pantomime - pantomima

noun - telling of a story without words only by the movement of your hands, feet etc. and with the expression on your face

pedestrian crossing - přechod pro chodce

noun - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road

pole - pól

noun - one of the ends of a magnet, one of the ends of an imaginary line around which something (such as Earth) revolves

stoplights - semafory, semafor

noun, American English - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red

 

whodunnit - detektivka, napínavá detektivka

noun, formal - a kind of detective story which makes you wonder about who committed the crime, which you usually cannot guess until the end

republic - republika

noun - a political system in which the government is formed by politicians elected by people, the head of state is usually a president

 

opposition - opozice (polit.)

noun - the political parties or politicians in a parliament who are not in power and who criticize or challenge the government’s actions and policies

 

mandate - mandát

noun - the authority given to a political party or leader by the voters to carry out specific policies or govern after winning an election

drawstring - šňůrka na stažení, stahovací šňůrka

noun - a string or cord that you pull to tighten or close something, like the waist of trousers or the top of a bag

hot cross bun - velikonoční sladké pečivo (s vyobrazeným křížem)

noun, British English - a small, sweet, spiced bread roll marked with a cross on the top, traditionally eaten at Easter in the UK and other countries

 

echo - připomínka (nějaké události apod.), vzpomínka

noun - something that is similar to something else that happened in the past; something that reminds you of something that happened in the past

 

heirloom - rodinná památka, rodinné dědictví

noun - a valuable object that has been in a family for many years and is passed from the older members to the younger members

 

moai - moai

noun - one of the large stone statues created by the Rapa Nui people on Easter Island, characterized by oversized heads and exaggerated facial features

 

ghosting - zapírání se, náhlé ukončení komunikace

noun, informal - the act of ending a personal relationship, often through digital means, by suddenly and without explanation stopping all communication with the other person

 

sill - parapet, pražec, práh

noun - a horizontal piece at the bottom of a window or door frame, typically designed to support the frame and prevent water from entering