truncation - zkrácení, osekání, zestručnění, useknutí konce
BrE
/trʌŋ'keɪʃn/
AmE
/trʌŋ'keɪʃn/

noun, formal - the act of making something shorter by cutting off a part of it

 
truncate - zkrátit, osekat, seseknout, seříznout, zestručnit, uříznout konec
BrE
/trʌŋ'keɪt/
AmE
/'trʌŋkeɪt/

verb, formal - to make something shorter by cutting off a part of it

trail
trail - sledovat, stopovat
BrE
/'treɪl/
AmE
/'treɪl/

verb - to follow someone or something, often secretly, in order to watch them

trail
trail - táhnout (za sebou), vláčet, vléct
BrE
/'treɪl/
AmE
/'treɪl/

verb - to pull something behind you, or to be pulled along the ground

trailing
trailing - plazivý, převislý, popínavý
BrE
/'treɪlɪŋ/
AmE
/'treɪlɪŋ/

adjective - growing along the ground or hanging down instead of standing upright

 
exploratory - průzkumný, výzkumný, zjišťovací
BrE
/ɪk'splɒrətri/
AmE
/ɪk'splɒrətɔ:ri/

adjective - done in order to discover information or to examine something in more detail

 
categorical - kategorický, jednoznačný, rozhodný
BrE
/ˌkætə'gɒrɪkl/
AmE
/ˌkætə'gɑ:rɪkl/

adjective - expressed in a very clear and direct way, leaving no doubt or possibility of change

 
semiconductor - polovodič
BrE
/ˌsemɪkən'dʌktə/
AmE
/ˌsemɪkən'dʌktər/

noun - a substance or material that allows electricity to pass through it under some conditions but not under others, used especially in electronic devices

 
conductor - vodič (elektřiny, tepla)
BrE
/kən'dʌktə/
AmE
/kən'dʌktə/

noun - a substance or material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it easily

 
commensurate - úměrný, přiměřený, odpovídající, srovnatelný
BrE
/kə'menʃərət/
AmE
/kə'menʃərət/

adjective, formal - matching something in size, degree, or importance; appropriate in relation to something else

 
dementia - demence, slabomyslnost
BrE
/dɪ'menʃə/
AmE
/dɪ'menʃə/

noun, technical - a serious mental condition in which a person gradually loses the ability to think, remember, and behave normally, usually because of disease or old age

 
bereft - zbavený (něčeho), ochuzený, připravený (o něco)
BrE
/bə'reft/
AmE
/bə'reft/

adjective, formal - feeling very sad and lonely because something important has been taken away, or lacking something you need or expect

atonement
atonement - odčinění, náprava, pokání, smíření
BrE
/ə'təʊnmənt/
AmE
/ə'toʊnmənt/

noun, formal - an action or process that shows you regret hurting someone or doing something bad, and try to make it better

atone
atone - odčinit, napravit, odpykat
BrE
/ə'təʊn/
AmE
/ə'toʊn/

verb, formal - to do something to show you are sorry for something you caused and to make things right

sundries
sundries - drobnosti, různé věci, rozmanité věci
BrE
/'sʌndriz/
AmE
/'sʌndriz/

noun, formal - small, miscellaneous items that don’t fit into a specific category