Matrix INT Unit 4 (4)
ALL LEVELS
Vydáno dne 03.10.2005
Let's practise 1, pages 46–47
amazing
- úžasný, skvělý
BrE
/
ə'meɪzɪŋ/
AmE
/
ə'meɪzɪŋ/
adjective
-
wonderful and exciting
bay
- zátoka, záliv
BrE
/
'beɪ/
AmE
/
'beɪ/
noun
-
a place where the coast is curved inwards
destination
- cíl cesty
BrE
/
ˌdestɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/
ˌdestɪ'neɪʃn/
noun
-
the place where you are going or aiming to get to; the goal of a journey
discovery
- objev
BrE
/
dɪs'kʌvəri/
AmE
/
dɪs'kʌvəri/
noun
-
something that has been found
drown
- utopit, utopit se
BrE
/
'draʊn/
AmE
/
'draʊn/
verb
-
to die by being underwater and unable to breathe, to let somebody die in this way
earthquake
- zemětřesení
BrE
/
'ɜ:θkweɪk/
AmE
/
'ɜ:rθkweɪk/
noun
-
a situation in which the ground starts shaking, it usually causes great damage to houses, roads etc.
feared
- obávaný
BrE
/
'fɪəd/
AmE
/
'fɪrd/
adjective
-
being the reason of someone's fears
festive
- slavnostní, sváteční
BrE
/
'festɪv/
AmE
/
'festɪv/
adjective
-
very special because connected with an occassion such as Christmas, Easter etc.
fort
- pevnost, opevnění
BrE
/
'fɔ:t/
AmE
/
'fɔ:rt/
noun
-
a building that can protect people in an attack
gold rush
- zlatá horečka
BrE
/
'gəʊldˌrʌʃ/
AmE
/
'goʊldˌrʌʃ/
noun
-
a sudden movement of many people to an area because they've heard that gold has been found there
hire
- najmout si, pronajmout si
BrE
/
'haɪə/
AmE
/
'haɪər/
verb
-
to give somebody money to work for you; to pay for using something for a short time
in advance
- předem
BrE
/
ˌɪnə'dvɑ:ns/
AmE
/
ˌɪnə'dvæns/
adverb
-
beforehand
inhabitant
- obyvatel
BrE
/
ɪn'hæbɪtənt/
AmE
/
ɪn'hæbɪtənt/
noun
-
a person or animal that lives in a particular place
mainland
- pevnina
BrE
/
'meɪnˌlænd/
AmE
/
'meɪnˌlænd/
noun
-
the main part of the continent or country (usually in contrast with an island or islands nearby)
major
- hlavní, největší, závažný
BrE
/
'meɪdʒə/
AmE
/
'meɪdʒər/
adjective
-
more important than others of the same kind
picturesque
- malebný
BrE
/
ˌpɪktʃə'resk/
AmE
/
ˌpɪktʃə'resk/
adjective
-
beautiful, like a picture
prison
- vězení, věznice
BrE
/
'prɪzn/
AmE
/
'prɪzn/
noun
-
a place where criminals are locked up
settlement
- osada
BrE
/
'setlmənt/
AmE
/
'set̬lmənt/
noun
-
a place (e.g. a village) built in a place where nobody or not many people lived before
settler
- osadník, kolonista
BrE
/
'setlə/
AmE
/
'set̬lər/
noun
-
a person who comes to live to a place where nobody or not many people lived before
steep
- prudký, příkrý
BrE
/
'sti:p/
AmE
/
'sti:p/
adjective
-
rising or falling quickly (e.g. a slope)
suffer
- trpět, vytrpět
BrE
/
'sʌfə/
AmE
/
'sʌfər/
verb
-
to go through pain or difficulty
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