War of the Roses (vocabulary)

association - asociace, sdružení, spolek

noun - an organized group of people doing something together

capable - schopný

adjective - able, having a capacity to

civil war - občanská válka

noun - a war between people of the same country

coat of arms - erb

noun - the official symbol of a family, country etc, usually displayed on shields etc.

competitor - konkurent, rival

noun - rival, the person who competes against you and who you hope to beat

consist - skládat se, sestávat

verb - to be made of more things or parts

county - hrabství, okres

noun - a region within a state or a country with its own local administration

current - současný, nynější, aktuální

adjective - being now, happening now, true now

descendant - potomek

noun - a person related to someone who lived before them, e.g. a child, grandchild etc.

destructive - ničící, zničující, destruktivní

adjective - causing great harm

displeased - znepokojený, nespokojený

adjective - not pleased or happy with something

faction - politická frakce

noun - a group of people who want to take power

gather - shromáždit, shromáždit se, posbírat, sesbírat

verb - to come together, to pick things and put them in one place

heir - dědic

noun - a person who gets things from somebody who has died

house - rod, dynastie

noun - a dynasty

last - trvat

verb - to continue for a particular length of time

martial - vojenský, bojový

adjective - connected with army, war, armed forces etc.

mature - vyspělý, dospělý, zralý, vyzrálý

adjective - fully developed or grown; adult

mention - zmínit, zmiňovat

verb - to speak about something in very few words and without giving much information

monarch - panovník, monarcha

noun - a king or queen, a ruler of a country who inherits the right to rule

overthrow - svrhnout

verb - to end the rule of somebody by force

period - období

noun - a length of time

proclaim - prohlašovat, ohlašovat, hlásat

verb - to announce something (esp. in an official way)

question - zpochybnit, zpochybňovat

verb - to raise doubts about something

rank - řada (voj.)

noun - a line of soldiers (standing next to each other) in a military formation

reason - příčina, důvod

noun - something that makes you decide to do something

reign - vláda, panování

noun - being king or queen somewhere

rightful - právoplatný

adjective - having a right to something; valid (legally)

rule - vládnout

verb - to have the power over a country, people etc. and use it

supporter - stoupenec, podporovatel

noun - a person who supports somebody or something

temporary - dočasný

adjective - only for a short time, not for ever

throne - trůn

noun - the official chair where a king or queen sits

warfare - válčení, vojenství, válka, boj, bojování, vedení války

noun - the activity of fighting a war; the methods of fighting, esp. using various types of weapons