act of God - vyšší moc

noun - something people have no control over, e.g. an earthquake etc.

 

backfire - mít zpětný zážeh, předčasně zapalovat (u auta), střílet do výfuku

verb - to make a sudden noise (in an engine or exhaust pipe)

backfire - vymstít se, mít opačný účinek, obrátit se proti

verb - to have the opposite effect to the one you intended, usually with bad results

 

larch - modřín

noun - a tall tree with needle-shaped leaves that fall in winter

 

clarity - jasnost, srozumitelnost (obsahu)

noun - easy to understand

 

juvenile - mladistvý, nezletilý

noun - a young person

 

ordeal - utrpení, tvrdá zkouška, martyrium

noun - a very difficult or unpleasant experience

leggings - legíny, přiléhavé kalhoty

noun - tight trousers, usually worn by women

herbivore - býložravec

noun - an animal that eats only plants

 

pointed - špičatý, zašpičatělý

adjective - something that has a sharp end

intrepid - neohrožený, nebojácný, statečný

adjective - brave, not afraid of danger

burpee - angličák (cvik)

noun - a type of exercise in which you do a squat, kick your feet back into a plank position and then back and then you stand up straight again

 

jackknife - sklapovačka

noun - a kind of exercise in which you lie flat and then raise your legs and body towards each other, touching your toes with your fingers

 

V-up - sklapovačka

noun - a kind of exercise in which you lie flat and then raise your legs and body towards each other, touching your toes with your fingers

 

timelessness - nadčasovost

noun, formal - the quality of not being affected by time