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The Celts (vocabulary)
UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
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advanced
- pokročilý, rozvinutý, vyspělý
BrE
/
əd'vɑ:nst /
AmE
adjective
-
of a high level
ancestor
- předek (předchůdce)
BrE
/
'ænsestə /
AmE
/
'ænsestər /
noun
-
a forefather, a person in the family who lived a very long time before
battle
- boj, bitva, souboj, zápas
BrE
/
'bætl /
AmE
/
'bæt̬l /
noun
-
a fight between enemies
border
- hranice
BrE
/
'bɔ:də /
AmE
/
'bɔ:rdər /
noun
-
a dividing line between two countries
courage
- odvaha
BrE
/
'kʌrɪdʒ /
AmE
/
'kʌrɪdʒ /
noun
-
bravery, doing something dangerous without being afraid or showing fear
defeat
- porazit (v boji)
BrE
/
dɪ'fi:t /
AmE
/
dɪ'fi:t /
verb
-
to win over somebody in a fight
destroy
- zničit
BrE
/
'dɪstrɔɪ /
AmE
/
'dɪstrɔɪ /
verb
-
to damage something badly, usually in a way that it cannot function any more or can be used no longer
drive
- hnát (před sebou)
BrE
/
'draɪv /
AmE
/
'draɪv /
verb
-
to make somebody move quickly or run in front of you
election
- volby
BrE
/
ɪ'lekʃn /
AmE
/
ɪ'lekʃn /
noun
-
a formal event in which a candidate for an important post has to be chosen by a number of people
fair
- jarmark, trh
BrE
/
'feə /
AmE
/
'fer /
noun
-
an important public event (esp. in rural areas) where farm products were displayed and sold
fort
- pevnost, opevnění
BrE
/
'fɔ:t /
AmE
/
'fɔ:rt /
noun
-
a building that can protect people in an attack
frightening
- děsivý, strašidelný
BrE
/
'fraɪtənɪŋ /
AmE
/
'fraɪtənɪŋ /
adjective
-
making you feel very afraid
grove
- háj, lesík
BrE
/
'grəʊv /
AmE
/
'groʊv /
noun
-
a group of trees growing together, a small cultivated wood
chariot
- antický válečný vůz
BrE
/
'tʃærɪət /
AmE
/
'tʃærɪət /
noun
-
an ancient war carriage that was drawn by a horse
chief
- náčelník, velitel
BrE
/
'tʃi:f /
AmE
/
'tʃi:f /
noun
-
the leader or the head of a tribe, group etc.
independence
- nezávislost, samostatnost
BrE
/
ˌɪndə'pendəns /
AmE
/
ˌɪndə'pendəns /
noun
-
a state of not needing or relying on anything or anybody
invade
- napadnout, vpadnout
BrE
/
ɪn'veɪd /
AmE
/
ɪn'veɪd /
verb
-
to enter a territory or country by force
plough
- orat, zorat
BrE
/
'plaʊ /
AmE
/
'plaʊ /
verb
-
to use a special tool to break up soil in the field
priest
- kněz
BrE
/
'pri:st /
AmE
/
'pri:st /
noun
-
a person trained in religious duties and performing religious ceromonies
rule
- vládnout
BrE
/
'ru:l /
AmE
/
'ru:l /
verb
-
to have the power over a country, people etc. and use it
sacred
- posvátný, svatý
BrE
/
'seɪkrɪd /
AmE
/
'seɪkrɪd /
adjective
-
connected with a god, respected by religious people
sacrifice
- oběť
BrE
/
'sækrɪfaɪs /
AmE
/
'sækrəfaɪs /
noun
-
something important that you give up for something that you think is even more important
soil
- půda (zem), zemina, zem, hlína
BrE
/
'sɔɪl /
AmE
/
'sɔɪl /
noun
-
the substance in the ground in which plants grow
temple
- chrám
BrE
/
'templ /
AmE
/
'templ /
noun
-
a large building where religious ceremonies take place and where people go to pray
tribe
- kmen (skupina lidí)
BrE
/
'traɪb /
AmE
/
'traɪb /
noun
-
a group of people of the same race, customs, language etc.
warrior
- bojovník
BrE
/
'wɒrɪə /
AmE
/
'wɑ:rɪər /
noun
-
a soldier, a person who fights in a battle or war
weapon
- zbraň
BrE
/
'wepən /
AmE
/
'wepən /
noun
-
a thing that is used to fight with, e.g. a gun, knife, cannon, missile, baseball bat etc.
worship
- uctívat
BrE
/
'wɜ:ʃɪp /
AmE
/
'wɜ:rʃɪp /
verb
-
to treat somebody as a god, to show great respect (to god)
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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE
The Celts
Around 700 BC, Celtic people began to arrive in the British Isles. Many of them
were tall, and had fair or red hair and blue eyes. These were the Celts, who
probably came from central Europe or further east.
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
Vocabulary test (The O. C.) 1
Patnáct otázek a/b/c/d zaměřených na důležitou slovní zásobu
vybranou z prvních tří dílů seriálu The O.C.
INTERMEDIATE
Samhain (Halloween)
Halloween is a holiday celebrated mainly in the USA, Canada and the British
Isles on the night of 31 October. It was originally a Celtic pagan festival
(called SAMHAIN [so:in]) and means November in Celtic language.
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