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

 

corner shop - večerka (obchod)

noun, British English - a place where you can buy food, newspapers, toiletries etc., usually located in a residential part of a town and has long opening hours

convenience store - večerka (obchod)

noun - a place where you can buy food, newspapers, toiletries etc., usually located in a residential part of a town and has long opening hours

 

it - kdo má babu (ve hře na honěnou), kdo piká (ve hře na schovávanou)

noun - the player who is supposed to catch other players (in a game of 'tag') or find other players (while playing hide-and-seek) etc.

 

bromine - brom

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 35) a dark brown liquid element found e.g. in seawater, it is known for its strong choking smell

 

aluminum - hliník

noun, American English - (the chemical element of atomic number 13) a very light, silvery grey metal, it is used in construction, packaging (wrapping foil etc.), transportation etc.

 

aluminium - hliník

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 13) a very light, silvery grey metal, it is used in construction, packaging (wrapping foil etc.), transportation etc.

 

haze - šikanovat (obzvl. jako součást rituálu)

verb, American English - to harass a new student etc. in a humiliating way, usually as a ritual before someone becomes a new member of a group etc.

 

irony - ironie

noun - a way of speaking in a way that the words that are said have a different meaning, it is often used to insult people

 

Buddhism - budhizmus

noun - an eastern religion that follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, a philosophy in which people try to purify their mind, avoid all evil etc.

 

Mad Eye Moody - Pošuk Moody

noun - Harry's teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts in his fourth year at Hogwarts (he had a magical eye and only one leg)

stonewall - dělat obstrukce, zdržovat, blokovat

verb - to refuse to cooperate or answer questions, often in a deliberate or obstructive way, in order to delay or block progress in a discussion, investigation, or process

 

sequence - scéna (ve filmu)

noun - a part of a movie consisting of a series of images or scenes

 

silver - stříbrný

adjective - made of whitish precious metal, or being of the colour of this metal

 

grammar - gramatika, mluvnice

noun - the rules of a language; the study of the rules of a language