excerpt - úryvek, ukázka (textu apod.)

noun - a passage taken from a longer text, film etc.

 

emancipate - zrovnoprávnit, osvobodit (zpod nadvlády), emancipovat

verb - to free someone from someone else's control or power

turmeric - kurkuma

noun - a plant from the ginger family, the yellow powder made from the rhizomes is used as a spice or a coloring agent

 

trap - uvěznit (přeneseně), zablokovat, znemožnit únik

verb - to keep something or somebody in a dangerous situation from which they want to escape but cannot, or to prevent them from escaping

 

dethrone - sesadit, zbavit trůnu, svrhnout, odstranit (z vlády, z trůnu)

verb - to remove a king, queen, or other ruler from power

untroubled - nevzrušený, netrápící se, v klidu, klidný

adjective - not feeling worried or upset; free from problems or difficulties

red wine - červené víno

noun - a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties

bail out - vylévat vodu (např. z lodi)

verb - to remove water from something to prevent damage or issues

 

flameproof - ohnivzdorný, nehořlavý, odolný proti plamenům

adjective - made or treated to resist damage from fire or flames

soundproof - zvukotěsný, odhlučněný

adjective - preventing sound from entering or leaving a room or space

 

capitalize - využít (něčeho), těžit (z něčeho), profitovat (z něčeho)

verb - to take advantage of something; to benefit from an opportunity

cereal - cereálie

noun - a kind of grain or food made from the grain

 

Breton - bretonec (obyvatel Bretaňského poloostrova)

noun - a person who comes from Brittany (a part of France)

 

sixties - šedesátky, šedesátá léta

noun - the numbers from 60 to 69, the years 1960 - 1969

 

scam - podvést, vylákat podvodem

verb, informal - to deceive someone in order to get money from them