plight - nesnáz, tíživá situace, obtížná situace, kritická situace, nouze
BrE
/'plaɪt/
AmE
/'plaɪt/

noun - a difficult or dangerous situation, especially one that is serious or unfortunate

 
unnecessarily - zbytečně, nepotřebně, nadbytečně
BrE
/ˌʌn'nesəsərəli/
AmE
/ˌʌnˌnesə'serəli/

adverb - in a way that is not needed or without a good reason

 
middlebrow - obyčejný člověk, průměrný člověk, člověk průměrného vkusu
BrE
/'mɪdlˌbraʊ/
AmE
/'mɪdlˌbraʊ/

noun - a person of average taste, a person who is not very intellectual

foreman
foreman - mistr, předák
BrE
/'fɔ:mən/
AmE
/'fɔ:rmən/

noun - a skilled worker who is in charge of a group of workers

 
stakeholder - zainteresovaný subjekt
BrE
/'steɪkhəʊldə/
AmE
/'steɪkhəʊldər/

noun - a person or a company that is involved in a particular organization

 
dive - putika, pajzl (špinavý bar)
BrE
/'daɪv/
AmE
/'daɪv/

noun, informal - a bar or club that is cheap and usually dark and dirty

 
efficacy - účinnost, efektivnost
BrE
/'efɪkəsi/
AmE
/'efɪkəsi/

noun, formal - the ability of something to do what it is supposed to do

buy
buy - uvěřit, skočit, naletět, zbaštit
BrE
/'baɪ/
AmE
/'baɪ/

verb, informal - to believe something, especially when it is not likely to be true

 
caregiver - pečovatel, pečovatelka, opatroval, opatrovatelka
BrE
/'keəˌgɪvə/
AmE
/'kerˌgɪvər/

noun, American English - somebody who looks after a person who is too young, ill etc.

caretaker
caretaker - pečovatel, pečovatelka, opatroval, opatrovatelka
BrE
/'keəˌteɪkə/
AmE
/'kerˌteɪkər/

noun, American English - somebody who looks after a person who is too young, ill etc.

 
refute - vyvrátit, popřít, dokázat nepravdivost
BrE
/rɪ'fju:t/
AmE
/rɪ'fju:t/

verb, formal - to prove that a statement, theory, or belief is wrong or false

lag behind
lag behind - zaostávat, zaostávat za někým, loudat se, pozdit se
BrE
/ˌlæg bɪ'haɪnd/
AmE
/ˌlæg bɪ'haɪnd/

verb - to be slower than is expected, to be slower than the rest

 
precinct - okrsek
BrE
/'pri:sɪŋkt/
AmE
/'pri:sɪŋkt/

noun, American English - one of the parts that a town or city is divided into

drama
drama - dramatický pořad, vážný seriál, drama
BrE
/'drɑ:mə/
AmE
/'drɑ:mə/

noun - a TV programme or a film that is serious, not a comedy

 
identification - identifikace
BrE
/aɪˌdentɪfɪ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/aɪˌdent̬ɪfɪ'keɪʃn/

noun - the process of recognizing or showing who or what someone/something is