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

rock - skála

noun - the hard material that Earth's surface is made of, it sometimes sticks up out of the ground or the sea

truffle - lanýž (houba nebo cukrovinka)

noun - a very expensive type of fungus that grows underground, often used in cooking, or a soft sweet made of chocolate

 

moulding - římsa, lišta

noun - a piece of wood, stone, plastic, etc. along the top of a wall or round a door, usually for decoration

 

ration - dávat na příděl

verb - to limit the amount of something that someone is allowed to have, usually because there is not enough of it

 

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.)

 

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)

fossil - zkamenělina, fosílie

noun - a part of a living organism or the shape of its body preserved in rock for a very long time

 

jet lag - desynchronismus, nemoc časových pásem

noun - the state of feeling tired and uneasy because of a long flight to a place in a different time zone

car rental - pronájem auta, půjčení auta, půjčovna aut, autopůjčovna

noun, American English - the act of paying to use a car for a short period of time or the company that provides this service

car hire - pronájem auta, půjčení auta, půjčovna aut, autopůjčovna

noun, British English - the act of paying to use a car for a short period of time or the company that provides this service

cinder - škvára, struska

noun, technical - the residue left after the combustion of coal, refuse, or metal ore, consisting mostly of ash, mineral fragments, and unburned material

turn heads - budit pozornost, přitahovat pozornost (svým vzhledem nebo chováním)

verb - to attract a lot of attention or make people notice you, usually because of your appearance or something impressive you do

 

naively - naivně, bláhově, důvěřivě, bezelstně

adverb - in a way that shows a lack of experience, wisdom, or understanding of complex situations, often due to innocence or simplicity