covering letter - průvodní dopis, motivační dopis

noun, formal - a letter that you send along with some documents, esp. a personal letter you send with your CV

the javelin - hod oštěpem (v atletice)

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete throws a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip

javelin throw - hod oštěpem (v atletice)

noun - an event in athletics in which the athlete throws a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip

 

cleft palate - rozštěp patra

noun - a birth defect in which there is a split or opening in the roof of the baby's mouth

 

quack - šarlatán

noun, informal - a doctor who only pretends to be a doctor or who is very bad at his/her job

bench press - bench press

noun - an exercise in which you lie on a kind of bench and push a weight with both hands

totem pole - totem

noun - a wooden pole with carved images and symbols, usually build in the center of a Native-American village

postcode - poštovní směrovací číslo

noun, British English - a code made up of numbers and/or letters that identifies the place where a letter is sent

 

counterbalance - vyrovnat, vyvážit

verb - to create a balance, to reduce or add something on one side in order to create a balance

 

lexical verb - významové sloveso

noun - a full verb that has a particular meaning even if it stands alone, it expresses actions, states etc.

cupboard - kredenc, skříňka, skříň

noun - a piece of furniture with a door that you can put things in, usually cups and plates etc.

 

Russian roulette - ruská ruleta, riskantní činnost, hazardní hra

noun - a dangerous activity in which you take a very serious risk, similar to the deadly game where a revolver with one loaded chamber is fired at someone’s own head

 

litter - stelivo pro zvířata, podestýlka, kočkolit

noun - a substance that is put on the floor for animals to sleep on, or a substance that is put in places which animals, especially cats, use as a toilet

 

bib - rozlišovací dres, sportovní dres s číslem

noun - a piece of cloth with a number on it that is worn over the top part of your body during a sport activity so that people can recognize you

 

sitcom - situační komedie

noun - a funny television series about a family or a group of people, each episode usually has its own story and you can usually hear people laughing in the background