heads - panna (strana mince), líc mince

noun - the side of a coin that usually has a number and a picture of a person's head on it

zombie - umrlec

noun - a character from horror films, a body that died but has left the grave and walks around at night

volcano - vulkán, sopka

noun - a mountain with a crater that can explode and throw burning rocks into the air, emit hot lava etc.

vacation - dovolená, prázdniny

noun, American English - the period of time when you do not go to school or work and can travel and relax instead

iron - železo

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 26) a hard strong metal used in industry, steel is made from it

 

holidays - prázdniny

noun, British English - the period of time when you do not go to school or work and can travel and relax instead

horseshoe - podkova, koňská podkova

noun - a piece of metal that is fastened to a hoof of a horse, it looks like the letter 'U'

trombone - trombón, pozoun

noun - a brass musical instrument with a tube that is slid in or out in order to change the sound

shop window - výloha (obchodu), výklad (obchodu), výkladní skříň

noun - the large window of a shop where you can see a display of things that you can buy there

skiing - lyžování

noun - a winter sport in which you go down the mountain on two long narrow pieces of wood or plastic

 

rebate - vrácení částky, vrácení peněz

noun - the money that is returned to you when you have paid too much for something, e.g. in taxes etc.

interest - úrok

noun - an amount that you earn when you keep money in a bank; the money you pay for a loan

 

famine - hladomor, hlad

noun - a long period of time when people have nothing to eat, causing the death of a lot of people

 

electricity - elektřina, elektrika

noun - the power that is produced by power plants, and that is needed to run modern machines, lamps, computers etc.

holiday - dovolená, prázdniny

noun - the period of time when you do not go to school or work and can travel and relax instead