peat - rašelina

noun - special kind of black soil that is formed from decaying plants

 

diving board - skokanský můstek, skokanské prkno

noun - a long board from which you jump into the swimming pool

pollinate - opýlit, opylovat

verb - to transfer pollen from one plant to another and fertilize it

handbrake - ruční brzda

noun, British English - a brake operated by hand that prevents a vehicle from moving

 

chalk and cheese - nebe a dudy, jako nebe a dudy, úplně odlišný

phrase, British English - two people or things that are entirely different from each other

pick - trhat (např. ovoce), sbírat (např. ovoce)

verb - to remove flowers, fruits etc. from a plant, a tree etc.

 

detract - ubírat (na čem), zmenšovat, snižovat

verb - to take away from something, to make something less valuable etc.

 

northern - severní

adjective - in the north part or from the north part of something

flour - mouka

noun - the white powder made from grains used for baking (bread etc.)

travel - cestovat

verb - to go from one place to another, usually for longer distances

 

Stone Age - doba kamenná

noun - the period in history when people made tools etc. from stone

hold back - brzdit, zdržet, zdržovat

verb - to prevent something from moving forward; to make something go slower

hailstorm - krupobití

noun - a storm during which balls of ice fall from the clouds

shake - zatřást, třást, otřást se, zatřást se, třást se, klepat se, oklepat se

verb - to move quickly from side to side or up and down

be born - narodit se

verb - to come to the world from the womb of the mother