an angle) less than 90 degrees

 
acute - akutní, naléhavý
BrE
/ə'kju:t/
AmE
/ə'kju:t/

adjective - severe, requiring immediate attention

 
coma - kóma
BrE
/'kəʊmə/
AmE
/'koʊmə/

noun - a state of uncounsciousness from which a person cannot be awakened, usually caused by an injury or an illness

 
emery - smirek
BrE
/'eməri/
AmE
/'eməri/

noun - rough powder used to polish wood, metal etc.

 
yucky - hnusný, nechutný
BrE
/'jʌki/
AmE
/'jʌki/

adjective, informal - having unpleasant appearance, taste, smell etc.

 
blecch - fuj, ble
BrE
/'blex/
AmE
/'blex/

interjection, informal - a word you say when you think something is disgusting or ugly

 
pleasurable - příjemný, přinášející potěšení
BrE
/'pleʒərəbl/
AmE
/'pleʒərəbl/

adjective - giving you pleasure, enjoyable

 
objectionable - nevhodný, nepřijatelný, netolerovatelný
BrE
/əb'dʒekʃənəbl/
AmE
/əb'dʒekʃənəbl/

adjective, formal - unacceptable and unpleasant

 
objector - odpůrce
BrE
/əb'dʒektə/
AmE
/əb'dʒektər/

noun - a person who shows that they disapprove of something

 
objectivity - objektivita, nestrannost
BrE
/ˌɒbdʒek'tɪvəti/
AmE
/ˌɑ:bdʒek'tɪvəti/

noun - the fact of being based on facts rather than on personal opinions

 
metallurgy - hutnictví, metalurgie
BrE
/mə'tælədʒi/
AmE
/'metəlɜ:rdʒi/

noun - the scientific study of the properties and uses of metals