Travelling and Tourism

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 22.10.2005

Topic: words connected with travelling



accommodation
accommodation - ubytování
BrE
/əˌkɒmə'deɪʃn/
AmE
/əˌkɑ:mə'deɪʃn/

noun - a place to stay


airport
airport - letiště
BrE
/'eəpɔ:t/
AmE
/'erpɔ:rt/

noun - a building from which you can take a plane


arrival
arrival - příjezd, přílet
BrE
/ə'raɪvl/
AmE
/ə'raɪvl/

noun - the time when a plane, bus, train etc. comes or is scheduled to come


backpack
backpack - batoh, krosna
BrE
/'bækpæk/
AmE
/'bækpæk/

noun - a large piece of luggage carried on the back


beach
beach - pláž
BrE
/'bi:tʃ/
AmE
/'bi:tʃ/

noun - the place at the seaside with sand, where you can lie, sunbathe, play etc.


bed and breakfast
bed and breakfast - penzion (nocleh se snídaní)
BrE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/
AmE
/ˌbed ən'brekfəst/

noun - a kind of accommodation that enables you to stay overnight and have breakfast in the morning


cable car
cable car - lanovka, kabina lanovky
BrE
/'keɪblkɑ:/
AmE
/'keɪblkɑ:r/

noun - a vehicle transporting people through the air fastened to a cable, usually up and down a mountain


camera
camera - fotoaparát, foťák, kamera
BrE
/'kæmrə/
AmE
/'kæmrə/

noun - a small device used for taking pictures or videos


camping
camping - kempink, stanování, táboření
BrE
/'kæmpɪŋ/
AmE
/'kæmpɪŋ/

noun - sleeping or spending a holiday in a tent


carriage
carriage - vagón, vůz
BrE
/'kærɪdʒ/
AmE
/'kærɪdʒ/

noun - one of the parts which a train consists of


coach
coach - dálkový autobus, autobus (dálkový)
BrE
/'kəʊtʃ/
AmE
/'koʊtʃ/

noun - a bus used for travelling for longer distances


cruise
cruise - výletní plavba, okružní plavba
BrE
/'kru:z/
AmE
/'kru:z/

noun - a sightseeing tour, usually on a large ship


currency
currency - cizí měna, měna
BrE
/'kʌrənsi/
AmE
/'kɜ:rənsi/

noun - the kind of money used in a particular country


customs
customs - celní kontrola, celní prohlídka
BrE
/'kʌstəmz/
AmE
/'kʌstəmz/

noun - the place on the border, on the airport etc. where your baggage is checked to make sure you are not carrying any illegal things


deckchair
deckchair - lehátko, rozkládací křeslo, skládací lehátko
BrE
/'dektʃeə/
AmE
/'dektʃer/

noun - a kind of folding chair used outdoors


departure
departure - odjezd, odlet
BrE
/dɪ'pɑ:tʃə/
AmE
/dɪ'pɑ:rtʃər/

noun - the time when a train, plane, bus etc. leaves or is scheduled to leave


exchange office
exchange office - směnárna
BrE
/ɪks'tʃeɪdʒ 'ɒfɪs/
AmE
/ɪks'tʃeɪdʒ 'ɑ:fɪs/

noun - a place where you can exchange one currency for another


fare
fare - jízdné
BrE
/'feə/
AmE
/'fer/

noun - the money you pay for a journey


ferry
ferry - trajekt, přívoz
BrE
/'feri/
AmE
/'feri/

noun - a kind of boat that travels across a channel or a river and carries people, cars, buses etc.


flight
flight - let, létání
BrE
/'flaɪt/
AmE
/'flaɪt/

noun - the act of flying, a trip by plane or another flying vehicle


flight attendant
flight attendant - letuška, stevard
BrE
/ˌflaɪt ə'tendənt/
AmE
/ˌflaɪt̬ə'tendənt/

noun - a steward or stewardess on a plane


gate
gate - odletová brána, letištní východ (příchod k letadlu)
BrE
/'geɪt/
AmE
/'geɪt/

noun - a place at an airport that is used by passengers to get on or off a plane


guide
guide - průvodce
BrE
/'gaɪd/
AmE
/'gaɪd/

noun - a person who shows you round a place which you don't know well


guidebook
guidebook - průvodce (kniha), knižní průvodce
BrE
/'gaɪdbʊk/
AmE
/'gaɪdbʊk/

noun - a book that gives tourists valuable information about the country they are visiting


harbour
harbour - přístav, přístaviště
BrE
/'hɑ:bə/
AmE
/'hɑ:rbər/

noun - the place where ships can be tied up and/or protected from the sea and wind etc.


hike
hike - pěší túra
BrE
/'haɪk/
AmE
/'haɪk/

noun - a journey on foot


hire
hire - najmout si, pronajmout si
BrE
/'haɪə/
AmE
/'haɪər/

verb - to give somebody money to work for you; to pay for using something for a short time


hitchhike
hitchhike - stopovat (jet stopem), jet stopem
BrE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/
AmE
/'hɪtʃhaɪk/

verb - to stand by the road, lift up your thumb and wait for a driver to give you a lift; to travel in this manner


hostel
hostel - ubytovna
BrE
/'hɒstl/
AmE
/'hɑ:stl/

noun - a kind of cheap hotel where people stay when they are living far from home or travelling


hotel
hotel - hotel
BrE
/həʊ'tel/
AmE
/hoʊ'tel/

noun - a building with many rooms for guests where you can stay over night


chalet
chalet - horská chata, chata (horská)
BrE
/'ʃæleɪ/
AmE
/ʃæ'leɪ/

noun - a house in the mountains that is usually used by people on holiday


check in
check in - ubytovat se, zapsat se (v hotelu), zaregistrovat se
BrE
/ˌtʃek'ɪn/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'ɪn/

verb - to come to a hotel, sign your name and get a room


 
check out - odhlásit se (z hotelu)
BrE
/ˌtʃek'aʊt/
AmE
/ˌtʃek'aʊt/

verb - to leave a hotel, return the key etc.


check-in
check-in - odbavení (na letišti), odbavovací přepážka, místo odbavení
BrE
/'tʃekɪn/
AmE
/'tʃekɪn/

noun - the place and situation in which you check in at an airport


 
information office - informační středisko, informační centrum, informace (kancelář), informační kancelář
BrE
/ˌɪnfə'meɪʃn 'ɒfɪs/
AmE
/ˌɪnfər'meɪʃn 'ɑ:fɪs/

noun - a place where people can get information, maps, etc.


journey
journey - cesta
BrE
/'dʒɜ:ni/
AmE
/'dʒɜ:rni/

noun - a trip from one place to another


landmark
landmark - orientační bod, památka
BrE
/'lændmɑ:k/
AmE
/'lændmɑ:rk/

noun - a building or something that can be easily recognized and which can help you to realize where you are


 
lost property - ztráty a nálezy
BrE
/ˌlɒst'prɒpəti/
AmE
/ˌlɑ:st'prɑ:pərt̬i/

noun - an office where you go when you have lost or found something


luggage
luggage - zavazadla
BrE
/'lʌgɪdʒ/
AmE
/'lʌgɪdʒ/

noun - the suitcases, bags etc. that you carry with you when you travel somewhere


map
map - mapa
BrE
/'mæp/
AmE
/'mæp/

noun - a piece of paper with a drawing of the surface of a country or a region, showing where the towns and rivers and lakes etc. are


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


package tour
package tour - zájezd
BrE
/'pækɪdʒˌtʊə/
AmE
/'pækɪdʒˌtʊər/

noun - a holiday that has been organized for you


passenger
passenger - cestující, pasažér
BrE
/'pæsɪndʒə/
AmE
/'pæsəndʒər/

noun - a person who travels somewhere on a bus, train, plane etc.


passport
passport - pas (cestovní), cestovní pas
BrE
/'pɑ:spɔ:t/
AmE
/'pæspɔ:rt/

noun - a document that serves for your identification when you travel abroad


 
peak season - hlavní sezóna
BrE
/'pi:k si:zn/
AmE
/'pi:k si:zn/

noun - the time of the year when there are most tourist at a place


plane
plane - letadlo
BrE
/'pleɪn/
AmE
/'pleɪn/

noun - a means of transport that flies through the air and carries many passengers, it has two wings


