bouillon - vývar, bujón

noun - a liquid made by boiling bones or bones with meat and vegetables, which is used to add flavour to various dishes

 

dry run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 

dummy run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 

institutionalise - hospitalizovat

verb - to send someone, especially someone who is sick or mentally ill, to stay in a special hospital for a long period

break-down - porucha (stroje)

noun - a failure of a machine (e.g. a car etc.), a time when a machine stops working or is not working properly

 

orbit - oběžná dráha

noun - a path of a satellite that is going around a planet or the path of a planet going around a star

enamel - smalt, glazura

noun - a hard substance that is used to protect the surface of some metal or clay things, such as pots, pans etc.

zebra crossing - přechod pro chodce

noun, British English - a place where pedestrians can cross a road, it is marked by white stripes painted on the surface of the road

 

yo-yo - jojo

noun - a disk on a string that is used as a toy, it can be made to run down and up again

 

youth hostel - ubytovna, ubytovna pro mládež

noun - a kind of hotel in which you share your room with other people, it is usually much cheaper than normal hotels

warranty - záruka (na zboží)

noun - a statement that promises that if a product you buy is faulty, it will be replaced or repaired free of charge

whistle - píšťalka, píšťala

noun - an instrument that can produce a very high sound; a musical instrument that produces high notes and is played by blowing

tongue - jazyk (v ústech)

noun - the part of the body that you use to taste food, it is in your mouth and moves when you speak

 

Shrieking Shack - Chroptící chýše

noun - (Harry Potter) the haunted house in Hogsmeade that everyone tries to avoid, it is connected to Hogwarts by a secret passage

beetle - brouk

noun - an insect with a hard and shiny covering of its wings, it is usually black, but can have other colours, too