Project 2 Unit 2 B

about ^*1 - o

preposition - of, concerning

basket ^*2 - koš, košík

noun - a container made from thin sticks

before ^*3 - než, předtím než

conjunction - earlier than

bottle ^*4 - láhev, lahvička

noun - a glass or plastic container for liquids, it has a narrow opening on the top

budgerigar - andulka

noun, British English - a small colourful bird (similar to a parrot) often kept as a pet in a cage

cage - klec, klícka

noun - a box made of wires used for keeping birds or other animals

clean ^*5 - vyčistit, očistit, umýt, utřít, uklidit

verb - to remove dirt, to do an activity so that something is not dirty any more, e.g. wash, wipe etc.

evening ^*6 - večer

noun - the part of the day before you go to bed, it starts at about 6 pm

feed - krmit, nakrmit

verb - to give food to

female - samice

noun - an animal that gives birth to the young, opposite of 'male'

fruit ^*7 - ovoce

noun - a part of a plant or a tree that we eat, e.g. apple, banana, orange etc.

grass ^*8 - tráva

noun - the green plants that grow everywhere in meadows, football fields, lawns etc., animals such as sheep or cows eat it

guinea pig - morče

noun - a small animal often kept as a pet, it has no tail and is bigger than a hamster

hutch - králíkárna

noun - a small box or boxes where rabbits are kept

insect - hmyz

noun - a small creature, usually with six legs, e.g. a fly, beetle, bee, etc.

keep - chovat (zvíře)

verb - to have an animal

lawn - trávník

noun - a place with smooth short grass

long ^*9 - dlouhý

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

male - samec

noun - an animal of the sex that does not give birth to the young, opposite of 'female'

meat ^*10 - maso

noun - the food that comes from the flesh of animals, you can buy it at the butcher's

nocturnal - odehrávající se v noci; noční (zvíře)

adjective - occurring or happening at night; (of an animal) being most active at night

noisy ^*11 - hlučný

adjective - making loud unpleasant sounds

nut ^*12 - ořech, oříšek

noun - a dry fruit that has a hard shell and a seed inside

rabbit ^*13 - králík

noun - a small animal with long ears, it eats grass and people keep them as pets or for their meat

run around - lítat jako fretka

verb - to be very busy, usually doing several things at the same time

seed - semínko, semeno

noun - usually a very small object produced by a plant, out of which a new plant will grow

snake ^*14 - had

noun - a reptile with a long body and no legs

take ^*15 - vzít (něco někam), brát (něco někam)

verb - to carry something to another place

tank - nádrž

noun - a large container for storing liquids, esp. liquid fuel

tarantula - tarantule

noun - a large hairy spider, sometimes poisonous

vegetable ^*16 - zelenina

noun - a plant or a part of it that we eat, e.g. carrot, cauliflower, cucumber, tomato etc.

water ^*17 - voda

noun - the common colourless liquid that comes down from the sky as rain, or is in rivers and seas etc.

whale - velryba

noun - a very large sea animal that looks like a very large fish

wheel ^*18 - kolo, kolečko

noun - a round object that turns to let a vehicle, such as a car, move forward