aluminium - hliník

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 13) a very light, silvery grey metal, it is used in construction, packaging (wrapping foil etc.), transportation etc.

 

come on - ale no tak

interjection - an exclamation we use when we think someone said or did something that is not right or when we want them to hurry up

whip - bič

noun - an instrument made of a piece of leather fastened to a handle, it is used to make animals go faster or to punish somebody

celebration - oslava

noun - an occassion when you are happy and enjoying yourself because something good has happened or because it is a special day (e.g. a birthday)

lay-by - odpočívadlo, odstavné místo u silnice, parkoviště při krajnici

noun, British English - a short, widened area at the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short time, but which is not a service station

ladyship - výsost, jasnost, veličenstvo, madam, paní dokonalá (ironicky, posměšně)

noun, British English, informal - used to refer to a woman, often ironically, who is acting as if she were very important or expects to be treated with special respect

meringue - sněhová pusinka, ušlehaný sníh

noun - a sweet mixture made from egg whites and sugar that is usually baked; a small cake made from a mixture of egg whites and sugar

social worker - sociální pracovník, sociální pracovnice

noun - a person whose job is to help individuals and families cope with and solve social, emotional, and personal problems by providing support, resources, and counseling

black cab - britský taxík (černý, zakulacený)

noun - a special taxi car typical for London and some other British cities, it is black and rounded and you can hail it in the street

Scotch egg - skotské vejce, pštrosí vejce (pokrm)

noun - a hard-boiled or soft-boiled egg that is encased in sausage meat, coated in breadcrumbs, and then deep-fried or baked, usually eaten cold

 

moralist - moralista

noun - a person who has strong ideas about what is morally right and not, especially one who tries to teach other people how they should behave

 

if not for - nebýt (čeho), kdyby nebylo (čeho)

phrase - a part of a conditional clause that says that something or someone was the only reason why something else happened or something else is true

shooter - střílečka

noun - a video or a computer game that is about shooting things or other characters in the game, usually using the perspective of the person shooting

 

to - než, před (namísto)

preposition - a preposition we use when we want to say we prefer one thing rather than something else, that something is better than something else etc.

 

test-tube baby - dítě ze zkumavky

noun - a baby that develops from an egg that is fertilized outside of a mother's body and then put back in her womb to finish developing