academia - akademická obec, vědecká obec, akademické prostředí

noun - the environment or community concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship, typically in universities or other academic institutions

 

foresight - prozíravost, předvídavost, schopnost předvídat

noun - the ability to imagine or plan what will or might happen in the future and to prepare for it wisely

automatic transmission - automatická převodovka, automatické řazení

noun - a type of gearbox in a car that changes gears automatically without the need for the driver to shift manually

 

C-section - císařský řez (při porodu)

noun, American English - a medical operation in which the belly of a pregnant woman is cut open and the baby is taken out

 

caesarean - císařský řez (při porodu)

noun - a medical operation in which the belly of a pregnant woman is cut open and the baby is taken out

balance - zůstatek (účtu), dlužná částka

noun - the amount of money left in your account, the amount of many that you owe on your credit card etc.

liquorice - lékořice

noun - black substance made using the roots of the liquorice plant, it can be used in medicine or eaten as sweets

strain - cedit, přecedit, scedit, slít vodu

verb - to separate the liquid part from the solid part by pouring it through something with very small holes in it

 

hippie - hippie

noun - a youth movement of the 1960 in the USA based mainly on based on drugs, sex, and rock and roll.

 

head-on - čelně (např. o nehodě)

adverb - in a way that the front of something (e.g. a car) hits the front of something else (e.g. another car)

 

motion sickness - nemoc z pohybu, kinetóza

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car, on a plane, on the sea etc.

 

country code - předvolba státu (tel.), předvolba (tel.)

noun - the number that you dial before the actual phone number if you want to contact someone in a different country

crucifixion - ukřižování

noun - the act of nailing a person to a wooden cross which was used in the Roman times to punish criminals

 

poach - mírně povařit (v mírně vroucí vodě, např. rybu); povařit vejce bez skořápky (ztracené vejce)

verb - to cook below the boiling point in a small amount of liquid (esp. fish); to cook eggs without the shell

 

Holy Spirit - Duch Svatý, Svatý Duch

noun - the third person in the Holy Trinity, one that Jesus promised to send to his followers after he had gone