pursuit
pursuit - usilování, snaha o dosažení
BrE
/pə'sju:t/
AmE
/pər'su:t/

noun - the act of trying to achieve something

 
preferential - přednostní
BrE
/ˌprefə'renʃl/
AmE
/ˌprefə'renʃl/

adjective - giving an advantage to someone or something

 
preferred - upřednostňovaný, preferovaný
BrE
/prɪ'fɜ:d/
AmE
/prɪ'fɜ:rd/

adjective - liked more than anything else

 
preference - přednost, preference
BrE
/'prefrəns/
AmE
/'prefrəns/

noun - a thing or a person that is liked better

 
better half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/ˌbetə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ˌbetər 'hæf/

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 
other half - drahá polovička, lepší polovička, protějšek
BrE
/ˌʌðə 'hɑ:f/
AmE
/ˌʌðər 'hæf/

noun, informal - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

significant other
significant other - drahá polovička, protějšek, partner
BrE
/sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðə/
AmE
/sɪgˌnɪfɪkənt 'ʌðər/

noun - your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend or someone you have a relationship with

 
Tokyo - Tokyo
BrE
/'təʊkiəʊ/
AmE
/'toʊkioʊ/

noun - the largest city in Japan, the capital of Japan

 
Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
BrE
/ˌri:əʊ də dʒə'neɪrəʊ/
AmE
/ˌri:oʊ də dʒə'neɪroʊ/

noun - the second largest city in Brazil

 
Sydney - Sydney
BrE
/'sɪdni/
AmE
/'sɪdni/

noun - the largest and the most populous city in Australia

 
run past - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'pɑ:st/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'pæst/

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it

run by
run by - probrat, zkonzultovat (něco s někým)
BrE
/ˌrʌn 'baɪ/
AmE
/ˌrʌn 'baɪ/

verb, informal - to discuss an idea with someone in order to see what they think about it

 
padded - protinárazový, vycpaný, vyztužený
BrE
/'pædɪd/
AmE
/'pædɪd/

adjective - having soft material placed inside so it makes it more comfortable or protects something from damage

 
red flag - varovné znamení (že je něco špatně)
BrE
/ˌred 'flæg/
AmE
/ˌred 'flæg/

noun - a warning sign or signal showing that something may be wrong

 
red flag - rudá vlajka, rudý prapor
BrE
/ˌred 'flæg/
AmE
/ˌred 'flæg/

noun - a flag that symbolises communism or revolution