betrothed - snoubenec, snoubenka
BrE
/bɪ'trəʊðd/
AmE
/bɪ'troʊðd/

noun, literary - the person who someone has promised to marry

 
betrothed - zasnoubený, zaslíbený
BrE
/bɪ'trəʊðd/
AmE
/bɪ'troʊðd/

adjective, dated - formally promised to marry someone

 
putrid - hnilobný, páchnoucí, shnilý, odporný
BrE
/'pju:trɪd/
AmE
/'pju:trɪd/

adjective - decaying and producing a very unpleasant smell; extremely unpleasant or disgusting

 
truncation - zkrácení, osekání, zestručnění, useknutí konce
BrE
/trʌŋ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/trʌŋ'keɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act of making something shorter by cutting off a part of it

 
truncate - zkrátit, osekat, seseknout, seříznout, zestručnit, uříznout konec
BrE
/trʌŋ'keɪt/
AmE
/'trʌŋkeɪt/

verb, formal - to make something shorter by cutting off a part of it

trail
trail - sledovat, stopovat
BrE
/'treɪl/
AmE
/'treɪl/

verb - to follow someone or something, often secretly, in order to watch them

trail
trail - táhnout (za sebou), vláčet, vléct
BrE
/'treɪl/
AmE
/'treɪl/

verb - to pull something behind you, or to be pulled along the ground

trailing
trailing - plazivý, převislý, popínavý
BrE
/'treɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪlɪŋ/

adjective - growing along the ground or hanging down instead of standing upright

 
exploratory - průzkumný, výzkumný, zjišťovací
BrE
/ɪk'splɒrətri/
AmE
/ɪk'splɒrətɔ:ri/

adjective - done in order to discover information or to examine something in more detail

 
categorical - kategorický, jednoznačný, rozhodný
BrE
/ˌkætə'gɒrɪkl/
AmE
/ˌkætə'gɑ:rɪkl/

adjective - expressed in a very clear and direct way, leaving no doubt or possibility of change

valerian
valerian - kozlík, kozlík lékařský
BrE
/və'lɪəriən/
AmE
/və'lɪriən/

noun, technical - a plant witch clusters of small white and pink flowers whose root is used in medicine, often to help people relax or sleep

off-white
off-white - špinavě bílý, smetanový, mírně našedlý, nažloutlý
BrE
/ˌɒf'waɪt/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f'waɪt/

adjective - describing something that is almost white, but not pure white

off white
off white - špinavě bílá, smetanová, mírně našedlá, nažloutlá (barva)
BrE
/ˌɒf'waɪt/
AmE
/ˌɑ:f'waɪt/

noun - a colour that is close to white but with a hint of another shade, such as cream, beige, or grey

 
internalize - zinternalizovat, osvojit si, přijmout za své
BrE
/ɪn'tɜ:nəlaɪz/
AmE
/ɪn'tɜ:rnəlaɪz/

verb - to make something (like an idea, belief, or behavior) a natural part of the way you think or behave

 
fossilization - fosilizace, zkamenění
BrE
/ˌfɒsəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌfɑ:səlaɪ'zeɪʃn/

noun - the process by which something becomes fossilized; often used literally for bones or plants turning into fossils, or metaphorically for ideas or behaviors becoming fixed and unchanging