radish - ředkvička, ředkev

noun - a small red or white vegetable that grows underground, it has a strong taste and is usually eaten raw e.g. in salads etc.

piano - piano, pianino

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

 

oil - ropa

noun - a thick dark liquid that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground

 

jump ship - opustit loď (přeneseně), (předčasně) odejít

verb - to leave a company or an organization because you think it is about to fail or you want to join a rival organization

 

soap opera - telenovela, nekonečný seriál

noun - a television serial with many episodes that shows the life of a group of people, it is usually very emotional and far-fetched

 

petroleum - ropa

noun - a thick dark oil that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground

 

euphemism - eufemismus, eufemizmus

noun - a phrase or a word that is used to replace a word that might offend someone or make them feel unpleasant or embarrassed

 

iodine - jod

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 53) a halogen that is often used in medicine (usually as a disinfectant), it forms black crystals

 

chromium - chrom

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 24) a blue-white metal resistant to corrosion, it is used in stainless steel and other alloys

troll - troll, trol, zlobr

noun - a large mythical creature appearing in Scandinavian stories and fantasy books (Tolkien, Pratchett, Rowling etc.), it is very ugly and lives in caves

 

crouch - přikrčení

noun - the position of the body in which the knees and the body is slightly bent so that you are closer to the ground

 

spinal cord - mícha

noun - an important part of the central nervous system, it is connected to the base of the brain and extends through the vertebral column

coat - kabát

noun - a piece of clothing that you wear over your other clothes, usually in winter or cold weather, it is usually long and warm

onion - cibule

noun - a kind of vegetable with many layers, it is used in cooking and has a very strong smell, which often makes people cry

needle - jehla

noun - a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and an eye on the other, it is used for sewing