Libra - váhy (znamení zvěrokruhu)

noun - the seventh sign of the Zodiac (scales) or a person born under this sign (between August 23rd and October 22nd)

 

get-well-soon card - přání k brzkému uzdravení

noun - a card that you give someone who is ill to express the hope that they soon recover from the illness

elevenses - dopolední svačina

noun, British English, informal - a short break in the late morning, usually around 11 o’clock, when people have a hot drink and a small snack

investor - investor

noun - a person or organization that puts money into financial schemes, property, or a business with the expectation of achieving a profit

 

tract - trakt, cesta

noun - a defined area or passage within the body, often referring to a system of organs or tissues with a common function

sifter - prosévačka, sítko (např. na mouku)

noun - a container with a handle that has a fine mesh in the bottom used for aerating flour and removing large clumps

alligator pear - avokádo

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

 

counterpart - protějšek

noun - a person or a thing that has the same or similar function or position as another one in a different situation

avocado - avokádo

noun - a tropical fruit shaped like a pear, with green skin, soft green flesh inside and a large seed in the centre

 

survival - přežití

noun - the act of going on living or existing after a dangerous event or a difficult situation, e.g. a disaster, war etc.

parachute - padák

noun - a piece of equipment that enables a person to jump from a plane and fall slowly and safely to the ground

chute - padák

noun, informal - a piece of equipment that enables a person to jump from a plane and fall slowly and safely to the ground

fencing - šerm, šermování

noun - the act of fighting with a light sword, a kind of sport in which two contestants fight with a light sword

 

ulna - loketní kost (anat.)

noun - one of the two bones between the elbow and the wrist, its on the side opposite the thumb

hem - založit (vytvořit lem)

verb - to fold and sew the edge of a piece of clothing (usually at the bottom) to prevent it from fraying and to make it the right length