platform
platform - nástupiště
BrE
/'plætfɔ:m/
AmE
/'plætfɔ:rm/

noun - the part of a railway station where you get on or off a train


postcard
postcard - pohlednice, pohled
BrE
/'pəʊstkɑ:d/
AmE
/'poʊstkɑ:rd/

noun - a card with a picture on one side that you send to your friends by mail when you are on a holiday


set off
set off - vydat se na cestu, vyrazit na cestu, vyrazit (na cestu), vyjet
BrE
/ˌset'ɒf/
AmE
/ˌset̬'ɑ:f/

verb - to start a journey


ship
ship - loď
BrE
/'ʃɪp/
AmE
/'ʃɪp/

noun - a large vehicle that travels on water or through space


sight
sight - památka (pamětihodnost), pamětihodnost
BrE
/'saɪt/
AmE
/'saɪt/

noun - a place visited by tourists which is worth seeing


sightseeing
sightseeing - prohlížení památek, chození po památkách
BrE
/'saɪtsi:ɪŋ/
AmE
/'saɪtsi:ɪŋ/

noun - an activity often done by tourists in which they go from one place to another and they look at buildings, statues, churches etc.


sleeping bag
sleeping bag - spacák, spací pytel
BrE
/'sli:pɪŋˌbæg/
AmE
/'sli:pɪŋˌbæg/

noun - a large warm bag that is used for sleeping in


station
station - stanice, nádraží, železniční stanice, autobusové nádraží
BrE
/'steɪʃn/
AmE
/'steɪʃn/

noun - a place where you can take a train or bus


suitcase
suitcase - kufr
BrE
/'sju:tkeɪs/
AmE
/'su:tkeɪs/

noun - a box-shaped thing in which you put your things when you go on holiday


sunbathe
sunbathe - opalovat se, ležet na sluníčku, slunit se
BrE
/'sʌnbeɪð/
AmE
/'sʌnbeɪð/

verb - to lie in the sun esp. when you want your skin to be darker colour


sunburn
sunburn - spálit se (na sluníčku)
BrE
/'sʌnbɜ:n/
AmE
/'sʌnbɜ:rn/

verb - to get burned by the sun


swimming pool
swimming pool - bazén, plavecký bazén, koupaliště, plovárna
BrE
/'swɪmɪŋpu:l/
AmE
/'swɪmɪŋpu:l/

noun - a place for swimming built outdoors or indoors


take a photo
take a photo - udělat fotku, vyfotit něco, fotit
BrE
/'teɪkə'fəʊtəʊ/
AmE
/'teɪkə'foʊt̬oʊ/

verb - to make a photograph


tent
tent - stan
BrE
/'tent/
AmE
/'tent/

noun - a shelter made of strong cloth that is held up by poles and ropes


 
terminal - terminál
BrE
/'tɜ:mɪnl/
AmE
/'tɜ:rmɪnl/

noun - the part of an airport from which you can take a plane


ticket
ticket - lístek, vstupenka, jízdenka
BrE
/'tɪkɪt/
AmE
/'tɪkɪt/

noun - a piece of paper that enables you to use a train, bus etc, or lets you enter a theatre, cinema etc.


ticket inspector
ticket inspector - průvodčí, revizor (v MHD apod.)
BrE
/ˌtɪkɪt ɪn'spektə/
AmE
/ˌtɪkɪt ɪn'spektər/

noun - a person whose job is to check the passengers' tickets on a train, bus etc.


timetable
timetable - jízdní řád
BrE
/'taɪmteɪbl/
AmE
/'taɪmteɪbl/

noun - a board or a sheet of paper with the arrival and departure times


tourist
tourist - turista
BrE
/'tʊrɪst/
AmE
/'tʊrɪst/

noun - a person who is on a holiday, usually in a foreign country


train
train - vlak
BrE
/'treɪn/
AmE
/'treɪn/

noun - a big vehicle that uses railway tracks, it usually has a locomotive in the front and a few carriages, it can carry passengers or goods


trip
trip - cesta, výlet
BrE
/'trɪp/
AmE
/'trɪp/

noun - a journey to a place and back


voyage
voyage - plavba
BrE
/'vɔɪɪdʒ/
AmE
/'vɔɪɪdʒ/

noun - a journey in a ship, especially a long one


wave
wave - vlna (na moři apod.)
BrE
/'weɪv/
AmE
/'weɪv/

noun - a raised surface of something, e.g. of the sea




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