the can - hajzl (záchod), záchod

noun, informal - a piece of furniture (or a small room) where you can get rid of the waste material in your body

rook - věž (v šachu)

noun - a chesspiece that looks like a tower, its initial position in the game is in the corner of the chessboard

 

doorman - portýr, vrátný

noun - a person whose job is to stand by the door of a large building and open the door for visitors

snowboard - jezdit na snowboardu

verb - to slide down the hill with your feet attached to a piece of equipment that looks like a wide ski

 

head-on - čelně (např. o nehodě)

adverb - in a way that the front of something (e.g. a car) hits the front of something else (e.g. another car)

 

back-up - záloha (v počítači), záloha dat

noun - a copy of a file in your computer that you store somewhere in case something happened to the original file

 

ministry - ministerstvo

noun, British English - a governmental organisation that is in charge of a particular sector of public administration (health, education, defense, foreign affairs etc.)

 

department - ministerstvo

noun, American English - a governmental organisation that is in charge of a particular sector of public administration (health, education, defense, foreign affairs etc.)

varnish - lak

noun - a transparent substance that is put on a surface to protect it and make it look shiny (when it dries)

 

fixture - držák, úchyt, háček (na zdi, stropu)

noun - a hook or a similar object on the wall or ceiling that can be used to hang or attach something

airship - vzducholoď

noun - a kind of aircraft that is lighter than air (similar to a balloon) and can be controlled (speed and direction)

 

publicity - publicita, propagace

noun - informing people about a product and how good it is, or about a person and what he/she is doing

 

plug plant - sazenice, sazenička

noun - a small young flower or vegetable plant that you can buy in a garden centre and plant in your garden

front desk - recepce, recepční pult (v hotelu či firmě)

noun - a desk in a hotel or an office building, usually near the entrance, where people go when they first arrive

wheel - volant, kormidlo

noun - a round object that is turned in order to change the direction in which a car or ship are travelling