up to - ke, k

preposition - towards a person or a thing (in order to talk to the person or use the thing)

 

prefix - předpona

noun - a group of letters at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word

staff - berla, hůl

noun - a long stick that helps you walk, climb, fight etc. or one that has a symbolic function

crusade - křížová výprava

noun - a holy war or a campaign with a religious or moral purpose, typically undertaken by Christians in the Middle Ages to recover the Holy Land from Muslim rule

windmill - větrník (hračka)

noun, British English - a small toy that consists of a wheel of paper or plastic attached at its center to a stick so that it spins when blown by the wind

pinwheel - větrník (hračka)

noun, American English - a small toy that consists of a wheel of paper or plastic attached at its center to a stick so that it spins when blown by the wind

 

DMV - úřad pro motorová vozidla (v USA)

noun - short for Department of Motor Vehicles, a government office in the US where you can get a driver’s license, register a car, and handle other driving-related services

pawnbroker - zastavárna, zastavárník

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

 

extract - úryvek, výňatek

noun - a particular piece of a book, a poem, etc. that gives you an idea of what the whole thing is like, it is usually printed or published separately

burpee - angličák (cvik)

noun - a type of exercise in which you do a squat, kick your feet back into a plank position and then back and then you stand up straight again

chisel - dláto, majzlík

noun - a metal instrument with a sharp end which is used to cut and shape wood or stone, esp. by hitting it with a hammer at the other end

hockey - hokej, lední hokej

noun - a game for two teams played on ice where the players score by hitting a small black thing (a puck) into the opponent's goal using long wooden sticks

trophy - trofej

noun - something you get for a victory, e.g. a golden cup etc; a stuffed head of an animal that you show to other people to prove your hunting skills

 

soap - telenovela

noun - a short for 'soap opera', a television serial with many episodes that shows the life of a group of people, it is usually very emotional and far-fetched

 

Boudica - Boudicca, Boadicea

noun - a famous Celtic queen who lived in the 1st century in Britain, she was a leader of a major rebellion against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire