au-pair - pečovatel(ka) o děti, chůva

noun - a person, usually a woman, from a foreign country who lives with a family and takes care of the children and receives a small wage

 

commission - komise, rada (komise), výbor

noun - an official group of people who have been given the task to gather information about something, investigate something or control something, especially for the government

 

test-tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky

noun - a baby that develops from an egg that is fertilized outside of a mother's body and then put back in her womb to finish developing

on - na

preposition - a preposition that expresses that something is in contact with the surface of something, attached to something, in contact with something, lying on something etc.

signpost - dopravní značka, rozcestník, ukazatel

noun - a sign placed on the side of a road that gives drivers information about distances, directions etc.; a sign with such information for hikers etc.

sewing machine - šicí stroj

noun - a machine that is used for joining two pieces of cloth together with a thread, or for making clothes by using a needle and thread

syringe - stříkačka (injekční), injekční stříkačka

noun - a plastic tube (usually with a needle) that is used to suck liquid out of something or push liquid into something (e.g. blood, drugs etc.)

lion - lev

noun - a large animal from Africa or Asia, it looks like a big cat and eats other animals, people say it is the King of animals

saloon - saloon, výčep, hospoda

noun - a kind of bar in the American Old West where cowboys etc. could have a drink or a light meal, it also offered entertainment etc.

doormat - rohož, rohožka

noun - a thing that you usually put on the floor in front of your door, people can clean their shoes on it before they go in

 

nickel - nikl

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 28) a silvery-white metal similar to iron, it is used in many different alloys and in galvanizing iron

 

chlorine - chlor

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 17), a toxic yellow gas, it is used e.g. to purify water, as a disinfectant in swimming pools etc.

 

flying doctor - létající doktor

noun - a doctor who has to fly to his patients because they live in a very distant parts of the country, esp. in the Australian outback

peasant - rolník

noun - a poor person, usually one that has a very low social status, who works on a small piece of land (grows crops or keeps animals)

safety belt - bezpečnostní pás

noun - a kind of strap or harness that helps to prevent serious injuries or accidents (e.g. in a car or when working in great heights etc.)