eyewitness - očitý svědek

noun - a person who sees a crime or an accident happen and can describe what they saw

pole dancer - tanečnice u tyče

noun - a man or woman who dance around an upright pole, usually in a bar or club

larva - larva

noun - a young insect that has just come out of an egg and looks like a worm

rat - krysa, potkan

noun - an animal that looks like a large mouse, it has a long tail and sharp teeth

festival - festival

noun - an event where you can see a series of films, hear a series of bands etc.

goldfish - zlatá rybka, rybička (akvarijní)

noun - a small fish that people have in an aquarium or bowl at home as a pet

grapefruit - grep, grepfruit

noun - a large yellow fruit similar to an orange, with a more sour and sometimes bitter taste

 

autocracy - autokracie, samovláda

noun - a political system in which an individual or a small number of people have unlimited power

stick insect - pakobylka

noun - an insect with a very thin long body that can be easily mistaken for a stick

 

crabs - filcky, muňky

noun, informal - an infestation of a person's pubic hair by a special kind of lice called 'crab lice'

 

jump at - skočit po (příležitosti), popadnout (např. šanci), chopit se (např. příležitosti)

verb - to use an opportunity gladly and quickly, to accept an offer gladly and quickly

 

tree-hugger - ekologický aktivista, ochranář přírody

noun, informal - an uncomplimentary word for an environmentalist (esp. one who protests against cutting down trees)

demonstrate - účastnit se demonstrace, demonstrovat

verb - to take part in an event in which a large group of people march through the street to show their unhappiness about something etc.

 

patent - patent

noun - a legal document that gives an inventor the sole rights to his invention (so no one else may make it or sell it etc.)