adversarial
adversarial - konfliktní, oponentní, konfrontační, odporující si
BrE
/ˌædvɜ:'seəriəl/
AmE
/ˌædvər'seriəl/

adjective, formal - involving conflict or opposition, especially in a way where two sides compete or argue against each other

 
slow-burn - pomalu se rozvíjející
BrE
/'sləʊˌbɜ:n/
AmE
/'sloʊˌbɜ:rn/

adjective - (of a story, movie, or romance) developing slowly over time but becomes very exciting or emotional in the end.

hose down
hose down - postříkat hadicí
BrE
/həʊz'daʊn/
AmE
/hoʊz'daʊn/

verb - to pour water on something using a hose

fae
fae - víla
BrE
/'feɪ/
AmE
/'feɪ/

noun - a fairy, a small magical creature from children's tales that looks like a woman and has wings

 
sire - zplodit, být otcem, stát se otcem
BrE
/'saɪə/
AmE
/'saɪr/

verb, formal - to be the male parent of a child or animal offspring

 
sire - samec, plemeník, otec (zvířete), hřebec (v chovu)
BrE
/'saɪə/
AmE
/'saɪr/

noun, technical - the male parent of an animal, especially a stallion that is used for breeding

 
sire - pane, veličenstvo, můj pane, králi
BrE
/'saɪə/
AmE
/'saɪr/

noun, dated - a respectful form of address used for a king or nobleman, especially in the past

enraged
enraged - rozzuřený, vzteklý, běsnící, zuřící, rozzlobený
BrE
/ɪn'reɪdʒd/
AmE
/ɪn'reɪdʒd/

adjective - very angry, furious

sycophant
sycophant - patolízal, podlézavec, pochlebovač, přisluhovač
BrE
/'sɪkəfənt/
AmE
/'sɪkəfənt/

noun, formal - a person who says nice things to powerful people just to get their help or to stay in their favour

 
sleaze - špína, nemravnost, nechutnosti
BrE
/'sli:z/
AmE
/'sli:z/

noun - low-quality behaviour that is dishonest, immoral, or cheap, especially in politics, business, or sexual matters

 
slop - pomeje, šlichta, břečka
BrE
/'slɒp/
AmE
/'slɑ:p/

noun - thin, watery, or sloppy food, especially food that is unpleasant or of low quality, often fed to animals

 
hone - zdokonalovat, zdokonalit, pilovat, vypilovat (např. schopnosti, techniku)
BrE
/'həʊn/
AmE
/'hoʊn/

verb - to improve a skill, technique, or ability by practicing it regularly

hone
hone - naostřit, nabrousit, dobrousit (čepel, ostří apod.)
BrE
/'həʊn/
AmE
/'hoʊn/

verb - to sharpen something, especially a blade, by rubbing it on a stone or similar surface

 
Pritt - Pritt
BrE
/'prɪt/
AmE
/'prɪt/

noun - the last name of the inventor of the glue stick

 
gassy - trpící plynatostí, trpící problémy s nadýmáním, plynatý
BrE
/'gæsi/
AmE
/'gæsi/

adjective, American English, informal - having too much air in the stomach