soft - jemný, mírný (vítr, déšť)
BrE
/'sɒft/
AmE
/'sɑ:ft/

adjective - not strong; light

 
slippage - pokles, úpadek
BrE
/'slɪpɪdʒ/
AmE
/'slɪpɪdʒ/

noun - a reduction in the amount, value, etc. of something

slip
slip - spodnička, kombiné
BrE
/'slɪp/
AmE
/'slɪp/

noun - a piece of underwear for a woman that is worn under a dress

 
shelving - police, regály
BrE
/'ʃelvɪŋ/
AmE
/'ʃelvɪŋ/

noun - a set of shelves

 
work of art - umělecké dílo
BrE
/ˌwɜ:k əv 'ɑ:t/
AmE
/ˌwɜ:rk əv 'ɑ:rt/

noun - an object, usually a painting, statue, etc. made by a talented artist

 
retrospective - zpětný, retrospektivní
BrE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/
AmE
/ˌretrə'spektɪv/

adjective - relating to or connected with something that happened in the past

 
period - dobový, stylový
BrE
/'pɪəriəd/
AmE
/'pɪriəd/

adjective - having the characteristic of a particular time in history, especially in style or design

 
fine art - výtvarné umění
BrE
/ˌfaɪn 'ɑ:t/
AmE
/ˌfaɪn 'ɑ:rt/

noun - drawings, paintings, etc. that are produced to be beautiful rather than useful

 
curator - správce, kurátor
BrE
/kjʊə'reɪtə/
AmE
/'kjʊreɪtər/

noun - a person who is in charge of the object in a museum or an art gallery, etc.

 
collector's item - sběratelský kousek
BrE
/kə'lektəz aɪtəm/
AmE
/kə'lektərz aɪtəm/

noun - an object that is valued because it is very rare

 
abstract - shrnutí, výtah
BrE
/'æbstrækt/
AmE
/'æbstrækt/

noun - a short piece of an article, a book, etc. that gives only the most important facts

 
streamline - zefektivnit
BrE
/'stri:mlaɪn/
AmE
/'stri:mlaɪn/

verb - to make an organization, a system, etc. more effective

 
shoddy - odfláknutý, odbytý
BrE
/'ʃɒdi/
AmE
/'ʃɑ:di/

adjective - made badly and carelessly

 
shambles - nepořádek, chaos
BrE
/'ʃæmblz/
AmE
/'ʃæmblz/

noun, informal - a place, event, situation, etc. where everything is in disorder

 
rotten - strašný, mizerný
BrE
/'rɒtn/
AmE
/'rɑ:t̬n/

adjective - very bad; terrible