Acrylic paint is a water-based fast-drying paint made of pigment suspended in acrylic polymer emulsion and plasticizers, silicone oils, defoamers, stabilizers, or metal soaps which becomes water-resistant when dry.
Example: Much contemporary Indigenous art is produced using acrylic paint on canvas.
sk: akrylová farba
Baksheesh
noun
A small sum of money given as a tip, bribe, or charitable donation.
Example: The children smiled back and asked for baksheesh.
sk: Sprepitné
Canvas
noun
A piece of cloth backed or framed as a surface for a painting.
Example: Artists use canvas for their paintings.
sk: Plátno
Fetus
noun
An offspring of a human or other mammal in the stages of prenatal development that follow the embryo stage.
Example: Pregnant women shouldn't drink alcohol because it may harm the fetus.
sk: Plod
Haggling
verb
To haggle is when two parties involved in a transaction such as the purchase of a good and service negotiate the price until both parties can mutually agree on a fair price.
Example: They spent hours haggling over the price.
sk: Zjednávanie
Indigenous
Adjective
Indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment.
Example: There will be no indigenous people except the seagulls.
sk: Domorodé
Jellabiya
noun
A white long-sleeved collarless garment worn by some Muslim men.
Example: This white tunic helps keep the body cool in the heat of the region.
sk: Tunika
Lionfish
noun
The lionfish is a carnivorous fish native to the Indo-Pacific that is now an invasive species in the Atlantic.
Example: Lionfish are the first exotic species to invade coral reefs.
sk: Perutýn
Placenta
noun
A flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the fetus through the umbilical cord.
Example: Before birth, babies receive nutrition and oxygen through the placenta.
sk: Placenta
Rip off
verb
To cheat someone, especially financially.
Example: She thought he was ripping her off over her royalties.
sk: Okradnúť, ošklbať
Sohal Surgeonfish
noun
It is a Red Sea endemic and Persian Gulf which grows to 40 cm in the wild.
Example: The Sohal Surgeonfish has gruesome spines and agonisingly sharp bony blades at the sides.
sk: Bodlok Červenomorský
Umbilical cord
noun
The umbilical cord connects the baby to the mother's placenta.
Example: My baby had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck.
sk: pupočná šnúra
Womb
noun
The organ in the lower body of a woman or female mammal where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth; the uterus.
Example: Just because you have a womb, doesn't mean you should have kids.
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