windscreen washer - ostřikovač čelního skla, ostřikování čelního skla

noun, British English - a device in a vehicle used to spray a cleaning fluid onto the windscreen to remove dirt etc.

turnpike - dálnice, placená dálnice

noun, American English - a toll road, typically a major highway or expressway, where drivers must pay a fee at toll booths

 

strut - vzpěra, podpěra

noun - a piece of wood or metal that helps to hold something, such as a building or a vehicle

 

nail file - pilníček na nehty

noun - a strip of metal with a rough surface that you use to give your nails a better shape

tradesman - řemeslník, odborník (na řemeslo), živnostník

noun - a skilled person who works with their hands in a particular trade, such as a plumber or carpenter

 

spiral staircase - točité schodiště

noun - a set of steps that curve around a central point, going upward or downward in a twisting pattern

ballad - balada, ploužák

noun - a type of song or poem that tells a story, often romantic or sentimental, a slow romantic song

 

umbilical cord - pupeční šňůra

noun - a flexible tube that connects a developing fetus to the placenta in the womb of a pregnant woman

memory lane - nostalgické vzpomínání, zavzpomínání

noun - thinking about or remembering the past (usually after 'a walk down', 'a trip down' or 'a stroll down')

 

lollipop man - pán hlídající přechod, strážce přechodu

noun, British English, informal - a man who guards a pedestrian crossing near a school and makes sure children cross the road safely

lollipop lady - paní hlídající přechod, strážkyně přechodu

noun, British English, informal - a woman who guards a pedestrian crossing near a school and makes sure children cross the road safely

 

lease - pronajmout, pronajmout si

verb, formal - to use a house, a piece of land etc under a lease, or to let someone use it

canvas - malířské plátno, malba, obraz (na plátně)

noun - a piece of canvas that is used for painting on, or a painting on a piece of canvas

 

takeaway - jídlo prodávané s sebou

noun, British English - a meal bought at a restaurant or a shop and taken somewhere else to be eaten, usually home

 

semaphore - semafor (abeceda)

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern