braise - dusit

verb - to cook something (usually meat or vegetables) slowly in a small amount of liquid

 

doping - doping

noun - the illegal act of taking a chemical substance to improve one's performance in sports

 

nail varnish - lak na nehty

noun - a substance that is used to paint your nails and make them look shiny

entertainer - bavič, komik

noun - a person whose job is to make people laugh (for example on TV etc.)

 

plagiarize - plagiovat, opsat (něco od někud jako plagiát), vytvořit plagiát, napodobit (vytvořit plagiát)

verb - to copy someone else's words or ideas and say that they are your own

contractor - zhotovitel, stavitel, stavební firma, dodavatel

noun - a person or a company who is hired to do work or provide services

 

underestimate - podcenit, podceňovat, podhodnotit

verb - to think that something is smaller, easier, less important etc. that it really is

 

misrepresent - zkreslovat

verb - to create a false image of something, or one that is only partially true

 

lower-class - patřící k nižší vrstvě (společenské), patřící k nižší třídě (společenské)

adjective - belonging to or connected with the social class that includes the poor, working people

 

middle-class - patřící ke střední třídě, týkající se střední třídy

adjective - belonging to or connected with the social class between the lower and upper class

 

resistance - odolnost, imunita

noun - the state or ability to stay unaffected by something (such as a virus etc.)

wound - zranit

verb - to injure somebody, esp. in a way that the skin is cut or broken

eggplant - lilek, baklažán

noun, American English - a purple vegetable, its shape is similar to the one of a large egg

aubergine - lilek, baklažán

noun, British English - a purple vegetable, its shape is similar to the one of a large egg

 

complex - komplex, mindrák

noun - a mental problem that causes people to care or worry too much about something