futurist - předvídač budoucnosti
BrE
/'fju:tʃərɪst/
AmE
/'fju:tʃərɪst/

noun - a person who makes predictions about what is going to happen in the future based on their knowledge

compete
compete - soupeřit, konkurovat
BrE
/kəm'pi:t/
AmE
/kəm'pi:t/

verb - to try to be more successful than someone else who is trying to do the same as you

 
name day - svátek, jmeniny
BrE
/'neɪm deɪ/
AmE
/'neɪm deɪ/

noun - a celebration of someone's name, held every year on a special day that is associated with the name

canvas
canvas - malířské plátno, malba, obraz (na plátně)
BrE
/'kænvəs/
AmE
/'kænvəs/

noun - a piece of canvas that is used for painting on, or a painting on a piece of canvas

 
rigidly - nekompromisně
BrE
/'rɪdʒɪdli/
AmE
/'rɪdʒɪdli/

adverb - in a way that shows that someone is not willing to change their way of behaving or thinking

 
nozzle - tryska, hubice
BrE
/'nɒzl/
AmE
/'nɑ:zl/

noun - a part that is attached to the end of a hose or pipe to control the stream better

 
paternity leave - otcovská dovolená
BrE
/pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

drumstick
drumstick - drůbeží stehýnko
BrE
/'drʌmstɪk/
AmE
/'drʌmstɪk/

noun - the lower part of the leg of a chicken, turkey or other poultry that is cooked and eaten

 
revoke - zrušit, odvolat
BrE
/rɪ'vəʊk/
AmE
/rɪ'vəʊk/

verb, formal - to officially cancel something (an agreement, a law, a permission etc.) so that is no longer in effect

 
prequel - předehra, dílo dějově umístění před děj jiného díla (např. filmového)
BrE
/'pri:kwəl/
AmE
/'pri:kwəl/

noun - a book, a movie etc. whose story is placed before the events of the previous book, movie, etc.

 
quarantine - dát do karantény
BrE
/'kwɒrənti:n/
AmE
/'kwɔ:rənti:n/

verb - to keep a person or an animal that may be carrying a disease is kept away from others

 
my foot - to zrovna
BrE
/maɪ'fʊt/
AmE
/maɪ'fʊt/

phrase, informal - a phrase we use when we think that what has just been said is not true at all

pointer
pointer - ukazovátko
BrE
/'pɔɪntə/
AmE
/'pɔɪnt̬ər/

noun - a thin wooden stick etc. that is used to show something on the blackboard, on a map etc.

 
interim - dočasný, přechodný
BrE
/'ɪntərɪm/
AmE
/'ɪnt̬ərɪm/

adjective - not permanent, done only for a short time (e.g. until something else is done, something else happens etc.)

postcode
postcode - poštovní směrovací číslo
BrE
/'pəʊstˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'poʊstˌkoʊd/

noun, British English - a code made up of numbers and/or letters that identifies the place where a letter is sent