New Year's Day - Nový rok (1. ledna)

noun - the 1st of January, the first day of the year

 

afresh - nanovo, nově, znovu

adverb, formal - newly, again in a new way

 

fresh - sladký (o vodě, ne slaný)

adjective - (of water) not having salt in it

 

fresh - nanovo, nově, znovu

adverb - newly, again in a new way

baton - hůlka, hůlka mažoretky, mažoretková hůlka

noun - a long stick that is held, spun and thrown in the air by a majorette or someone marching in front of a band

mishap - nehoda, neštěstí, nešťastná náhoda, incident, nepříjemnost

noun - an unlucky event that does not have serious results

 

meander - nemít žádný účel

verb - (of a conversation, activity, etc.) to have no particular purpose or direction

meander - zátočina, meandr

noun - a place where a stream, road, river, etc. curves

 

meander - potulovat se, toulat se

verb - to walk slowly without a particular aim

meander - klikatit se (silnice ap.)

verb - (of a road, stream, etc.) to have a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line

 

lucky charm - talisman pro štěstí

noun - an object or a person that is believed to bring good luck

 

jinxed - prokletý, nešťastný

adjective, informal - considered to bring bad luck

 

hazard - troufnout si (hádat)

verb, formal - to risk doing something, especially making a guess, etc.

 

hazard - vystavit nebezpečí

verb, formal - to put something in danger

gamble - risk, hazard

noun - a risky action that you take in the hope that the result will be a success