checkmate - dát mat

verb - to put the opponent's king in a position from which there is no escape

 

life-saving - záchranný, život zachraňující

adjective - done to save lives

 

capture - zajetí, dopadení

noun - the act of making someone prisoner, the state of being prisoner

 

diagonal - úhlopříčka, diagonála

noun - a straight line connecting two nonadjacent corners of a rectangle, a square, etc.

 

file - sloupec (na šachovnici)

noun - a column of squares on a chessboard marked A-H

 

rank - řada (na šachovnici)

noun - a line of squares on the chessboard marked 1-8

slope - sklon

noun - the angle at which a surface is going up or down

 

slope - svažovat se, mít sklon

verb - to go up or down at an angle

swimming ring - plavací kruh, plavací kolo, nafukovací kolo

noun - an inflatable rubber ring that you put around your waist to help you swim

swim ring - plavací kruh, plavací kolo, nafukovací kolo

noun - an inflatable rubber ring that you put around your waist to help you swim

lifesaver - záchranný kruh

noun, American English - a kind of ring that floats in water and is used to save someone who is drowning

 

ahem - ehm

interjection - the sound of somebody clearing their throat

 

one of these days - jednou, jednoho dne

adverb - at some point in the future

boast - honosit se, pyšnit se, moci se pochlubit

verb - to be proud of something impressive that you have

hook-and-loop - se suchým zipem, opatřen suchým zipem

adjective - fitted with a Velcro fastener