jury - porota (u soudu)

noun - a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not

bolt - závora, zástrčka, západka

noun - a piece of metal that you can slide on the inside of your door in order to fasten it and protect it from being opened

hostage - rukojmí

noun - a civillian who is taken prisoner by a criminal who threatens to kill him/her if the government etc. does not do what he wants

doormat - rohož, rohožka

noun - a thing that you usually put on the floor in front of your door, people can clean their shoes on it before they go in

signpost - dopravní značka, rozcestník, ukazatel

noun - a sign placed on the side of a road that gives drivers information about distances, directions etc.; a sign with such information for hikers etc.

reptile - plaz

noun - one of the group of cold-blooded animals which come out of eggs and whose body is covered with scales (e.g. a crocodile, snake, etc.)

handyman - domácí kutil, údržbář, opravář

noun - someone who is good at making and repairing things around the house; someone whose job is to perform minor repairs or maintenance work around houses

 

mock - nanečisto, jen jako

adjective - looking like the real thing while it is only an imitation (usually something that is done for practice, such as an exam, a test etc.)

tabloid - plátek (noviny), bulvár (noviny), bulvární plátek

noun - a popular kind of newspaper that is printed on smaller sheets of paper, usually in color, the news in it is not usually very serious

 

trailer - upoutávka na film, ukázky z filmu (reklamní)

noun - a kind of advertisement for a film that is made up of short parts of the film put together in an exciting and teasing way

 

chlorine - chlor

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 17), a toxic yellow gas, it is used e.g. to purify water, as a disinfectant in swimming pools etc.

 

nickel - nikl

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 28) a silvery-white metal similar to iron, it is used in many different alloys and in galvanizing iron

 

ending - koncovka

noun - a group of letters added to the end of a word in order to create a different form (such as plural -s, past -ed etc,)

saloon - saloon, výčep, hospoda

noun - a kind of bar in the American Old West where cowboys etc. could have a drink or a light meal, it also offered entertainment etc.

rip current - zpětný proud (v moři)

noun - a strong, narrow flow of water moving away from the shore, which can pull swimmers out to sea, it is dangerous and often hard to see