palmist - věštec z ruky, věštkyně z ruky

noun - a person who looks at your palm and tells you what you are like and what will happen to you in the future

 

palm - schovat v dlani (např. při kouzlení), ukrást (schováním do dlaně)

verb - to hide something in the palm of your hand, especially when you are performing a magic trick or when you are stealing something

 

tonic - tonikum, vodička (na kůži, vlasy apod.)

noun - a medicine in the form of a liquid that you put on your skin or hair to make it look better and healthier

 

semiconductor - polovodič

noun - a substance or material that allows electricity to pass through it under some conditions but not under others, used especially in electronic devices

valerian - kozlík, kozlík lékařský

noun, technical - a plant witch clusters of small white and pink flowers whose root is used in medicine, often to help people relax or sleep

tug of war - přetahovaná, přetahování lanem

noun - a contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a central line

lazy Susan - otočný tác, otočný podnos

noun - a rotating tray, usually placed in the center of a table, that makes it easy for people to reach food or other items

 

stutter - zadrhávat se, zasekávat se, vynechávat, vrčet

verb - (of machines or vehicles) to work or move in a stop-start or uneven way, often because of a technical problem or malfunction

 

heirloom - rodinná památka, rodinné dědictví

noun - a valuable object that has been in a family for many years and is passed from the older members to the younger members

 

patronize - poučovat, povyšovat se, chovat se blahosklonně

verb - to behave in a way that seems friendly but shows that you think that someone is not as intelligent or experienced as you

trick or treat - halloweenská koleda, halloweenské koledování

phrase - a phrase children use when they go from house to house in costumes asking for candy on Halloween, the custom of doing this

tabloid - bulvární (noviny)

adjective - relating to a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, the news in it is not very serious

chopstick - hůlka (na jídlo), jídelní hůlka

noun - on of the two long thin sticks that are used in China, Japan etc. to eat with (instead of a knife and fork)

 

application form - přihláška (formulář)

noun - a piece of paper that you fill in when you want to get something (such as a job, a scholarship, a grant etc.)

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.