gun - prošlápnout plyn, protočit motor

verb, American English - to make the engine roar by stepping on the accelerator

 

cog - zub (na ozubeném kolu)

noun - one of the teeth on the edge of a cogwheel

 

phonology - fonologie

noun - the study of the sound system of a particular language

 

otorhinolaryngologist - otorhinolaryngolog, otorinolaryngolog

noun - the doctor whose specialty is the nose, ears and throat

 

geology - geologie

noun - the study of the history of earth, rocks and soil

 

Columbus - Kolumbus

noun - the last name of the person who supposedly discovered America

 

sophomore slump - polevení v druhém ročníku, krize v druhém ročníku

noun - a situation in which a students feel a bit down or struggle more in their second year of school, like college or high school, after having a good start in their first year

 

baldness - plešatost, holohlavost

noun - the condition of having little or no hair on the scalp or other parts of the body

 

Governator - Governator

noun - the nickname of Arnorld Schwarzenegger as the governor of California, created by blending the words governor + terminator

 

exit poll - volební průzkum (těsně po hlasování)

noun - the activity of asking people how they have just voted to predict the result of the election

 

private sector - soukromý sektor

noun - the part of the economy of a country which is not operated or owned by the government

 

laryngitis - laryngitida, zánět hrtanu

noun - a painful swelling of the area at the top of the throat, making it difficult to speak

artery - tepna

noun - one of the tubes through which blood flows from the heart into other parts of the body

big bang - velký třesk

noun - the theory of the beginning of the Universe that says that everything started by a great explosion

mane - hříva

noun - the long hair around the neck of a lion or on the back of a horse's neck