noun
-
an insect with big colourful wings and a long thin body
century
- století
BrE
/'sentʃəri/
AmE
/'sentʃəri/
noun
-
a period of one hundred years
distant
- vzdálený
BrE
/'dɪstənt/
AmE
/'dɪstənt/
adjective
-
far off, far away
fall
- podzim
BrE
/'fɔ:l/
AmE
/'fɔ:l/
noun, American English
-
the season of the year that comes after summer
fear
- strach, obava
BrE
/'fɪə/
AmE
/'fɪr/
noun
-
a feeling you have when you are in a dangerous situation or scary situation
frozen
- zmrzlý
BrE
/'frəʊzən/
AmE
/'froʊzən/
adjective
-
solid because of a very low temperature
hope
- naděje
BrE
/'həʊp/
AmE
/'hoʊp/
noun
-
a wish for something the feeling of expectation that it will happen
hopeful
- nadějný
BrE
/'həʊpfl/
AmE
/'hoʊpfl/
adjective
-
inspiring hope, feeling hope
childhood
- dětství
BrE
/'tʃaɪldhʊd/
AmE
/'tʃaɪldhʊd/
noun
-
the period of your life when you are a child
inner
- vnitřní
BrE
/'ɪnə/
AmE
/'ɪnər/
adjective
-
the one inside, closer to the centre, opposite of 'outer'
kite
- drak (papírový), papírový drak
BrE
/'kaɪt/
AmE
/'kaɪt/
noun
-
a children's toy made of paper covering a light frame, it is tied on a string and it flies in the wind
lose
- prohrát
BrE
/'lu:z/
AmE
/'lu:z/
verb
-
to be defeated (in a game, fight etc.)
mayfly
- jepice
BrE
/'meɪflaɪ/
AmE
/'meɪflaɪ/
noun
-
a little insect with delicate membranous wings which lives close to water and whose life lasts less than two days
melt
- tát, roztát, roztavit se, rozpustit se
BrE
/'melt/
AmE
/'melt/
verb
-
to change into a liquid or to something soft (e.g. chocolate or cheese)
miracle
- zázrak
BrE
/'mɪrəkl/
AmE
/'mɪrəkl/
noun
-
a wonderful event that you thought was impossible
moonless
- bez měsíce
BrE
/'mu:nləs/
AmE
/'mu:nləs/
adjective
-
without the moon
pride
- pýcha, hrdost
BrE
/'praɪd/
AmE
/'praɪd/
noun
-
a good feeling about yourself because of something good you have done or something good you have, to gave such a feeling about somebody else who is close to you
rest
- odpočívat
BrE
/'rest/
AmE
/'rest/
verb
-
to let your mind and body relax for a while
sight
- zrak
BrE
/'saɪt/
AmE
/'saɪt/
noun
-
one of the five senses that enables you to see with your eyes
spin
- točit se, otáčet se
BrE
/'spɪn/
AmE
/'spɪn/
verb
-
to turn quickly round and round
spring
- jaro
BrE
/'sprɪŋ/
AmE
/'sprɪŋ/
noun
-
the season of the year after winter
sugar
- cukr
BrE
/'ʃʊgə/
AmE
/'ʃʊgər/
noun
-
the sweet white substance that people put in their tea or coffee etc. to make it sweeter
summer
- léto
BrE
/'sʌmə/
AmE
/'sʌmər/
noun
-
the hottest season of the year
sunray
- sluneční paprsek
BrE
/'sʌnˌreɪ/
AmE
/'sʌnˌreɪ/
noun
-
a sunbeam
symphony
- symfonie
BrE
/'sɪmfəni/
AmE
/'sɪmfəni/
noun
-
a long piece of music played by an orchestra
teaspoon
- lžička, čajová lžička, malá lžička
BrE
/'ti:spu:n/
AmE
/'ti:spu:n/
noun
-
a small spoon that is used for preparing tea etc.
twilight
- soumrak, šero, stmívání
BrE
/'twaɪlaɪt/
AmE
/'twaɪlaɪt/
noun
-
the light from the sky after the sun goes down but before it becomes completely dark
unhopeful
- bez naděje, rezignovaný
BrE
/ʌn'həʊpfl/
AmE
/ʌn'hoʊpfl/
adjective
-
resigned, showing hopelessness
win
- vyhrát, zvítězit
BrE
/'wɪn/
AmE
/'wɪn/
verb
-
to come first in a race, competition, game or fight
wing
- křídlo
BrE
/'wɪŋ/
AmE
/'wɪŋ/
noun
-
one of the two parts that birds use for flying, one of similar part on an aircraft that enables it to fly
winter
- zima
BrE
/'wɪntə/
AmE
/'wɪnt̬ər/
noun
-
the coldest season of the year
wise
- moudrý, rozumný
BrE
/'waɪz/
AmE
/'waɪz/
adjective
-
making sensible decisions, especially due to a lot of experience and knowledge; sensible, based on good judgement
Mgr. Marek Vít je spoluzakladatelem portálu Help for English a spoluautorem
několika výukových programů. Je držitelem certifikátu CPE a ocenění
Evropský učitel jazyků 2008. Má dlouholeté zkušenosti jako učitel (ZŠ,
SŠ i VŠ), soukromý lektor a překladatel.
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