corkscrew - vývrtka

noun - an instrument that is used to pull the cork out of a wine bottle

 

lash - bič

noun - a long leather strip which is used to beat a person or an animal

 

wistful - tesklivý, lítostivý

adjective - a bit sad because of something you used to have but don't have now

fly swatter - plácačka na mouchy

noun - a plastic tool with a long thin handle that is used to kill flies

skewer - jehla (na špíz), jehlice (na špíz), špejle (kuchařská)

noun - a long metal or wooden pin used to hold meat etc. together while cooking

 

nail varnish - lak na nehty

noun - a substance that is used to paint your nails and make them look shiny

 

BS - blbost, kecy, kidy, kraviny

noun, informal - nonsense, rubbish (an abbreaviation used to avoid the vulgar full form of the word)

 

windshield washer - ostřikovač čelního skla, ostřikování čelního skla

noun, American English - a device in a vehicle used to spray a cleaning fluid onto the windscreen to remove dirt etc.

windscreen washer - ostřikovač čelního skla, ostřikování čelního skla

noun, British English - a device in a vehicle used to spray a cleaning fluid onto the windscreen to remove dirt etc.

needle - jehla, injekční jehla

noun - a very thin, hollow piece of metal used to put medicine into the body, to take blood etc.

 

desensitize - přestávat si uvědomovat

verb - to start becoming less aware of a particular problem or situation because you are getting used to it

 

desensitise - přestávat si uvědomovat

verb, British English - to start becoming less aware of a particular problem or situation because you are getting used to it

 

load - načíst (počítačem)

verb - (of computers) to read the code and data of a programme and make it ready to be used

protractor - úhloměr

noun - a trasparent plastic instrument (like a ruler) that is used to measure angles of 0 to 180 degrees

paint - barva

noun - a coloured liquid that is put on walls (to give it a colour) or used to make pictures