On the Road

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 22.10.2005

On the road, street etc.



bend
bend - zatáčka, oblouk
BrE
/'bend/
AmE
/'bend/

noun - a place on the road etc. that is curved


bicycle
bicycle - jízdní kolo, kolo, bicykl
BrE
/'baɪsɪkl/
AmE
/'baɪsɪkl/

noun - a vehicle with two wheels without an engine, you move it by moving your legs


brake
brake - brzdit, zabrzdit
BrE
/'breɪk/
AmE
/'breɪk/

verb - to make a vehicle go slower or come to a stop


bridge
bridge - most, lávka
BrE
/'brɪdʒ/
AmE
/'brɪdʒ/

noun - a structure that leads over a river, valley etc., usually made of metal, stone or wood


bus
bus - autobus
BrE
/'bʌs/
AmE
/'bʌs/

noun - a big vehicle with four or six wheels using a road, it can carry many passengers, it stops regularly on its route to let people in and out


bypass
bypass - obchvat
BrE
/'baɪpɑ:s/
AmE
/'baɪpæs/

noun - a road that goes around a town or city


car
car - auto, vůz, automobil
BrE
/'kɑ:/
AmE
/'kɑ:r/

noun - a road vehicle with four wheels that can only carry about five people


car park
car park - parkoviště
BrE
/'kɑ:pɑ:k/
AmE
/'kɑ:rpɑ:rk/

noun, British English - a place where you can park a car


carriageway
carriageway - vozovka
BrE
/'kærɪdʒweɪ/
AmE
/'kærɪdʒweɪ/

noun - the part of a road that is used by cars (usually going in one direction)


crash
crash - nabourat, bourat, zřítit se, narazit
BrE
/'kræʃ/
AmE
/'kræʃ/

verb - to hit something violently, e.g. as an accident in a car etc.


detour
detour - objížďka
BrE
/'di:tʊə/
AmE
/'di:tʊər/

noun - a longer route that you have to take because of a closed road etc.


 
detour - zajížďka
BrE
/'di:tʊə/
AmE
/'di:tʊər/

noun - the act of travelling somewhere by a longer route than was planned (e.g.because of an accident)


fine
fine - pokuta
BrE
/'faɪn/
AmE
/'faɪn/

noun - an amount of money that is paid as a punishment


 
flyover - nadjezd, mimoúrovňová křižovatka
BrE
/'flaɪəʊvə/
AmE
/'flaɪoʊvər/

noun, British English - a kind of road crossing where one road goes over another


intersection
intersection - křižovatka, úrovňová křižovatka, křížení (silnic)
BrE
/ˌɪntə'sekʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬ər'sekʃn/

noun, American English - a place where two streets or roads cross or meet


junction
junction - křižovatka
BrE
/'dʒʌŋkʃn/
AmE
/'dʒʌŋkʃn/

noun, British English - a place where two streets or roads meet or cross


 
lane - ulička, cestička, úzká cesta
BrE
/'leɪn/
AmE
/'leɪn/

noun - a narrow street or road, often in the countryside


level crossing
level crossing - železniční přejezd
BrE
/ˌlevl'krɒsɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌlevl'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun - a place where a railway crosses a road


lorry
lorry - nákladní auto, náklaďák
BrE
/'lɒri/
AmE
/'lɑ:ri/

noun, British English - a large car that carries loads rather than passengers


 
main road - hlavní silnice
BrE
/'meɪn rəʊd/
AmE
/'meɪn roʊd/

noun - an important road


motorway
motorway - dálnice, silnice pro motorová vozidla
BrE
/'məʊtəweɪ/
AmE
/'moʊt̬ərweɪ/

noun - a wide road with more lanes where cars can drive at higher speeds


 
one-way street - jednosměrka
BrE
/ˌwʌn'weɪ 'stri:t/
AmE
/ˌwʌn'weɪ 'stri:t/

noun - a street where the traffic can go only in one direction


overpass
overpass - nadjezd, mimoúrovňová křižovatka
BrE
/'əʊvəˌpɑ:s/
AmE
/'oʊvəˌpæs/

noun, American English - a kind of road crossing where one road goes over another


 
overtake - předjíždět, předjet
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'teɪk/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'teɪk/

verb - to go past a car that is going in the same direction but at a lower speed


park
park - parkovat, zaparkovat
BrE
/'pɑ:k/
AmE
/'pɑ:rk/

verb - to stop and leave a car somewhere


pavement
pavement - chodník
BrE
/'peɪvmənt/
AmE
/'peɪvmənt/

noun, British English - a hard area along the side of the road used for walking


pedestrian
pedestrian - chodec, pěší
BrE
/pə'destriən/
AmE
/pə'destriən/

noun - a person who walks in the street


pedestrian crossing
pedestrian crossing - přechod pro chodce
BrE
/pəˌdestrɪən'krɒsɪŋ/
AmE
/pəˌdestriən'krɑ:sɪŋ/

noun - a place where people can walk across a road, it is usually marked by white stripes on the surface of the road


petrol station
petrol station - benzínová stanice, benzínová pumpa
BrE
/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/
AmE
/'petrəlˌsteɪʃn/

noun, British English - the place where you can buy fuel for your car


pile-up
pile-up - řetězová nehoda
BrE
/'paɪlʌp/
AmE
/'paɪlʌp/

noun - a road accident involving many cars at the same time


 
police patrol - policejní hlídka
BrE
/pə'li:s pə'trəʊl/
AmE
/pə'li:s pə'troʊl/

noun - one or more policemen who go around an area (esp. by car) to make sure that everything is okay


 
pull up - zastavit (vozidlo), zabrzdit
BrE
/ˌpʊl'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpʊl'ʌp/

verb - to stop the vehicle


road
road - silnice, cesta
BrE
/'rəʊd/
AmE
/'roʊd/

noun - the surface specially made for cars and lorries etc. to travel on, it is usually black with white lines


road sign
road sign - dopravní značka
BrE
/'rəʊdsaɪn/
AmE
/'roʊdsaɪn/

noun - a sign placed by the side of a road that gives drivers warnings, informs them of restrictions, etc.


roadworks
roadworks - práce na silnici
BrE
/'rəʊdwɜ:ks/
AmE
/'roʊdwɜ:rks/

noun - work on a road (e.g. repairing it etc.)


roundabout
roundabout - kruhový objezd
BrE
/'raʊndəbaʊt/
AmE
/'raʊndəbaʊt/

noun, British English - a round crossing of a few roads


rush hour
rush hour - dopravní špička
BrE
/'rʌʃˌaʊə/
AmE
/'rʌʃˌaʊər/

noun - the part of the day when there is most traffic on the roads


seatbelt
seatbelt - bezpečnostní pás (v autě)
BrE
/'si:tˌbelt/
AmE
/'si:tˌbelt/

noun - a strap at a seat in a car or plane etc. that helps to prevent serious injury in case of an accident


signpost
signpost - dopravní značka, rozcestník, ukazatel
BrE
/'saɪnpəʊst/
AmE
/'saɪnpoʊst/

noun - a sign placed on the side of a road that gives drivers information about distances, directions etc.; a sign with such information for hikers etc.


 
speeding - rychlá jízda, překročení povolené rychlosti
BrE
/'spi:dɪŋ/
AmE
/'spi:dɪŋ/

noun - the act of driving faster than is allowed


speedometer
speedometer - rychloměr, tachometr
BrE
/spi:'dɒmɪtə/
AmE
/spi:'dɑ:mət̬ər/

noun - equipment in a vehicle that measures how fast it travels


street
street - ulice
BrE
/'stri:t/
AmE
/'stri:t/

noun - a road in a town with houses and buildings on both sides


traffic
traffic - provoz (např. ve městě), dopravní ruch, doprava (provoz)
BrE
/'træfɪk/
AmE
/'træfɪk/

noun - the cars that are in the streets at a time


traffic jam
traffic jam - zácpa (dopravní), dopravní zácpa
BrE
/'træfɪkˌdʒæm/
AmE
/'træfɪkˌdʒæm/

noun - a situation in which there are so many cars in the street that they cannot move forward


traffic lights
traffic lights - semafory, semafor
BrE
/'træfɪklaɪts/
AmE
/'træfɪklaɪts/

noun - the system that directs the traffic at a place where two streets meet, it has three lights, green, yellow (amber) and red


tunnel
tunnel - tunel
BrE
/'tʌnl/
AmE
/'tʌnl/

noun - an underground passage, e.g. a railway passage leading under a hill


van
van - dodávka (auto)
BrE
/'væn/
AmE
/'væn/

noun - a medium-sized car that can carry goods or more people than ordinary cars




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