tenuous - nejistý, slabý, oslabený, chatrný, tenký
BrE
/'tenjʊəs/
AmE
/'tenjʊəs/

adjective - uncertain or weak; extremely thin

take aback
take aback - překvapit, šokovat, udivit (často negativně)
BrE
/ˌteɪk ə'bæk/
AmE
/ˌteɪk ə'bæk/

verb - (usually passive) to surprise somebody in a negative way or to shock somebody

easy peeler
easy peeler - mandarinka (která se snadno loupe)
BrE
/'i:ziˌpi:lə/
AmE
/'i:ziˌpi:lər/

noun - a kind of mandarin orange with a loose skin that comes off easily

dull
dull - tmavý, matný, nelesklý, kalný
BrE
/'dʌl/
AmE
/'dʌl/

adjective - not shiny, not bright

 
taboo word - neslušné slovo, nevhodné slovo
BrE
/tə'bu: wɜ:d/
AmE
/tə'bu: wɜ:rd/

noun - a word that you are not supposed to say, an inappropriate word

taboo
taboo - zakázaný, nepřípustný, tabu
BrE
/tə'bu:/
AmE
/tə'bu:/

adjective - not supposed or allowed to be said or talked about (for e.g. religious, cultural or political reasons)

 
Jake - Jake, Kuba, Jakub
BrE
/'dʒeɪk/
AmE
/'dʒeɪk/

noun - a man's name, a familiar form of Jacob

 
Harry - Harry, Jindřich, Jindra
BrE
/'hæri/
AmE
/'hæri/

noun - a man's name, a familiar form of Henry

 
Emily - Emily
BrE
/'eməli/
AmE
/'eməli/

noun - a woman's name

 
gastric flu - střevní chřipka
BrE
/'gæstrɪkˌflu:/
AmE
/'gæstrɪkˌflu:/

noun - an illness that causes stomach problems, like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea

 
man flu - rýmička
BrE
/'mænflu:/
AmE
/'mænflu:/

noun - a humorous term for when a man feels he has a very bad cold or flu, often acting as though it’s more serious than it is

 
parallel - odpovídat, být podobný, být obdobný
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

verb - to be similar to something in form or function; to match or correspond to something in a similar way

 
parallel - paralela, podobnost, obdoba, analogie
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

noun - a similarity or comparison between two things

 
parallel - rovnoběžka, paralela
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

noun, technical - a line or plane that is equally distant from another at all points; a circle of latitude on Earth

 
parallel - obdobný, podobný, srovnatelný, analogický, souběžný
BrE
/'pærəlel/
AmE
/'pærəlel/

adjective, formal - similar in nature, form, or function; happening at the same time