meatloaf - sekaná (upečené mleté maso)

noun - finely chopped meat that is mixed with herbs and other ingredients and cooked in an oven in the shape of a loaf

snorkelling - šnorchlování, potápění se šnorchlem

noun - a sport in which you swim below the surface with a tube in your mouth that enables you to breathe under water

mercury - rtuť

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 80) a silvery metal that is liquid in normal circumstances, it is sometimes used in thermometers

candle - svíčka

noun - a thing that is made of wax, it has a wick which you can light in order to see in the dark

 

academia - akademická obec, vědecká obec, akademické prostředí

noun - the environment or community concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship, typically in universities or other academic institutions

breakdown lane - odstavný pruh

noun, American English - the lane at the side of a motorway or highway where vehicles can stop in case of breakdown or emergency

automatic transmission - automatická převodovka, automatické řazení

noun - a type of gearbox in a car that changes gears automatically without the need for the driver to shift manually

 

foresight - prozíravost, předvídavost, schopnost předvídat

noun - the ability to imagine or plan what will or might happen in the future and to prepare for it wisely

 

C-section - císařský řez (při porodu)

noun, American English - a medical operation in which the belly of a pregnant woman is cut open and the baby is taken out

 

caesarean - císařský řez (při porodu)

noun - a medical operation in which the belly of a pregnant woman is cut open and the baby is taken out

balance - zůstatek (účtu), dlužná částka

noun - the amount of money left in your account, the amount of many that you owe on your credit card etc.

 

motion sickness - nemoc z pohybu, kinetóza

noun - the feeling like you're going to vomit because you're traveling in a car, on a plane, on the sea etc.

liquorice - lékořice

noun - black substance made using the roots of the liquorice plant, it can be used in medicine or eaten as sweets

 

Holy Spirit - Duch Svatý, Svatý Duch

noun - the third person in the Holy Trinity, one that Jesus promised to send to his followers after he had gone

 

poach - mírně povařit (v mírně vroucí vodě, např. rybu); povařit vejce bez skořápky (ztracené vejce)

verb - to cook below the boiling point in a small amount of liquid (esp. fish); to cook eggs without the shell