valerian - kozlík, kozlík lékařský

noun, technical - a plant witch clusters of small white and pink flowers whose root is used in medicine, often to help people relax or sleep

 

pergola - pergola

noun - a simple wooden structure that climbing plants grow over and through, sometimes used as shade from the sun for people to sit under

dumbbell - činka, jednoruční činka, jednoručka

noun - a short bar with a weight or a set of weights at each end that is used to make your arm muscles stronger

chopstick - hůlka (na jídlo), jídelní hůlka

noun - on of the two long thin sticks that are used in China, Japan etc. to eat with (instead of a knife and fork)

 

x-rays - rentgen

noun - beams of invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc.

 

euphemism - eufemismus, eufemizmus

noun - a phrase or a word that is used to replace a word that might offend someone or make them feel unpleasant or embarrassed

 

chromium - chrom

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 24) a blue-white metal resistant to corrosion, it is used in stainless steel and other alloys

 

fluorine - fluor

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 9) a pale yellow poisonous gas, some of its compounds are used in toothpaste to prevent cavities

salt - sůl

noun - a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans

 

cloche - ochranný poklop (jídla či rostlin), poklop

noun - a glass or plastic cover in the shape of a bell that is used to cover young plants to protect them from cold, or to cover food to prevent it from going stale or protect it from insects

spirit level - vodováha

noun - a tool with a glass tube filled liquid with a bubble of air inside that is used to check whether a surface is flat

level - vodováha

noun - a tool with a glass tube filled liquid with a bubble of air inside that is used to check whether a surface is flat

cartridge - kazeta, náplň, zásobník

noun - a small container or case that is designed to be fitted into a larger device and can be replaced when empty or used up