hourglass - přesýpací hodiny

noun - a glass container in which sand moves from the top part to the bottom part measuring time

 

arrest - zadržení, zatknutí, zatýkání

noun - (of the police) the act of taking somebody prisoner in order to ask them about a crime

 

scroll - posunout text (na monitoru), projet text (na monitoru), posunout obrazovku

verb - to move the text or images (e.g. on a webpage) up or down on the computer screen

 

parchment - pergamen

noun - a kind of paper used in the past, made from the skin of some animals (e.g. sheep)

vest - tílko, nátělník

noun, British English - a piece of clothing that is worn on the top part of the body under other clothes

motel - motel

noun - a hotel at the side of the road that is used by people who travel by car

 

rank - řada (na šachovnici)

noun - a line of squares on the chessboard marked 1-8

 

it - přípravné 'it' (pomocný podmět v 'cleft' souvětích)

pronoun - a subject we use in the so called 'cleft sentences'

 

hall - kolej (vysokoškolská)

noun, British English - a building (on the campus) where college students can live

 

stain - mořit, namořit (dřevo)

verb - to change the colour of wood using a special liquid

 

issue - vydání, vystavení (např. dokladu)

noun - the act of officially giving someone something, e.g. a passport

due date - termín porodu, termín (porodu)

noun - the date when a baby is expected to be born

pavement - povrch vozovky, povrch silnice, vozovka

noun, American English - the hard surface of a road that vehicles drive on

road surface - povrch vozovky, povrch silnice, vozovka

noun - the top layer of a road that vehicles drive on

curve - zatáčka

noun, American English - a place on the road etc. that bends or turns