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

 

honoree - laureát, držitel ocenění, oceněná osoba

noun - a person who receives an award or honour

 

every now and again - občas, čas od času, sem tam

adverb - sometimes, occasionally

 

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)

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

bauble - laciná ozdoba, cetka, tretka

noun - a piece of cheap jewellery

 

roll up - stočit, srolovat

verb - to make something into the shape of a tube

 

unroll - rozbalit, rozbalit se, rozvinout, rozvinout se

verb - to open or unwind something that has been rolled up so that it becomes flat

Christmas cracker - vánoční petarda, vánoční rachejtle

noun - a festive paper tube with a surprise inside, pulled open with a snap during Christmas celebrations