Nevada - Nevada

noun - a state in the west of the USA known for its deserts, the capital of gambling - Las Vegas (although the real capital is Carson City)

 

gerund - gerundium

noun - the form of a verb that can be used instead of a noun, in English it has the ending -ING (swimming, being, knowing, having etc.)

 

tropic - obratník

noun - one of the two imaginary lines north and south of the equator that marks the farthest the sun can go and still shine directly overhead

 

dialect - nářečí, dialekt

noun - a variety of a language used by a particular group of people, the variety may differ from the main language in grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation

 

ending - koncovka

noun - a group of letters added to the end of a word in order to create a different form (such as plural -s, past -ed etc,)

 

slough - svléknout, shodit (kůži), odumírat (o tkáni), zbavit se něčeho

verb - to shed or cast off a layer of skin, tissue, or an outer covering; to get rid of something old, unwanted, or no longer useful

 

key - klíčový, zásadní, stěžejní, hlavní, rozhodující

adjective - very important or essential to the understanding or success of something

 

loss - ztráta, úbytek, snížení, zmenšení

noun - the decrease or reduction of something in quantity, quality, or value

 

upholstered - čalouněný

adjective - (of a chair or sofa) covered with soft material and cloth

cockatiel - korela, korela chocholatá

noun - a small type of Australian parrot often kept as a pet

nutcracker - louskáček (ořechů)

noun - a tool that you use to open the shells of nuts

salt-and-pepper - melírovaný, skvrnitý, strakatý, žíhaný

adjective - having a speckled appearance of light and dark colours mixed together

fur - srst

noun - the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals

 

pack - skupina

noun - a group of people that are involved in a similar activity

counter - pracovní plocha (např. na kuchyňské lince)

noun, American English - the surface of a kitchen cupboard etc. that you work on