ball - míč

noun - a round thing that is used in sports and players either throw it, kick it or hit it with their feet, hands or a piece of sports equipment, e.g. a racket, bat etc.

 

past perfect continuous - předminulý průběhový čas

noun - a grammatical structure that we use for actions that had been happening up to a certain moment in the past, the structure is HAD BEEN + present participle (had been going, had been talking etc.)

 

Spin the bottle - flaška (hra)

noun - a party game in which people sit in a circle and one of them spins a bottle that is in the middle. The person the neck of the bottle points at then has to do something.

 

cloche - ochranný poklop (jídla či rostlin), poklop

noun - a glass or plastic cover in the shape of a bell that is used to cover young plants to protect them from cold, or to cover food to prevent it from going stale or protect it from insects

 

past simple - minulý prostý čas

noun - a tense that is used for actions that happened at some point in the past or happened regularly in the past, were generally true etc. Verbs usually have the ending -ED and in questions and negatives we usually use DID / DIDN'T

 

tenure - držba, právo držby (budovy, pozemku apod.)

noun, technical - the right to hold a property or a piece of land, often for a specific period or with legal security

 

tenure - funkční období, výkon funkce, doba výkonu funkce

noun - the condition or period of holding a position or office

 

bag - ulovit, urvat, získat, shrábnout, vyfouknout (něco dřív, než ostatní)

verb, British English, informal - to secure something desired

bag - dát do tašky, dát do pytle, dát do sáčku

verb - to put something in a bag

 

key - klíčový, zásadní, stěžejní, hlavní, rozhodující

adjective - very important or essential to the understanding or success of something

levee - násep, hráz, protipovodňová hráz, ochranná hráz

noun - a raised bank or wall built along a river to prevent flooding

huff and puff - prskat, nadávat, brblat, reptat

verb - to show annoyance or irritation without necessarily taking action

huff - láteřit, rozlítit se, vybuchnout, reagovat podrážděně, funět, zafunět

verb - to speak or react in a way that shows annoyance; to breathe out or breathe heavily, especially loudly

care for - chtít, dát si, přát si

verb, formal - to politely offer or ask whether someone would like to have something, especially food or drink

constrictor - škrtič (had), had škrtič

noun - any snake that kills its prey by coiling around it and squeezing it