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sliver - kousek, kousíček, odštěpek, úlomek (úzký, dlouhý)

noun - a small, thin piece or fragment that has been cut or broken off from a larger object, often with a sharp or narrow shape

 

folk tale - lidová pověst, lidové vyprávění

noun - a traditional story passed down orally from generation to generation, often featuring mythical creatures, talking animals, or moral lessons

 

take it for granted - brát jako fakt, nepochybovat o tom, brát to jako samozřejmé, považovat za samozřejmé

verb - not to doubt something, to accept something as a fact

 

lie on - ovlivňovat, tížit

verb - to affect someone

 

lie with - náležet (někomu), příslušet (někomu), spočívat (na někom)

verb, formal - to be somebody's responsibility

 

lie behind - stát za (něčím), být příčinou (něčeho), být za (něčím)

verb - to be the real cause or reason of something

 

lie back - opřít se, uvolnit se

verb - to relax and do nothing

 

memorialize - zvěčnit (památku), připomenout (památku)

verb - to honor or remember someone or something through a special event, speech, or object

 

deafness - hluchota

noun - a condition in which a person is unable to hear or has a significant loss of hearing ability, either partially or completely

 

demure - ostýchavý, plachý, stydlivý, tichý

adjective - (usually of a woman or a girl) modest and reserved in manner or behaviour

 

electric storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka

noun, British English - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 

electrical storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka

noun - bad weather with rain, bright flashes in the sky and thunder

 

lightning storm - bouřka s blesky, bouřka

noun - bad weather with rain, electrical flashes in the sky and thunder

 

crank - blázen, podivín, pomatenec,

noun - someone with unusual ideas that others find strange

 

crank - nastartovat (klikou)

verb, technical - to make a machine work by turning a special L-shaped handle