local elections - komunální volby, volby do místního zastupitelstva

noun - elections held within a specific geographic area, such as a city, town, or region, where voters choose representatives for local government positions, such as mayors, city councils, and other municipal offices

 

general election - všeobecné volby, parlamentní volby

noun - an election in which voters choose representatives for a country's legislative body, such as parliament or congress

 

rudder - kormidlo

noun - a flat, movable device attached to the rear of a boat or aircraft, used for steering and controlling the direction of movement

lens - čočka (v oku)

noun - the clear part of the eye behind the pupil

lens - objektiv (fotoaparátu)

noun - the front part of a camera made of curved glass that the light travels through

lens - čočka, kontaktní čočka

noun - one of two pieces of very thin plastic that you put on your eyes to see better

believe in - věřit v (někoho, něco)

verb - to be sure that somebody or something exists; to feel that somebody can be trusted or will be successful

 

natty - jako ze škatulky, šik, nažehlený, upravený, úhledný

adjective, informal - very stylish and fashionable

 

demeanour - vystupování, chování, způsoby

noun, formal - the way someone behaves, speaks and looks etc.

 

gangway - nástupní můstek (u lodě), lodní lávka

noun - a board or a small bridge between the side of a ship and the shore for people to walk on

 

the naked eye - pouhé oko

noun - unaided human vision, without the assistance of any optical instruments such as telescopes, microscopes, or binoculars

 

scabby - strupovitý, pokrytý strupy

adjective - covered with patches of rough surface

 

shrinkage - úbytek, ztráta, snížení, sražení, smrštění

noun - the act of becoming smaller; the process of shrinking

 

shrunken - scvrklý, sražený, smrštěný, seschlý, ochablý, menší

adjective - (usually before noun) smaller than before; less important or less attractive than before

 

shrink-wrap - zabalit do smršťovací fólie

verb - to tightly cover something with a thin plastic material to protect it