institutionalise - hospitalizovat

verb - to send someone, especially someone who is sick or mentally ill, to stay in a special hospital for a long period

 

bouillon - vývar, bujón

noun - a liquid made by boiling bones or bones with meat and vegetables, which is used to add flavour to various dishes

wing mirror - postranní zrcátko, vnější zrcátko

noun, British English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

side-view mirror - zpětné zrcátko

noun, American English - a mirror fastened to the side of a car that makes it possible for you to see what is behind you

 

ghostwriter - skutečný autor (píšící pro někoho jiného)

noun - a person who writes a book or an article for another person, under whose name it is going to be published

 

private school - soukromá škola

noun - a school that does not receive any money from the government and the education of students is paid by their parents

 

weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

 

additive - přísada

noun - a substance which is added in small amounts to food in order to improve its taste, make it last longer, etc.

practical joke - kanadský žertík

noun - a trick that is played on someone to make them look stupid or shock them them so that other people laugh

quarantine - karanténa

noun - a period of time when a person or an animal that may be carrying a disease is kept away from others

poinsettia - vánoční hvězda, poinsetia, pryšec nádherní

noun - a plant with red or white leaves at the top that look like large flowers, it is often associated with Christmas

beacon - světelné znamení, maják, světelný signál

noun - a kind of light that can be seen from a distance and that is used to guide planes or ships etc.

 

knocker - klepadlo

noun - a device that is used to hit the door lightly to let the people inside know you are at the door

 

woozy - mající závrať, pociťující motání hlavy

adjective - feeling as if the world is turning around you and that you might fall, usually because you are weak, sick etc.

fortuneteller - věštec, věštkyně

noun - a person who can see what happens in the future and whose job is telling people what will happen to them