partition
partition - přepažit, předělit, rozdělit, přehradit
BrE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/
AmE
/pɑ:'tɪʃən/

verb - to divide something, usually a room or a country, into two or more parts

dire wolf
dire wolf - pravlk obrovský
BrE
/ˌdaɪə'wʊlf/
AmE
/ˌdaɪər'wʊlf/

noun - the largest canine species, now extinct

 
dire - ubohý, chabý, špatný, hrozný
BrE
/'daɪə/
AmE
/'daɪər/

adjective, British English, informal - very bad, poor

in dire straits
in dire straits - v úzkých, v koncích
BrE
/ɪnˌdaɪə'streɪts/
AmE
/ɪnˌdaɪər'streɪts/

adjective - in a difficult situation

 
hot air - kecy, žvásty, prázdná slova, plané řeči
BrE
/ˌhɒt'eə/
AmE
/ˌhɑ:t̬'er/

noun - things that someone says that sound impressive, but are not true or have no real value

 
spice - šťáva, grády
BrE
/'spaɪs/
AmE
/'spaɪs/

noun - something that makes something more interesting or exciting

 
bass - okounek, mořčák
BrE
/'bæs/
AmE
/'bæs/

noun - one of many kinds of fish (the order perciformes)

 
tenor - tenor
BrE
/'tenə/
AmE
/'tenər/

noun - a man's singing voice between baritone and alto

 
alto - alt (hud.)
BrE
/'æltəʊ/
AmE
/'æltoʊ/

noun - a singing voice between soprano and tenor

 
crystal - krystal
BrE
/'krɪstl/
AmE
/'krɪstl/

noun - a kind of solid material where the molecules fit together in a regular pattern

 
negligently - nedbale, lhostejně
BrE
/'neglɪdʒəntli/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒəntli/

adverb, formal - without giving enough attention or care to things or people

 
negligently - ležerně
BrE
/'neglɪdʒəntli/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒəntli/

adverb, literary - in a way that is relaxed or informal

 
negligibly - zanedbatelně, nepatrně
BrE
/'neglɪdʒəbli/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒəbli/

adverb - in a way that is not important or worth considering

negligence
negligence - nedbalost
BrE
/'neglɪdʒəns/
AmE
/'neglɪdʒəns/

noun, formal - the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something

 
illusory - iluzorní, klamný
BrE
/ɪ'lu:səri/
AmE
/ɪ'lu:səri/

adjective, formal - seeming true or possible, but in fact, being false or impossible