diplomat - diplomat

noun - a government representative who engages in international relations and negotiations on behalf of their country

 

gobbledygook - hantýrka, hatmatilka (nesrozumitelný text)

noun, informal - difficult language often used in technical or official documents that is not easy to understand

 

supplementary - doplňkový, dodatkový, dodatečný

adjective - provided in addition to something that already exists to complete it or make it better

 

cast iron - litina (materiál)

noun - a type of iron that does not bend easily and is shaped in a mould

 

slap - praštit, třísknout, hodit

verb - to put something down in a careless and noisy way, especially because you are angry

salt cellar - slánka, solnička

noun, British English - a small container that you use to add salt in your food by shaking it

 

have a thing about - být zatížený, být vysazený na (něco, někoho)

verb, informal - to like or dislike someone or something very much in a way that seems unreasonable

Christmas pudding - vánoční pudink, vánoční nákyp, anglický vánoční dezert

noun - a sweet dessert containing dried fruit and nuts that is eaten in Britain at Christmas

locust - saranče

noun - a large insect, similar to a grasshopper, that flies in large groups and destroys plants

jibber-jabber - drmolit, blábolit, mluvit nesrozumitelně

verb - to speak quickly in a way that's difficult to understand, especially because you are excited

 

Pinocchio - Pinocchio

noun - a wooden character in a children's story whose nose grows longer when he tells lies

placard - transparent (při manifestaci)

noun - a large notice with a message written or printed on it, carried in a march

lemon grass - citronová tráva

noun - a type of grass that smells and tastes of lemon and is used in cooking

 

long-life milk - mléko s prodlouženou trvanlivostí

noun - milk that has been heated to a very high temperature in order to last longer

lisp - šlapat si na jazyk, šišlat

verb - to speak with a fault in which you can't pronounce 's' or 'z' sounds properly