storm drain - dešťová kanalizace, dešťová stoka

noun - a system of pipes or channels designed to carry rainwater from streets, sidewalks, and other surfaces into a drainage system or natural water bodies

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

 

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

cone - kornout

noun - a container that has a pointed bottom and round sides, often made of paper, plastic, or sometimes edible biscuit (to eat ice cream from)

balcony - balkón

noun - a platform built on the upstairs outer wall of a house with a rail around it, you can get there from an upstairs room

soap - mýdlo

noun - a thing made from oils and fats which people use to wash their body, it usually smells nice and can be of any colour

glove - rukavice (j.č.)

noun - one of the two pieces of clothing that cover your hands when it is cold or when you want to protect them from something

bars - mříže

noun - a long wooden or metal sticks that are put in windows and doors (e.g. in a prison) to prevent someone from entering or escaping

 

burdened - obtěžkaný, zatížený

adjective - prevented from doing something or going somewhere because of something heavy you have to carry or something worrying that you have to live with

 

encumbered - obtěžkaný, zatížený

adjective, formal - prevented from doing something or going somewhere because of something heavy you have to carry or something worrying that you have to live with

 

mortar - malta

noun - a substance (made from a mixture of sand, cement and water) that is used when building a house etc. to join bricks, stones etc.

lichen - lišejník

noun - a slow-growing organism that arises from a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, often found on rocks, trees, or soil

 

dialect - nářečí, dialekt

noun - a variety of a language used by a particular group of people, the variety may differ from the main language in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation

 

test-tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky

noun - a baby that develops from an egg that is fertilized outside of a mother's body and then put back in her womb to finish developing