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

 

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

quarantine - karanténa

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

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

 

institutionalise - hospitalizovat

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

 

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

 

guise - zástěrka, převlek

noun - a way in which someone or something appears, often in a way that is temporary or different from their real nature

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

 

throttle - plyn, regulátor pohonu

noun - a device that allows more or less fuel to go into an engine and is used to change the vehicle's speed

leakage - únik, unikání

noun - the act of leaking, when an amount of liquid or gas is escaping from something by a hole or other fault

 

straight edge - pravítko

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 

straightedge - pravítko

noun - a tool (usually a piece of wood or metal) used to make something straight or to check that something is straight

 

undead - nemrtvý (např. upíři apod.)

adjective - (in horrors) a kind of creature that is technically dead but comes out of its grave (esp. vampires, zombies, ghouls etc.)

jam - džem

noun - a kind of jelly-like thing that is made of fruits and people put it on bread or in cakes etc.