lassie - děvčátko

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a girl (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

 

laddie - klouček

noun, informal - a nice informal word for a boy (used mainly in Scotland and in the north of England)

gramps - děda

noun, informal - an informal word for a grandfather

 

diminutive - zdrobnělina

noun - a word that shows that something or someone is small

 

afford - poskytovat, poskytnout, nabízet, nabídnout

verb, formal - to provide something

highway patrol - silniční policie, silniční hlídka, dálniční policie

, American English - a police unit that watches and controls traffic on roads to keep drivers safe and enforce the law

gate - závora

noun - a movable object that blocks a road or path to control or stop traffic

yield - dát přednost v jízdě, dát přednost (na křižovatce)

verb, formal - to slow down and let another vehicle go first before you continue driving

rest area - odpočívadlo (u silnice)

noun, American English - a place beside a motorway or highway where drivers can stop to rest, use toilets, or buy food and drinks

artery - tepna (dopravní), dopravní tepna

noun - an important main road that connects different parts of a city or region and carries a lot of traffic

asphalt - asfalt

noun - a black, sticky material used for making road surfaces that, when hardened, becomes a smooth, solid surface for vehicles to drive on

barrier - závora

noun - a movable or fixed object that blocks a road or path to control or stop traffic

road surface - povrch vozovky, povrch silnice, vozovka

noun - the top layer of a road that vehicles drive on

traffic violation - dopravní přestupek, porušení dopravních předpisů

noun - an action that breaks the laws or rules for driving on the road

roadblock - silniční zátaras, uzávěra silnice, zátarasa, zátaras (silniční)

noun - something that blocks the road and stops vehicles from passing, often used by police or during construction