icon - ikona, idol

noun - someone famous who is admired by many people and is seen as a symbol

author - být autorem, stát se autorem, vytvořit (dílo), napsat

verb, formal - to create something (e.g. write a book)

 

sobering - vážný, alarmující, nutící k zamyšlení

adjective - causing serious thought or reflection

 

sobriety - střídmost, rozvážnost, věcnost

noun, formal - the state of being serious and calm

 

sober - decentní, nenápadný, střízlivý

adjective - (of clothes or style) not brightly coloured, plain

 

sober - rozvážný, věcný, realistický

adjective - (of people or behaviour) serious, sensible and calm

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

 

expressway - dálnice, rychlostní silnice, víceproudá silnice

noun, American English - a high-speed road designed for fast traffic, typically with limited access points and separate lanes for opposing directions

bath - koupat

verb, British English - to wash by immersing in water

 

sponge bath - mytí houbou, mytí žínkou

noun - a way of cleaning your body using a damp sponge or washcloth instead of getting into a bathtub or shower

 

run a bath - napustit vanu, napustit vodu do vany

verb - to fill the bathtub with water before you take a bath

 

AC - klimatizace

noun - short for 'air conditioning'

 

IQ - IQ

noun - abbreviation for "intelligence quotient," a measure of a person's intelligence

 

mea culpa - moje chyba, moje vina

phrase - a phrase borrowed from latin that we use to admit that something was our fault

 

culpable - provinilý, vinný

adjective, formal - responsible or guilty of an offense or wrongdoing