antiquity - starodávnost
BrE
/æn'tɪkwəti/
AmE
/æn'tɪkwət̬i/

noun - the state of being ancient

 
antiquity - historická památka, historický předmět
BrE
/æn'tɪkwəti/
AmE
/æn'tɪkwət̬i/

noun - an object such as a building, statue, etc. that was created a very long time ago and has survived to the present day

 
multinational - nadnárodní společnost
BrE
/ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl/
AmE
/ˌmʌlti'næʃnəl/

noun - a large business company that operates in several countries

 
executive - výkonný, řídící
BrE
/ɪg'zekjətɪv/
AmE
/ɪg'zekjət̬ɪv/

adjective - relating to making plans and decisions, or managing a business

cobbled
cobbled - dlážděný (kostkami)
BrE
/'kɒbld/
AmE
/'kɑ:bld/

adjective - (of roads) having a surface made of stones (rectangular in shape)

mishap
mishap - nehoda, neštěstí, nešťastná náhoda, incident, nepříjemnost
BrE
/'mɪshæp/
AmE
/'mɪshæp/

noun - an unlucky event that does not have serious results

 
meander - nemít žádný účel
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - (of a conversation, activity, etc.) to have no particular purpose or direction

meander
meander - zátočina, meandr
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

noun - a place where a stream, road, river, etc. curves

 
meander - potulovat se, toulat se
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - to walk slowly without a particular aim

meander
meander - klikatit se (silnice ap.)
BrE
/mi'ændə/
AmE
/mi'ændər/

verb - (of a road, stream, etc.) to have a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line

 
lucky charm - talisman pro štěstí
BrE
/lʌki 'tʃɑ:m/
AmE
/lʌki 'tʃɑ:rm/

noun - an object or a person that is believed to bring good luck

 
jinxed - prokletý, nešťastný
BrE
/'dʒɪŋkst/
AmE
/'dʒɪŋkst/

adjective, informal - considered to bring bad luck

 
hazard - troufnout si (hádat)
BrE
/'hæzəd/
AmE
/'hæzərd/

verb, formal - to risk doing something, especially making a guess, etc.

 
hazard - vystavit nebezpečí
BrE
/'hæzəd/
AmE
/'hæzərd/

verb, formal - to put something in danger

gamble
gamble - risk, hazard
BrE
/'gæmbl/
AmE
/'gæmbl/

noun - a risky action that you take in the hope that the result will be a success