chute - padák

noun, informal - a piece of equipment that enables a person to jump from a plane and fall slowly and safely to the ground

 

vicious cycle - začarovaný cyklus

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 

vicious circle - začarovaný kruh

noun - a situation in which solving one problem leads to another and solving the other problem leads back to the first one

 

seduction - svádění (někoho), svedení (někoho)

noun - the act of persuading someone to have sex with you or do other things that they are not supposed to do

chill - ochladit, vychladit

verb, informal - to make something very cold but not frozen; to let something become very cold but not frozen (usually in a fridge)

 

knocker - klepadlo

noun - a device that is used to hit the door lightly to let the people inside know you are at the door

 

qualitatively - kvalitativně

adverb - in a way that relates to how good or bad something is, rather than to how much of it there is

 

institutionalise - hospitalizovat

verb - to send someone, especially someone who is sick or mentally ill, to stay in a special hospital for a long period

 

bouillon - vývar, bujón

noun - a liquid made by boiling bones or bones with meat and vegetables, which is used to add flavour to various dishes

 

alike - stejně jako, tak i

adverb - used after mentioning two or more things or people to show that you are referring to both or all of them

 

Charades - šarády (hra)

noun - a party game in which a player has to demonstrate words and their team has to guess what the words are

 

adapter - adaptér

noun - a device that makes it possible to connect two or more pieces of equipment that were not designed to fit together

 

out of sight out of mind - sejde z očí - sejde z mysli

phrase - a phrase people use to say that if you don't see someone or something, it is easy to forget about them

bandage - obvaz

noun - a strip of cloth or other material used to cover an injured part of the body, usually to prevent bleeding etc.

blackmail - vydírání

noun - an illegal act in which you threaten somebody to do something if they don't do what you want them to do