drumstick - palička na buben

noun - a stick that is used to hit a drum

white cane - slepecká hůl

noun - a long thin white stick that is used by blind people

paintbrush - štětec (malířský)

noun - an instrument made of a handle and stiff hairs used for painting

 

representative - charakteristický, typický, reprezentativní

adjective - typical of a particular group of things or people

cone off - uzavřít část silnice pomocí kuželů

verb, British English - to close a part of the road using traffic cones

 

conical - kuželovitý

adjective - cone-shaped

faint - malátný, cítící se na omdlení

adjective - feeling very weak, likely to lose consciousness

 

faint-hearted - nesmělý, bojácný, zbabělý, bázlivý

adjective - not brave or confident, afraid of failing

 

the Privy Council - královská rada

noun - the group of advisers to the British monarch

 

brand - cejch, vypálená značka

noun - a mark that is burned on something to show who owns it or who produced it

brand new - zbrusu nový, úplně nový, zcela nový

adjective - completely new and unused

 

call off - odvolat (něčí útok), přivolat si (psa)

verb - to make your dog stop attacking someone

 

fruitcake - blázen, cvok, poděs

noun, informal - someone who is strange, crazy or mentally ill (insulting)

fruitcake - biskupský chlebíček, štóla

noun - a type of cake containing dried fruit and nuts

 

divan - divan, kanape, válenda, pohovka

noun - a long seat without a back or arm rests