iron - železo

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 26) a hard strong metal used in industry, steel is made from it

scarecrow - strašák (slaměný), slaměný strašák, strašák na poli

noun - a figure made of straw and old clothes that is used to scare birds away from a field etc.

scanner - snímač, snímací zařízení, scanner

noun - a device that transfers texts and graphics from a sheet of paper etc. to electronic form for a computer

root - kořen

noun - the part of a plant which is under the ground and through which it gets nutrients from the soil

rescuer - záchranář

noun - a person whose job it is to save people from harmful or dangerous situations (e.g. in the mountains etc.)

cobra - kobra

noun - a poisonous snake from Africa or Southeast Asia, it can spread the skin at the back of its neck

perk - benefit, výhoda

noun - something that you get from your work in addition to your salary, e.g. company car or flexible working hours

postmark - poštovní razítko, razítko (poštovní)

noun - a mark stamped on a letter etc., it includes the place where it is sent from and the date

 

evacuate - evakuovat

verb - to move people from a dangerous area (e.g. in the case of a hurricane, volcano erruption, terrorist attack etc.)

water - voda

noun - the common colourless liquid that comes down from the sky as rain, or is in rivers and seas etc.

poplar - topol

noun - a tall fast-growing tree, it is often grown in windbreaks (rows of trees providing shelter from the wind)

 

mothball - naftalínová kulička, kulička proti molům

noun - a small ball of naphthalene or a similar chemical used to prevent moths from damaging clothes or fabrics when stored

 

English Channel - Lamanšský průliv

noun, technical - the narrow body of water that separates southern England from northern France, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea

 

chimney cake - trdelník

noun - a sweet pastry of Hungarian origin made from dough wrapped around a tube, coated in sugar, and baked until crispy

 

oddness - podivnost, zvláštnost, výstřednost, neobvyklost, odlišnost

noun - the quality of being strange or unusual; the state of being odd or different from what is expected or normal