oil - olej

noun - a kind of greasy liquid that comes from a variety of plants, such as sunflower or olives, which is used for frying etc.

fence - plot

noun - a wooden or metal or wire barrier that runs around a garden etc. to prevent people or animals from getting in or out

 

translation - překlad

noun - an activity of changing written or spoken word into another language, or a piece of text that has been changed from another language

 

Snow White - Sněhurka

noun - the main character from a famous fairytale about a beautiful girl who comes to live with seven little dwarfs in a little cottage

sightseeing - prohlížení památek, chození po památkách

noun - an activity often done by tourists in which they go from one place to another and they look at buildings, statues, churches etc.

alligator - aligátor

noun - a large reptile similar to a crocodile, originally from the Americas and China, it has a shorter and broader head than a crocodile

 

petroleum - ropa

noun - a thick dark oil that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground

tow away - odtáhnout (vozidlo)

verb - to remove a car from the street by pulling it with a special truck, esp. because of parking where it is not allowed

swing set - houpačka

noun - a metal/wooden frame with a a seat hanging from it, you can sit on it and move back and forth for fun

postmodern - postmoderní, postmodernistický

adjective - relating to or characterized by a departure from modernist ideas, often questioning established norms, traditions, and absolute truths in art, literature, philosophy, or architecture

 

oesophagus - jícen

noun - a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach, allowing food and liquids to pass from the mouth to the stomach for digestion

cinder block - tvárnice, škvárobetonová tvárnice

noun, technical - a large, rectangular building block made from a mixture of concrete and industrial cinders, typically hollow and used in construction for walls and foundations

mortgage - zatížit hypotékou, zastavit (např. dům)

verb - to give a legal right to someone, often a bank, to own your property if you don't repay the money you borrowed from them

 

weed out - protřídit, probrat, vyřadit, vytřídit, zbavit se (něčeho nežádoucího)

verb - to remove or eliminate something or someone that is unwanted or less desirable from a group, often to improve the overall quality or effectiveness

sliver - kousek, kousíček, odštěpek, úlomek (úzký, dlouhý)

noun - a small, thin piece or fragment that has been cut or broken off from a larger object, often with a sharp or narrow shape