futurist - předvídač budoucnosti

noun - a person who makes predictions about what is going to happen in the future based on their knowledge

stock cube - kostka bujónu, kostkový bujón

noun, British English - a small cube made from the dried juices of meat or vegetables, used for making soups or sauces

bouillon cube - kostka bujónu, kostkový bujón

noun, American English - a small cube made from the dried juices of meat or vegetables, used for making soups or sauces

 

upper class - vyšší vrstva (společenská), vyšší třída (společenská)

noun - the social class that includes very rich people or people with a higher social status than everyone else

 

alchemist - alchymista

noun - a kind of scientist (especially in the medieval times) whose job was to turn ordinary metal into gold

 

paddle - pálka (např. na stolní tenis)

noun, American English - a flat piece of wood covered in rubber that is used to hit the ball in table tennis

cold frame - pařeniště

noun - a structure covered with foil, glass or plastic etc. that is used to protect plants from the cold

 

X-Files - Akta X

noun - a popular TV show in the 1990s about FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigating strange and supernatural cases

real estate agent - realitní makléř, realitní agent

noun, American English - a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

estate agent - realitní makléř, realitní agent

noun, British English - a person whose job is to arrange the buying, selling or renting of houses, apartments etc. for people

 

past simple - minulý prostý čas

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happened at some point in the past or happened regularly in the past, were generally true etc. Verbs usually have the ending -ED and in questions and negatives we usually use DID / DIDN'T

 

Parkinson - Parkinsonova choroba

noun - a progressive neurological disease that affects movement. It causes shaking, stiffness, and difficulty with walking and coordination. It is caused by the loss of dopamine-producing cells in the brain

baptize - pokřtít, křtít

verb - to perform a ceremony in which they pour water on a person's head or in which a person is submerged in water to show that they have become members of the church

redevelop - revitalizovat, přestavět, zrekonstruovat (oblast)

verb - to improve an area, especially by removing old buildings or structures and replacing them with new ones, or by changing its use

laburnum - štědřenec (zlatý déšť)

noun - an ornamental tree or shrub, it has bright yellow flowers in spring (also known as 'golden chain') and its seeds are poisonous