soap opera - telenovela, nekonečný seriál

noun - a television serial with many episodes that shows the life of a group of people, it is usually very emotional and far-fetched

 

euphemism - eufemismus, eufemizmus

noun - a phrase or a word that is used to replace a word that might offend someone or make them feel unpleasant or embarrassed

 

iodine - jod

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 53) a halogen that is often used in medicine (usually as a disinfectant), it forms black crystals

 

chromium - chrom

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 24) a blue-white metal resistant to corrosion, it is used in stainless steel and other alloys

troll - troll, trol, zlobr

noun - a large mythical creature appearing in Scandinavian stories and fantasy books (Tolkien, Pratchett, Rowling etc.), it is very ugly and lives in caves

 

godfather - kmotr

noun - a man who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 

godmother - kmotra

noun - a woman who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 

godparent - kmotr, kmotra

noun - a person who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

 

petroleum - ropa

noun - a thick dark oil that is used for making many kinds of fuel (e.g. petrol, diesel etc.), it comes from under the ground

zipper - zip, zdrhovadlo

noun, American English - a thing with two rows of metal or plastic teeth that fit together, it is used as a fastener on trousers, bags etc.

zip - zip, zdrhovadlo

noun, British English - a thing with two rows of metal or plastic teeth that fit together, it is used as a fastener on trousers, bags etc.

 

x-rays - rentgen

noun - beams of invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc.

onion - cibule

noun - a kind of vegetable with many layers, it is used in cooking and has a very strong smell, which often makes people cry

oil - olej

noun - a kind of greasy liquid that comes from a variety of plants, such as sunflower or olives, which is used for frying etc.

needle - jehla

noun - a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and an eye on the other, it is used for sewing