postmodern - postmoderní, postmodernistický

adjective - relating to or characterized by a departure from modernist ideas, often questioning established norms, traditions, and absolute truths in art, literature, philosophy, or architecture

mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

hairband - čelenka, gumička do vlasů

noun - a narrow piece of plastic, fabric, or elastic that people wear on their head to keep their hair back and away from the face

 

exploitation - vykořisťování, zneužívání, využívání

noun - the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work; or the use of something for one’s own advantage

cinder block - tvárnice, škvárobetonová tvárnice

noun, technical - a large, rectangular building block made from a mixture of concrete and industrial cinders, typically hollow and used in construction for walls and foundations

 

weed out - protřídit, probrat, vyřadit, vytřídit, zbavit se (něčeho nežádoucího)

verb - to remove or eliminate something or someone that is unwanted or less desirable from a group, often to improve the overall quality or effectiveness

sliver - kousek, kousíček, odštěpek, úlomek (úzký, dlouhý)

noun - a small, thin piece or fragment that has been cut or broken off from a larger object, often with a sharp or narrow shape

 

sewerage - kanalizace (odvod odpadních vod)

noun - the system of pipes, drains, and infrastructure used for carrying away wastewater and sewage from buildings and streets to treatment facilities or disposal sites

storm drain - dešťová kanalizace, dešťová stoka

noun - a system of pipes or channels designed to carry rainwater from streets, sidewalks, and other surfaces into a drainage system or natural water bodies

 

oesophagus - jícen

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

cone - kornout

noun - a container that has a pointed bottom and round sides, often made of paper, plastic, or sometimes edible biscuit (to eat ice cream from)

 

mortar - malta

noun - a substance (made from a mixture of sand, cement and water) that is used when building a house etc. to join bricks, stones etc.