wholesaler - velkoobchodník, velkoprodejce, prodejce ve velkoobchodu

noun - a person or company who buys and sells large quantities of goods to shops and other merchants

obelisk - obelisk, kamenný sloup

noun - a tall stone column that was built in honour of a famous person or an important event

 

sweat out - vypotit

verb - to make yourself sweat a lot, for instance, when you want to get rid of an illness

 

raffle - tombola

noun - a kind of lottery held at certain events in which you can win various things, goods etc.

chandelier - lustr (ozdobný)

noun - a kind of light fastened to the ceiling, usually with more light bulbs, often ornate and decorative

cooker - vařič, sporák

noun, British English - a piece of kitchen equipment that has an oven and electric or gas rings to cook on

basilisk - bazilišek

noun - a legendary reptile considered to be the King of serpents, it can kill by a single glance

bath mat - rohož v koupelně

noun - a piece of material that you put on the floor (esp. in the bathroom) to prevent slipping

business card - vizitka, navštívenka

noun - a paper card with your name, the name of your company and phone numbers, website address etc.

ballpoint pen - propiska, kuličkové pero

noun - a kind of pen that has a small ball at the tip that rolls ink on paper

blues - blues

noun - a kind of vocal and instrumental music that evolved in the USA from African spirituals and worksongs

deafen - ohlušit

verb - (esp. of sound) to make someone deaf, to be so loud that you can't hear other things

 

embezzlement - zpronevěra

noun - the crime of stealing (or using wrongly) someone else's money or property that was entrusted to you

 

play at - hrát na (něco)

verb - to pretend you are someone or that you are doing something as part of a children's game

 

conservation - šetření, uchování

noun - the process of using something (water, gas, etc.) carefully in order not to waste or damage it