Reward PRE 25-vocab

bag ^*1 - taška

noun - a thing which you use to carry things in, it can be made of paper or thin plastic, or of strong leather or cloth

camera ^*2 - fotoaparát, foťák, kamera

noun - a small device used for taking pictures or videos

cloth ^*3 - látka (textílie)

noun - material used for making clothes etc.

cotton - bavlna

noun - a plant that is used for making clothes, e.g. T-shirts etc.

curved - zaoblený, zakřivený, ohnutý, zahnutý, obloukový

adjective - bent; having the shape of a bend or curve etc.

glass ^*4 - sklo

noun - a material that is used for making bottles, window panes etc.

glue - lepidlo

noun - a substance that is used to stick two pieces of something (e.g. paper) together

hairdryer - fén

noun - a machine that you use to dry your hair

hard ^*5 - tvrdý

adjective - firm, solid, difficult to break, not soft

heavy ^*6 - těžký (váhou)

adjective - weighing a lot, not light

high ^*7 - vysoký, vysoko

adjective - far above the ground, not low

leather - kůže

noun - a material that is used for making shoes, jackets, bags etc.

light - lehký (o jídle či alkoholu)

adjective - not heavy, easy to digest

liquid - tekutina, kapalina

noun - a substance of the same kind as water etc.

long ^*8 - dlouhý

adjective - not short, having a great distance from one end to another

low - nízký

adjective - not high, close to the ground

machine ^*9 - stroj, přístroj

noun - a technical thing that does some work

matches ^*10 - sirky, zápalky

noun - small wooden sticks with a special substance at the end, used for making a fire

metal ^*11 - kov

noun - a hard material that is used for making parts of a car, locomotive etc. or smaller things like knives and spoons etc.

narrow ^*12 - úzký

adjective - not wide

nylon - nylon, silon, umělé vlákno

noun - material made from an artificial thread

oblong - pravoúhlý, obdélníkový, obdélný

adjective - having right angles, similar to a square, but with two sides shorter, and two longer

oval - oválný

adjective - shaped like an egg

pad of paper - blok papíru

noun - a bunch of sheets of paper fastened together

paper ^*13 - papír

noun - thin material that books are made of, it is used for writing on etc.

plastic ^*14 - plastový, umělý (z umělé hmoty)

adjective - made of the artificial material that is used for making almost everything, bags, clothes, pens, etc.

powder - prášek, prach

noun - a substance that is in very small particles

round ^*15 - kulatý

adjective - having the shape like a circle or ball

rubber - guma (materiál)

noun - a substance that can be easily stretched, it is used for making tyres, water-proof boots etc.

shoe polish - krém na boty

noun - a stuff that you use to clean and polish shoes with

short ^*16 - krátký

adjective - not long, not having a large distance from one end to the other

soap ^*17 - mýdlo

noun - a thing made from oils and fats which people use to wash their body, it usually smells nice and can be of any colour

soft ^*18 - měkký

adjective - not hard or firm, usually comfortable

sponge - houba

noun - a piece of soft material full of small holes, it is used for washing things with, because it easily hold water

square ^*19 - čtvercový

adjective - having four equally long straight sides

stone ^*20 - kámen

noun - a hard mineral

string - provázek, motouz, šňůra, šňůrka

noun - a strong thread, a thin rope

stuff - věc, něco neurčitého

noun, informal - something that you do not know the name of, an object you do not know the words for

suntan lotion - opalovací krém, krém na opalování

noun - a liquid that you spread on your skin to protect it from the sun

sweater ^*21 - svetr

noun - a piece of clothing with long sleeves, it is usually warm and made of wool or cotton, people wear it on their T-shirt or shirt, under the coat

thing ^*22 - věc

noun - an object; something that you don't know the word for

tin opener - otvírák na konzervy

noun, British English - a tool that you use to open tins

tool ^*23 - nástroj, nářadí

noun - an instrument that is used to do something, e.g. a hammer, screwdriver etc.

towel ^*24 - ručník, osuška

noun - a large square piece of cloth that you use to dry yourself with when you are wet

vacuum cleaner ^*25 - vysavač

noun - a machine that you use to clean the carpet of dust and dirt

wallet ^*26 - peněženka

noun - a small thing in which you carry your money, it is usually made of leather or plastic

wide ^*27 - široký

adjective - broad, large from side to side; not narrow

window cleaner - prostředek na okna

noun - something you use to clean windows with

wine glass ^*28 - sklenka na víno, sklenička na víno

noun - a glass that you use to drink wine out of

wooden ^*29 - dřevěný

adjective - made of the material that is made from tree trunks

woollen - vlněný

adjective - made of the material or thread that is made from sheep's thick hair