license plate - poznávací značka

noun, American English - the sign with a combination of numbers and letters fastened to the front and back of a car which makes it possible for cars to be identified

 

past perfect - předminulý čas, předminulý čas prostý

noun - a grammatical structure that is used for actions that happened before another action in the past, the structure is HAD + past participle (had done, hadn't seen etc.)

superstition - pověra, pověrčivost

noun - a belief that certain ritual or activity can bring you good or bad luck (e.g. crossing the fingers, seeing a black cat run across the street etc)

 

carbon - uhlík

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 6) an element that is present in all organic compounds, it is also known in the form of diamonds and graphite

crunch - lehsed, leh-sed

noun - an exercise in which you lie down with your knees slightly bent and then lift the upper part of the body to a sitting position and back

sit-up - lehsed, leh-sed

noun - an exercise in which you lie down with your knees slightly bent and then lift the upper part of the body to a sitting position and back

 

facade - přetvářka, maska, falešný dojem, zdání

noun - a false appearance intended to hide the truth or someone’s real feelings

roadkill - přejeté zvíře, sražené zvíře (u silnice)

noun - an animal that has been killed by a vehicle on the road

informant - informátor

noun - a person who secretly gives the police information about criminals or crimes

bodice - korzet, šněrovačka

noun, technical - a separate, often stiffened garment worn to shape or support the torso

gaslight - plynová lampa, plynové světlo

noun - a type of lamp powered by gas, used especially in the past

 

volition - vůle, chtění, volba, rozhodnutí z vlastní vůle

noun, formal - the power to choose something freely or to make your own decisions

trail - táhnout (za sebou), vláčet, vléct

verb - to pull something behind you, or to be pulled along the ground

 

antinuclear - protijaderný, protiatomový

adjective - opposed to the use or development of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy

 

Nessie - Lochneská příšera, Lochneska

noun - a monster that supposedly lives in the Scottish lake called Loch Ness