cruise control - tempomat

noun - a feature in cars that helps drivers maintain a steady speed without having to keep their foot on the accelerator pedal

 

May Day - První máj

noun - a festival celebrated on May 1st marking the start of spring and in some countries also known as International Workers' Day

 

foreclose - zabavit (věc, nemovitost kvůli nesplácení)

verb, technical - (especially of a bank or lender) to take back property because the borrower has failed to make payments on a loan

 

CPR - dýchání z úst do úst a masáž srdce, kardiopulmonární resuscitace

noun - the abbreviation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation - a method of saving life by breathing into someone's mouth and pressing repeatedly on their chest

 

Indonesia - Indonésie

noun - a country in the Indian Ocean lying on more than 13,000 islands (such as Java, Sumatra etc.), its capital is Jakarta

 

survival - přežití

noun - the act of going on living or existing after a dangerous event or a difficult situation, e.g. a disaster, war etc.

frown - zamračený pohled, zamračení

noun - the look on your face when you do not like what you see or hear, when you are angry or worried

hydrofoil - okřídlený člun

noun - a kind of boat that has special wings on the bottom that lift it up as it travels at high speed

 

stowaway - černý pasažér

noun - someone who gets on board a plane or ship etc. secretly so that they do not have to pay the fare

scowl - zamračený pohled, zamračení

noun - the look on your face when you do not like what you see or hear, when you are angry or worried

 

speaking of which - když o tom (tak) mluvíme, když už jsme u toho, což mi připomíná, to mi připomíná

phrase - a phrase which is used in a conversation to move on to the topic of something that has just been mentioned

hockey - hokej, lední hokej

noun - a game for two teams played on ice where the players score by hitting a small black thing (a puck) into the opponent's goal using long wooden sticks

lightning conductor - hromosvod

noun, British English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

lightning rod - hromosvod

noun, American English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

 

snag - zachytit se, chytnout se, zadrhnout se

verb, informal - to catch or tear something on a sharp object