fried - smažený

adjective - cooked in very hot fat or oil, usually in a pan

 

technocracy - technokracie

noun - a political system in which specialists, scientists etc. are in charge

 

officialdom - byrokracie

noun - used to refer to people who have a position of authority, especially in the government or in on other organizations, usually when you think that their rules are not effective

hard shoulder - krajnice (zpevněná), zpevněná krajnice, nouzový pruh

noun, British English - a strip of road along the side of a motorway or highway, where vehicles can stop in an emergency

 

defender - obránce, defenzivní hráč

noun - a player whose role is to stop the opposing team from scoring, especially in football (soccer) or similar sports

 

slow-burn - pomalu se rozvíjející

adjective - (of a story, movie, or romance) developing slowly over time but becomes very exciting or emotional in the end.

boycott - bojkot, odmítnutí, protestní neúčast

noun - the act of refusing to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting or expressing disapproval

houndstooth - kohoutí stopa (vzor na látce)

noun - a pattern of broken or jagged checks, typically in black and white, resembling the shape of a dog's tooth

rebus - rébus, obrazová hádanka

noun - a puzzle in which words or parts of words are represented by pictures, symbols, or the arrangement of letters

 

sandbar - písčina, písečný pás, písečná lavice

noun - a long, narrow strip of sand in a river or along a shore, formed by the movement of water

overseer - dohled, dohlížitel, dozorce, pracovní dohled

noun - a person who is in charge of overseeing the operations of a particular task or a group of workers

drag show - travesty show

noun - a show in which men and women put on clothes an make-up and act like the opposite gender

mannequin - figurína v obchodě nebo ve výkladní skříni

noun - a full-size model of the human body that is used in shops or shop windows to display clothes

 

governess - vychovatelka

noun - (especially in the past) a woman employed by a rich family to live with them and teach their children

 

scarcity - nedostatek, nouze

noun - a situation in which there is not enough of something for the people who need it or want it.