highway patrol - silniční policie, silniční hlídka, dálniční policie

, American English - a police unit that watches and controls traffic on roads to keep drivers safe and enforce the law

 

urchin - uličník, kluk z ulice

noun - a small child who is poor or dirty, often seen on the streets, sometimes used kindly or humorously

blip - blikající bod na obrazovce, blikající tečka (na radaru apod.)

noun - a temporary spot or flash on a screen, especially one showing the location of something (e.g. aircraft, submarine)

 

tourist office - turistická kancelář, informace

noun - an office that provides tourists with information on interesting things to see and do in the local area

 

caster - sypátko (např. na cukr)

noun - a container with many holes in the top that is used to scatter salt or sugar on food

splurge - rozhazování peněz, vyhazování peněz (za něco)

noun, informal - the act of spending a lot of money on something expensive, or something that you do not need

 

wrinkle - svraštit, zvráskovatět, skrčit

verb - to make small lines in the skin on your face by moving muscles or because of old age

 

futurist - předvídač budoucnosti

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

 

name day - svátek, jmeniny

noun - a celebration of someone's name, held every year on a special day that is associated with the name

 

humanism - humanismus

noun - a belief system based on the fact that people can achieve happiness and live well without supernatural matters

 

Valentine's Day - Den svatého Valentýna

noun - the day of 14th February on which those who are in love and love in general are celebrated

semaphore - signalizace praporky, signalizace pažemi, semafor (abeceda)

noun - a signalling system based on the waving of a pair of hand-held flags in a particular pattern

joker - žolík

noun - a special card in the deck of cards, it usually has a picture of a jester on it

 

list - seznam, soupis

noun - a number of things or people written on a single sheet of paper, usually one above the other

cult - sekta, kult

noun - an unusual religious group, sometimes one that has a negative influence on its members and the people around