traffic island - dopravní ostrůvek

noun - a raised area in the middle of a road, usually a strip, where people can wait until it is safe to cross

 

cut in - předbíhat, předběhnout

verb, American English - to stand in a line of people in front of those who were there before you

 

line up - stát ve frontě, řadit se do fronty, stát v řadě

verb, American English - to stand in a line, waiting for something (e.g. to buy tickets)

 

queue-jumping - předbíhání (ve frontě)

noun - going to the front of a queue instead of the back

 

hoglet - mládě (prasátka či ježka)

noun - the young of a hog or a hedgehog

 

portrayal - zobrazení, znázornění, ztvárnění

noun - the act of showing someone or something in a picture, in a book, etc., the way someone or something is shown in a picture, in a book, etc.

 

community college - komunitní vysoká škola, centrum celoživotního vzdělávání

noun, American English - a school that provides workforce education and college transfer academic programs

 

sprained - zvrtnutý, vyvrtnutý

adjective - (esp. of an ankle) injured by pulling and turning

bed and breakfast - nocleh se snídaní (druh ubytování)

noun - the providing of a room to stay in with breakfast in the morning

B and B - penzion (zkratka)

noun - the abbreviation of bed and breakfast

 

aloofness - odtažitost, odměřenost

noun - the quality of being unfriendly or not interested in people, uninvolved, distant

 

taxicab - taxík, taxi

noun - a car driven by a professional driver, it takes you where you want and then you pay the fare

gaudy - křiklavý, extravagantní, nevkusný, okázalý

adjective - too brightly coloured in an unpleasant way, extravagant, standing out

 

defiant - vzdorovitý

adjective - refusing to obey someone/something

 

vanity - marnivost, domýšlivost

noun - the quality of people who are too proud of their own appearances or achievements