boon - přínos, výhoda
BrE
/'bu:n/
AmE
/'bu:n/

noun - something that is helpful or beneficial

 
stringent - přísný
BrE
/'strɪndʒənt/
AmE
/'strɪndʒənt/

adjective - very strict or severe (laws, rules..)

 
spiny - ostnatý, bodlinatý
BrE
/'spaɪni/
AmE
/'spaɪni/

adjective - covered with many sharp, pointed parts (animals, plants.. )

 
dilute - oslabit
BrE
/daɪ'lu:t/
AmE
/daɪ'lu:t/

verb - to make something weaker and less effective

 
porous - pórovitý, porézní
BrE
/'pɔ:rəs/
AmE
/'pɔ:rəs/

adjective - full of tiny holes, easily penetrated

 
hinder - překážet, bránit
BrE
/'hɪndə/
AmE
/'hɪndər/

verb - to make something such as an action or a task slow or difficult

landfill
landfill - skládka (zavážková)
BrE
/'lændfɪl/
AmE
/'lændfɪl/

noun - a place where large amounts of waste are buried under the earth

 
involvement - účast, zapojení
BrE
/ɪn'vɒlvmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vɑ:lvmənt/

noun - the process of taking part in something

 
nervousness - nervozita
BrE
/'nɜ:vəsnəs/
AmE
/'nɜ:rvəsnəs/

noun - the feeling of anxiety and worry

semitrailer
semitrailer - kamion, tahač s návěsem
BrE
/'semiˌtreɪlə/
AmE
/'semaɪˌtreɪlər/

noun, American English - a short truck with a long trailer

 
semidetached - spojený na jedné straně (o domu)
BrE
/ˌsemɪdɪ'tætʃt/
AmE
/ˌsemɪdɪ'tætʃt/

adjective - sharing one wall with another house

 
semi - semifinále
BrE
/'semi/
AmE
/'semaɪ/

noun - one of the matches whose winners go on to the final

semi
semi - tahač s návěsem, kamion
BrE
/'semi/
AmE
/'semaɪ/

noun, American English - a short truck with a long trailer

 
my foot - to zrovna
BrE
/maɪ'fʊt/
AmE
/maɪ'fʊt/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we think that what has just been said is not true at all

 
perennial - věčný, neustálý, trvalý
BrE
/pə'renɪəl/
AmE
/pə'renɪəl/

adjective - existing for a long time