palm - schovat v dlani (např. při kouzlení), ukrást (schováním do dlaně)

verb - to hide something in the palm of your hand, especially when you are performing a magic trick or when you are stealing something

bifocals - bifokální brýle, bifokály

noun, technical - eyeglasses with lenses divided into two parts, each having a different focal length - one for near vision and the other for distant vision

tug of war - přetahovaná, přetahování lanem

noun - a contest in which two teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to drag the other across a central line

sweet chestnut - kaštan jedlý, kaštanovník jedlý, kaštanovník setý

noun - a large tree with white and pink flowers that produces edible nuts that grow inside cases; or the nut of such a tree

fennel - fenykl

noun - a plant with a rounded base, can be eaten as a vegetable or the leaves can be used as a herb in cooking

chopstick - hůlka (na jídlo), jídelní hůlka

noun - on of the two long thin sticks that are used in China, Japan etc. to eat with (instead of a knife and fork)

tabloid - bulvární (noviny)

adjective - relating to a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, the news in it is not very serious

 

antiquity - historická památka, historický předmět

noun - an object such as a building, statue, etc. that was created a very long time ago and has survived to the present day

baton - hůlka, hůlka mažoretky, mažoretková hůlka

noun - a long stick that is held, spun and thrown in the air by a majorette or someone marching in front of a band

 

stand - kiosek, stánek

noun - a stall or a small shop at which people can buy things or get information, especially in the street or at a market

 

chain store - řetězový obchod, filiálka

noun - a shop that is one of a series of shops that belong to a single company, these shops usually sell the same products

upright piano - pianino

noun - a large musical instrument that is played by pressing black and white keys, the strings are in arranged vertically in a wooden case

 

upper-class - patřící k vyšší vrstvě (společenské), patřící k vyšší třídě (společenské)

adjective - belonging to or connected with the social class that includes very rich people or people with a higher social status than everyone else

 

Pictionary - hra pictionary

noun - a game in which a player has to draw pictures representing given words and their team has to guess what the words are

eyeglasses - brýle

noun - A thing with two glass lenses which helps you see better. You can use them to protect your eyes against the sun, too