thaw - obleva

noun - a period of warm weather after winter when everything melts

 

blank - slepý náboj (bez střeliva)

noun - a cartridge in a gun that doesn't contain a bullet

 

super glider - kluzák (pod zadek)

noun - a flat flexible piece of plastic with a handle that you sit on and slide down snowy slopes

 

bum board - kluzák (pod zadek)

noun - a flat flexible piece of plastic with a handle that you sit on and slide down snowy slopes

 

a snowball's chance in hell - žádná šance, bez šance

noun, informal - no chance at all

 

slush - sentimentální kýč, slaďák, doják

noun - a movie or a book that's too sentimental

 

slushy - rozbředlý, plný rozbředlého sněhu

adjective - full of melting, dirty snow

 

on the skids - skřípající, v problémech

adjective, informal - failing

 

hit the skids - začít skřípat, mít problémy

verb, informal - to begin to fail

skid - smyk

noun - (of a vehicle) an uncontrolled slide, especially on a wet or icy road

 

festively - svátečně, slavnostně

adverb - in a festive way

scale - odstranit šupiny

verb - to remove the scales (from a fish etc.), to lose scales

 

scaly - šupinatý

adjective - covered with scales

 

catch on - chytat se, chápat, pochopit, dojít

verb - to begin to understand

 

survey - dělat anketu, veřejný průzkum

verb - to make an observation by asking a lot of people the same question or questions