Matrix PRE Unit 3 (6)

barbecue - grilování, venkovní grilování, opékání (venku)

noun - roasting meat outdoors; a kind of outdoors party (for friends or family) during which we cook meat over a fire

birth - narození, zrození

noun - the moment when you are born

candy - cukrovinky, sladkosti, dobroty

noun, American English - sweets

corn - kukuřice

noun - maize, a grain plant with sweet yellow seeds

cranberry - brusinka

noun - a small sour berry often used for making a kind of sauce which is eaten with meat

day off - den volna

noun - a free day, a one-day holiday

declare - prohlásit

verb - to say with authority that something is true

feast - hostina, hody, hodování

noun - a special meal of many dishes for many people, usually celebrating something

firework - rachejtle, petarda

noun - a device that produces a visual display or a loud noise, often used for entertainment purposes, especially during celebrations or events

fortune - štěstí, štěstěna

noun - the things that happen by luck

ghost - duch

noun - a visible form of a dead person that can usually fly and go through walls etc.

harvest - sklizeň

noun - gathering crops, the time when crops are gathered

include - zahrnout, obsáhnout, zahrnovat, obsahovat

verb - to contain, to have something as a part

independent - nezávislý, samostatný

adjective - not needing or relying on anybody or anything

mark ^*1 - označit, označkovat

verb - to put a spot somewhere as a sign of something

nearly - skoro, téměř

adverb - almost

neighbourhood - sousedství, čtvrť

noun - the part of town or city where you live

occasion - příležitost (událost)

noun - a special time when something happens

origin - původ

noun - the place or time where something has come from

parade - přehlídka, průvod

noun - an event in which people march through the streets with musicians, dancers, etc, it is a part of some celebrations

pie - koláč (sladký, slaný)

noun - a kind of food made of a pastry case filled with meat or fruit

plant - zasadit, sázet, osázet

verb - to put a plant or a seed in the ground so that it can grow

pumpkin - dýně

noun - a large orange vegetable (technically it's a fruit) similar to a melon

reminder - vzpomínka, památka, připomenutí

noun - something you do in memory of a person, event etc.

sauce - omáčka

noun - a kind of cooked liquid that is eaten with various kinds of food

serve - podávat (jídlo)

verb - to put food on the table, to give food to somebody

sign ^*2 - podepsat se, podepsat

verb - to write your name somewhere in order to show that you have written it or that you approve of it

spectacular - velkolepý, působivý, ohromující

adjective - very impressive, exciting to see or watch

turkey - krocan, krůta

noun - a large farm bird which is usually eaten on special days, such as Christmas or Thanksgiving

turn ^*3 - odbočit, zahnout, obrátit se, zabočit

verb - to change direction, to the right or left

witch - čarodějnice, ježibaba

noun - a woman (usually old) who can do magic and e.g. fly on the broomstick, make potions etc.