The O. C. - Important words 1

abandon - opustit (někoho)

verb - to leave someone (esp. someone who needs you)

accident - nehoda, neštěstí, náhoda

noun - something unpleasant that happens by chance (not planned)

apologize - omluvit se, omluvit

verb - to say that you are sorry and regret having done something

attorney - advokát, právník

noun, American English - a person who speaks for people in the court and/or gives them advice about the law

awesome - skvělý, boží, úžasný

adjective - absolutely excellent or great

be supposed to - mít (něco udělat)

verb - be required / expected to do something

blow - foukat

verb - to let air out of your mouth quickly

burn down - nechat shořet (např. dům)

verb - to destroy a building by fire

case - případ

noun - an example of something, a situation solved by the police, a detective or a court

court - soud

noun - a place where people are judged, where it is decided whether somebody is guilty or innocent

deserve - zasloužit si, zasluhovat si

verb - to earn something good or bad because of what you have done

embarrassed - v rozpacích

adjective - feeling silly or awkward, especially in front of people

forgive - odpustit, omluvit

verb - to stop being angry about something bad that somebody has done to you

grab - popadnout, chňapnout, rychle vzít

verb - to take hold of something suddenly

grounded - mající zaracha

adjective - not allowed to leave the house (as a form of punishment)

happen - stát se, přihodit se

verb - to take place

housing development - sídliště (rodinné domy)

noun - an area where a large number of similar houses are built (at the same time by one company)

hug - objetí, obejmutí

noun - an act of putting your arms around somebody to show affection

idea - myšlenka, nápad

noun - a thought, a mental picture

invitation - pozvání, pozvánka

noun - an act of asking somebody to come to a place with you (a party, a restaurant etc.)

jail - věznice, vězení

noun - a prison, a building where criminals are kept

lawyer - právník, právnička

noun - a person who has been educated in law and whose job is connected with law

legal guardian - zákonný zástupce

noun, formal - a person who has legal responsibilty for a minor (a child or a young person)

locked up - zavřený (ve vězení), ve vězení, v base (ve vězení)

adjective - in prison

mind - vadit

verb - to dislike something, to have something against

next door - vedle (někoho jako soused)

adverb - living in a flat or house next to somebody

offer - nabídnout, nabízet

verb - to ask if somebody would like something

probation - podmínka (podmínečné prominutí trestu)

noun - a period of time when a criminal is released and has to behave well

quit - skoncovat, přestat (s), skončit

verb - to stop doing something

responsibility - zodpovědnost, odpovědnost

noun - ability to be trusted or relied on

smart - chytrý, bystrý

adjective - clever, intelligent, quick to understand and learn

solve - vyřešit, řešit, najít řešení

verb - to find the answer to a question or problem, to find a way of dealing with a difficult situation

steal - krást, ukrást, odcizit

verb - to take something that is not yours

stuff - věci

noun, informal - things (usually unspecified)

suppose - předpokládat, domnívat se

verb - to think, to have an opinion that

treat - chovat se (k někomu), jednat (s někým), zacházet (s někým)

verb - to behave somehow towards a person

unpack - vybalit, rozbalit, vybalit si

verb - to take things out of luggage or a package