open-faced - obložený (např. chléb nebo toust)

adjective - a piece of pastry (e.g. bread, baguette, etc,) layered with butter, cheese, ham, or other kinds of food

canvas - malířské plátno, malba, obraz (na plátně)

noun - a piece of canvas that is used for painting on, or a painting on a piece of canvas

 

paternity leave - otcovská dovolená

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

plunger - zvon (na WC)

noun - a device consisting of a rubber cup on the end of a stick, used for clearing waste pipes

 

aspiration - přídech (ve výslovnosti)

noun - the way of pronouncing certain sounds with a loud release of breath (e.g. p, t, k in English)

preface - předmluva

noun - a short piece of writing (usually written by a different person) placed before the beginning of a book

 

object - předmět (věty)

noun - the part of a sentence that says who or what is affected by the action of the subject

shower - sprcha, sprchový kout

noun - a piece of equipment which produces a spray of water to wash your body, it can also be a small room or a part of a room where you wash

scepticism - skepse, pochybnost, nedůvěra

noun - an attitude of doubting that something is true or that something will happen; a lack of trust or belief

houndstooth - kohoutí stopa (vzor na látce)

noun - a pattern of broken or jagged checks, typically in black and white, resembling the shape of a dog's tooth

artery - tepna (dopravní), dopravní tepna

noun - an important main road that connects different parts of a city or region and carries a lot of traffic

hard shoulder - krajnice (zpevněná), zpevněná krajnice, nouzový pruh

noun, British English - a strip of road along the side of a motorway or highway, where vehicles can stop in an emergency

rebus - rébus, obrazová hádanka

noun - a puzzle in which words or parts of words are represented by pictures, symbols, or the arrangement of letters

 

Hobbiton - Hobitín

noun - a fictional village in the Shire, in J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

brisk - věcný, rázný, rychlý, svižný

adjective - (of a person, manner or voice) showing a lot of activity and energy; wanting to have things done quickly