fried - smažený

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

 

puncture - píchnout (kolo), propíchnout

verb - to make a small hole in something, esp. in a tyre

produce - vyrobit, sestrojit, vyrábět, produkovat

verb - to make something esp. in large quantities, in a factory etc.

eyedrops - kapky do očí

noun - a liquid that you put in your eyes in small drops

 

technocracy - technokracie

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

deciduous - opadavý (strom)

adjective - used in connection with trees that lose their leaves in winter

 

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

 

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

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

rebus - rébus, obrazová hádanka

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

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.