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

 

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

 

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

Cinderella - Popelka

noun - the main character in the fairy tale about a young girl who lives with her mother in law and two evil step sisters and has to work for them untill a fairy godmother helps her get to the Prince's dance where the prince notices her and they get married and they live happily ever after

 

past simple - minulý prostý čas

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happened at some point in the past or happened regularly in the past, were generally true etc. Verbs usually have the ending -ED and in questions and negatives we usually use DID / DIDN'T

 

swing shift - odpolední směna, večerní směna

noun, American English - a shift that starts in the afternoon and ends at night

restaurant car - jídelní vůz, restaurační vůz (ve vlaku)

noun, British English - the part of a train where meals are served at tables

dining car - jídelní vůz, restaurační vůz (ve vlaku)

noun - the part of a train where meals are served at tables

 

tow-away - odtažení, odtah (vozidla)

noun - the act of pulling something, especially a vehicle behind another vehicle

Kilner jar - zavařovací sklenice

noun, British English - (trademark) a jar used for preserving food, especially in the home

Mason jar - zavařovací sklenice

noun, American English - (trademark) a jar used for preserving food, especially in the home

 

pigtails - culíky, copánky

noun - two tied or braided bunches of hair worn at the sides

 

sizzle - prskat (při smažení apod.)

verb - to make the sound of food being fried in hot oil

drag queen - travestita

noun - a performer that dresses up and acts like the opposite gender

 

rib-eye - vysoký roštěnec, vysoká roštěná

noun - a cut of meat, usually beef, from the animal's rib area