power nap - rychlé zdřímnutí, krátké zdřímnutí

noun - a short sleep during the day which helps you get your energy back

outlet - zásuvka (elektřiny)

noun, American English - a thing fastened to the wall where you can plug in electrical appliances

 

superintendent - komisař (policejní), policejní komisař

noun, British English - a senior officer in the police, ranking above inspector and below chief superintendent

 

veil - závoj, rouška, pláštík (přeneseně)

noun - something that hides or obscures the truth, meaning, or real nature of something

cremation - kremace, spálení, zpopelnění, pohřeb žehem

noun - the act or process of burning a dead body until only ashes remain

 

pollination - opylení, opylování (rostlin)

noun - the act of transferring pollen from one plant to another and fertilizing it

tarpaulin - plachta (nepromokavá), nepromokavá plachta, celta

noun, British English - a large waterproof sheet used for example to protect something from the rain

overripe - přezrálý (ovoce apod.)

adjective - (of fruit etc.) past the point of being good or safe to eat

 

truncation - zkrácení, osekání, zestručnění, useknutí konce

noun, formal - the act of making something shorter by cutting off a part of it

scuba - potápění (s dýchacím přístrojem)

noun - the activity of going under water with special equipment including an air bottle

 

ear for music - hudební sluch

noun - the ability to recognize, appreciate, and reproduce musical tones, rhythms, and nuances accurately

 

convulsion - křeč, záchvat, škubání

noun, technical - a sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles, often causing violent shaking of the body

reconstruction - oprava, přestavba, přebudování, rekonstrukce (po poškození)

noun - the process of rebuilding or restoring something that has been damaged or destroyed

 

nest egg - finanční rezerva, peníze na horší časy

noun, informal - an amount of money that you have saved to use in the future

 

sanitation - hygienická opatření, hygiena, kanalizace, odvod odpadu

noun - the process of keeping a place clean, especially free from waste and infection