semiconductor - polovodič

noun - a substance or material that allows electricity to pass through it under some conditions but not under others, used especially in electronic devices

tug of war - přetahovaná, přetahování lanem

noun - a contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a central line

 

palm reader - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 

palmist - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 

palm - schovat v dlani (např. při kouzlení), ukrást (schováním do dlaně)

verb - to hide something in the palm of your hand, especially when you are performing a magic trick or when you are stealing something

lazy Susan - otočný tác, otočný podnos

noun - a rotating tray, usually placed in the center of a table, that makes it easy for people to reach food or other items

 

tonic - tonikum, vodička (na kůži, vlasy apod.)

noun - a medicine in the form of a liquid that you put on your skin or hair to make it look better and healthier

trick or treat - halloweenská koleda, halloweenské koledování

phrase - a phrase children use when they go from house to house in costumes asking for candy on Halloween, the custom of doing this

 

patronize - poučovat, povyšovat se, chovat se blahosklonně

verb - to behave in a way that seems friendly but shows that you think that someone is not as intelligent or experienced as you

 

take turns - střídat se

verb - to do an activity in a way that first one person does something, then the other person, then the first person again etc.

 

x-rays - rentgen

noun - beams of invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc.

juggle - žonglovat

verb - to throw things up into the air and catch them so that there are more things in the air at the same time

fence - plot

noun - a wooden or metal or wire barrier that runs around a garden etc. to prevent people or animals from getting in or out

sightseeing - prohlížení památek, chození po památkách

noun - an activity often done by tourists in which they go from one place to another and they look at buildings, statues, churches etc.

 

Snow White - Sněhurka

noun - the main character from a famous fairytale about a beautiful girl who comes to live with seven little dwarfs in a little cottage