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

 
immersion - ponoření se do jazyka, obklopení se jazykem
BrE
/ɪ'mɜ:ʃn/
AmE
/ɪ'mɜ:rʒn/

noun - a method of learning a language (or experiencing a culture) by being completely surrounded by it, without using your native language

 
intuitive - intuitivní
BrE
/ɪn'tju:ɪtɪv/
AmE
/ɪn'tu:ɪt̬ɪv/

adjective - based on feelings or instinct, not on reasoning or evidence

 
competence - způsobilost, schopnost, kompetence
BrE
/'kɒmpɪtəns/
AmE
/'kɑ:mpɪtəns/

noun - the ability to do something well or effectively

 
receptive - receptivní
BrE
/rɪ'septɪv/
AmE
/rɪ'septɪv/

adjective - related to skills that involve understanding language, such as listening and reading, but not producing it

 
receptive - otevřený, vnímavý, chápavý
BrE
/rɪ'septɪv/
AmE
/rɪ'septɪv/

adjective - willing to listen to new ideas or accept suggestions

 
habitually - obvykle, zpravidla, zvyklostně
BrE
/hə'bɪtʃuəli/
AmE
/hə'bɪtʃuəli/

adverb - in a way that is usual for someone or often repeated

 
implacable - neúprosný, neoblomný, nesmiřitelný
BrE
/ɪm'plækəbl/
AmE
/ɪm'plækəbl/

adjective - unable to be stopped, changed, or satisfied; very determined in anger or opposition

 
incarnate - ztělesnit, zosobnit, vtělit
BrE
/'ɪnkɑ:neɪt/
AmE
/'ɪnkɑ:rneɪt/

verb, formal - to represent a quality or idea in a clear and obvious form, especially in human shape

 
incarnate - vtělený, ztělesněný, zosobněný
BrE
/ɪn'kɑ:nət/
AmE
/ɪn'kɑ:rnət/

adjective, formal - having taken human form; showing a quality in the most clear or extreme way

hovel
hovel - chatrč, barabizna, bouda, chýše
BrE
/'hɒvl/
AmE
/'hʌvl/

noun - a small, very poor, and dirty house or room

scornful
scornful - prohrdavý, opovržlivý
BrE
/'skɔ:nfl/
AmE
/'skɔ:rnfl/

adjective - showing or feeling a strong disrespect or contempt towards someone or something

 
quench - prudce zchladit (ocel), kalit (ocel)
BrE
/'kwentʃ/
AmE
/'kwentʃ/

verb, technical - to rapidly cool (hot metal) by plunging it into water or oil to set its shape or properties

 
quench - utišit, uklidnit, uspokojit (emoce, touhu, vášně)
BrE
/'kwentʃ/
AmE
/'kwentʃ/

verb - to suppress or put an end to (a feeling, emotion, desire, etc.)

 
mundane - světský, pozemský
BrE
/mʌn'deɪn/
AmE
/mʌn'deɪn/

adjective - worldly, material, or concerned with the practical aspects of daily life, rather than the spiritual or transcendent