pawn - pěšec (v šachu), pěšák (v šachu), pinčl (v šachu)

noun - the most numerous and the least powerful chesspiece, it only moves forward and captures to the side

 

pedestrianize - vyhradit pro chodce, vytvořit pěší zónu

verb - to change a street or area in a town or city so that only pedestrians can enter it

be on a diet - držet dietu

verb - to eat only certain kinds of food or stop eating very much in order to lose weight etc.

 

quack - šarlatán

noun, informal - a doctor who only pretends to be a doctor or who is very bad at his/her job

relay - štafetový závod, štafetový běh, štafeta

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues

relay race - štafetový závod, štafetový běh

noun - a race between teams in which each member only runs a part of the way and another continues

 

interim - dočasný, přechodný

adjective - not permanent, done only for a short time (e.g. until something else is done, something else happens etc.)

 

anthropomorphize - personifikovat

verb - to treat things or animals as if they were people (esp. in books)

 

crumple - posmutnět (v obličeji), zkroutit se (obličej)

verb - (of a face) to become sad or disappointed, as if wanting to cry

 

rehab - odvykačka, rehabka, rehabilitace, odvykací léčba

noun, informal - a place where people get help if they have a drug problem etc.