Reward PRE 20-vocab

arrive ^*1 - přijet, dorazit, přijít

verb - to come to a certain place

border - hranice

noun - a dividing line between two countries

cost ^*2 - stát (o ceně)

verb - to have the price of

desert - poušť, pustina

noun - a dry piece of land usually covered with sand and no or almost no vegetation or life

distance - vzdálenost, dálka

noun - the space between two points, how far it is from one place to another

drive ^*3 - řídit, jet autem

verb - to control a car; to go by car somewhere and sit behind the wheel

driver ^*4 - řidič

noun - a person who drives a car etc. or whose job is to drive

gallon - galon

noun - a unit for measuring liquids (4.55 litres)

gas station ^*5 - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa

noun, American English - the place where you can buy fuel for your car

get ^*6 - dostat se (někam), dojet (někam), dorazit, přijet, přijít

verb - to arrive at a place

highway - dálnice, státní silnice, hlavní silnice

noun, American English - a wide road that connects cities, a road with more lanes where cars can drive at higher speeds

hill ^*7 - kopec

noun - a small and low mountain, a raised piece of ground

leave ^*8 - odejít, odjet, opustit

verb - to go away from somewhere or somebody

mile ^*9 - míle

noun - a unit measuring length (1.6 km)

motel - motel

noun - a hotel at the side of the road that is used by people who travel by car

mountain ^*10 - hora

noun - a very high hill

move home - stěhovat se, přestěhovat se

verb - to go to live somewhere else

passenger - cestující, pasažér

noun - a person who travels somewhere on a bus, train, plane etc.

petrol ^*11 - benzín

noun, British English - fuel used in motor cars

petrol station ^*12 - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa

noun, British English - the place where you can buy fuel for your car

police patrol - policejní hlídka

noun - one or more policemen who go around an area (esp. by car) to make sure that everything is okay

reach - dostat se

verb - to arrive at

set off - vydat se na cestu, vyrazit na cestu, vyrazit (na cestu), vyjet

verb - to start a journey

speed limit ^*13 - nejvyšší povolená rychlost

noun - the highest speed allowed

take ^*14 - vzít, vzít si, brát

verb - to get something, to accept something, to put something in your hands

ticket ^*15 - lístek, vstupenka, jízdenka

noun - a piece of paper that enables you to use a train, bus etc, or lets you enter a theatre, cinema etc.

truck ^*16 - náklaďák, kamion, nákladní auto

noun, American English - a large road vehicle that is used for carrying goods, a lorry

turn off - odbočit z

verb - to leave a road that you have been going along at a crossroads

turn off ^*17 - vypnout

verb - to stop a machine etc. by using a switch