monk - mnich

noun - a religious man who decides to live separately with other religious men in a monastery

 

bookmark - přidat do záložek, založit si, vytvořit si záložku

verb - to mark a specific page in a book using a bookmark, making it easier to return to that page later without losing one's place, to save or mark a specific webpage or online resource

meringue - sněhová pusinka, ušlehaný sníh

noun - a sweet mixture made from egg whites and sugar that is usually baked; a small cake made from a mixture of egg whites and sugar

lichen - lišejník

noun - a slow-growing organism that arises from a symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium, often found on rocks, trees, or soil

stowage - úložný prostor, přepravní prostor, uskladnění, uložení

noun - a place or space for storage, especially on a ship, aircraft, or vehicle; the action or manner of storing or packing something in a space

 

synopsis - shrnutí děje, výtah z děje

noun - a brief summary or overview that provides the main points or highlights of a longer piece of work, such as a book, movie, or play

 

section - řez, průřez, profil (budovy, těla apod.)

noun, technical - a picture that shows what something (e.g. a building or a body) would look like if it were cut in half or in certain places

ballroom dancing - společenský tanec, společenské tance

noun - a type of dancing in which a man and a woman dance together and use different steps for particular kinds of music, e.g. waltz, tango

 

loophole - skulina, mezera (v zákonu)

noun - a small mistake in the way a law or a contract has been written that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something

pawnshop - zastavárna

noun - a shop where you can borrow money if you leave there a valuable object as a form of security that you will pay it back

train - vlak

noun - a big vehicle that uses railway tracks, it usually has a locomotive in the front and a few carriages, it can carry passengers or goods

bill - účet (k zaplacení)

noun - a document that states how much you have paid or how much you have to pay (e.g. in a restaurant, or from a telephone company)

 

gap year - rok volna, roční pauza (ve studiu)

noun - a year when a student doesn't go to school but decides to travel or do something else instead, usually before starting at a new school

signpost - dopravní značka, rozcestník, ukazatel

noun - a sign placed on the side of a road that gives drivers information about distances, directions etc.; a sign with such information for hikers etc.

sewing machine - šicí stroj

noun - a machine that is used for joining two pieces of cloth together with a thread, or for making clothes by using a needle and thread