tourist trap - past na turisty, lákadlo pro turisty, turistická atrakce

noun - a place that many tourists visit, but where the prices of food, drinks and services are much higher than normal

 

pinnacle - věžička, fiála (na gotické stavbě)

noun - a pointed stone decoration on the roof of a building, especially an old one, such as a church or castle

 

spring - pružnost

noun - the ability of something to return to its original shape or position after it has been pressed or sat on

 

defamation - pomluva, hanobení

noun, formal - the act or harming someone or damaging their reputation by saying or writing something about them that is not true

 

moccasin - mokasín (bota)

noun - a comfortable shoe made of soft leather that does not have shoelaces, it usually has large stitches around the front

 

sifter - sypátko (např. na cukr)

noun, British English - a container with small holes in the top that is used for scattering sugar or a similar substance onto things

 

gargoyle - chrlič (na střeše)

noun - a stone figure of a person or an animal which carries rain water from the roof of an old building

 

moulding - římsa, lišta

noun - a piece of wood, stone, plastic, etc. along the top of a wall or round a door, usually for decoration

 

ration - dávat na příděl

verb - to limit the amount of something that someone is allowed to have, usually because there is not enough of it

 

reassessment - přehodnocení

noun - the act of thinking again about something in order to decide if you need to change your opinion about it

 

working - postačující, základní

adjective - (of a plan, knowledge, etc.) not complete but that is satisfactory for now, likely to be improved in the future

 

broadband - širokopásmové připojení

noun - a system for using the internet that allows you to receive information very quickly, using a wide range of frequencies

 

impulse - impuls

noun, technical - a short signal that is sent along a nerve, wire or through the air and causes something else to react

 

A Nightmare on Elm Street - Noční můra z Elm Street

phrase - an American horror film, the story is about Freddy Krueger who is attacking Nancy and her friends in their dreams

 

pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)