lightning rod - hromosvod

noun, American English - a metal rod on top of a building which is connected to the ground with a wire, it is used to protect the building when there is lightning

 

aorta - aorta

noun - the largest artery in the body that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart's left ventricle to the rest of the body, distributing it to various organs and tissues

 

guarantee - zaručit, garantovat, dát záruku

verb - to promise that something will be done or will happen, to give a written promise that a product will be repaired or replaced if something is wrong with it

indicator - blinkr, směrovka (blinkr)

noun, British English - one of the lights at the front or back of a car that you use when you want to inform other drivers that you are about to change direction

turn signal - blinkr, směrovka (blinkr)

noun, American English - one of the lights at the front or back of a car that you use when you want to inform other drivers that you are about to change direction

 

understudy - záskok (herecký), náhradník (herecký)

noun - a member of the ensemble who performs their own small role nightly but is trained to take over a leading role if the primary actor is unable to perform

gnat - komár, komár pisklavý, muška

noun - a small insect that flies usually at night and bites animals and people to drink their blood, it is very similar to a mosquito, but usually a slightly smaller

salt - sůl

noun - a white substance that is used in cooking in order to preserve food or to improve the taste, it is present in the water of the seas and oceans

 

conveyance - převod, převod vlastnictví, postoupení

noun, formal - the formal transfer of property or legal rights from one person to another

bail out - opustit letadlo v nouzi, vyskočit z letadla

verb - to jump out of an aircraft using a parachute, usually in an emergency

pneumatic drill - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo

noun, British English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

jackhammer - sbíječka, pneumatické vrtací kladivo

noun, American English - a large heavy tool that is used to break surfaces, especially road surfaces

 

astute - prozíravý, chytrý, mazaný, prohnaný

adjective - able to understand a situation very quickly and often take advantage of it

 

upmarket - prvotřídní, luxusní, pro náročné, nóbl

adjective, British English - of very high quality, usually intended to be bought by very rich people

 

upscale - prvotřídní, luxusní, pro náročné

adjective, American English - of very high quality, usually intended to be bought by very rich people