echo - echo, ozvěna

noun - a sound that is reflected off flat surfaces, e.g. off the wall of a rock, cliff, etc.

explosion - exploze, výbuch

noun - a loud noise and a release of energy caused by a bomb going off, a volcano etc.

 

even - sudý (číslo)

adjective - a number that you can easily divide by two, e.g. 2, 4, 6 etc, opposite of 'odd'

engine - motor

noun - a machine that makes something move, the inner part of a car etc. that makes it move

earwig - škvor

noun - a small brown insect with a long body and two pincers at the end of the body

tights - punčocháče, punčochové kalhoty (dámské)

noun, British English - a piece of women's clothing, it is thin and tight and covers the waist, legs and feet

 

short story - povídka

noun - a piece of writing that is usually shorter than 10 000 words, much shorter than a novel

story - povídka

noun - a piece of writing that is usually shorter than 10 000 words, much shorter than a novel

staples - drátky do sešívačky

noun - thin wires that are used to fasten several sheets of paper together by using a special tool

stapler - sešívačka

noun - a special tool for putting a thin wire through several sheets of paper to fasten them together

 

invitation - pozvání, pozvánka

noun - an act of asking somebody to come to a place with you (a party, a restaurant etc.)

Indian - indián

noun - a native american, a member of a race that lived in America long before the Europeans arrived

 

house elf - domácí skřítek

noun - (Harry Potter) a small creature that works in the homes of wizards and witches as a servant

hostel - ubytovna

noun - a kind of cheap hotel where people stay when they are living far from home or travelling

 

hydrogen - vodík

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 1) the lightest gas, it is colourless and burns very easily