Reward INT 35-vocab

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Words from the text about Amelia Earhart



 
capture - zajmout
BrE
/'kæptʃə/
AmE
/'kæptʃər/

verb - to take somebody prisoner


coast
coast - pobřeží
BrE
/'kəʊst/
AmE
/'koʊst/

noun - the line where the sea or ocean meets the dry land


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.


death
death - smrt, úmrtí
BrE
/'deθ/
AmE
/'deθ/

noun - the end of life, opposite of 'life'


 
deliberate - úmyslný, záměrný
BrE
/dɪ'lɪbərət/
AmE
/dɪ'lɪbərət/

adjective - done on purpose; planned, intended


 
disappear - zmizet
BrE
/ˌdɪsə'pɪə/
AmE
/ˌdɪsə'pɪr/

verb - to become impossible to see or find


 
dominate - dominovat, ovládat, vládnout, převažovat
BrE
/'dɒmɪneɪt/
AmE
/'dɑ:mɪneɪt/

verb - to be in control, to have more power or authority than others; to be stronger or more noticeable than others


drown
drown - utopit, utopit se
BrE
/'draʊn/
AmE
/'draʊn/

verb - to die by being underwater and unable to breathe, to let somebody die in this way


 
equator - rovník
BrE
/ɪk'weɪtə/
AmE
/ɪk'weɪt̬ər/

noun - an imaginary line around the middle part of our planet


 
exhaust - vyčerpat
BrE
/ɪg'zɔ:st/
AmE
/ɪg'zɔ:st/

verb - to consume all strength and energy


 
feminism - feminismus
BrE
/'femɪnɪzəm/
AmE
/'femɪnɪzəm/

noun - a movement that believes that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men


 
frustration - frustrace
BrE
/frʌ'streɪʃn/
AmE
/frʌ'streɪʃn/

noun - the feeling extremely upset about something that you cannot change or influence


indifferent
indifferent - lhostejný
BrE
/ɪn'dɪfrənt/
AmE
/ɪn'dɪfrənt/

adjective - not interested in something; not caring about something


 
mystery - tajemství, záhada
BrE
/'mɪstri/
AmE
/'mɪstəri/

noun - something which is impossible or difficult to understand


numerous
numerous - početný
BrE
/'nju:mərəs/
AmE
/'nu:mərəs/

adjective - many; existing in large numbers


 
obscure - nejasný, nezřetelný
BrE
/əb'skjʊə/
AmE
/əb'skjʊr/

adjective - difficult to understand; not clear


 
privacy - soukromí
BrE
/'prɪvəsi/
AmE
/'praɪvəsi/

noun - a state of being alone, undisturbed


 
prominent - prominentní, přední
BrE
/'prɒmɪnənt/
AmE
/'prɑ:mɪnənt/

adjective - well known; important; noticeable


 
propaganda - propaganda
BrE
/ˌprɒpə'gɑ:ndə/
AmE
/ˌprɑ:pə'gændə/

noun - information that is spread in order to influence people's opinions, which, however, only shows one side of an argument


 
protection - ochrana, obrana, záštita, krytí
BrE
/prə'tekʃən/
AmE
/prə'tekʃən/

noun - the act of keeping from harm or keeping safe; prevention from harm or damage


 
record - rekord
BrE
/'rekɔ:d/
AmE
/'rekərd/

noun - the best that has ever been done


retire
retire - odejít do důchodu, jít do penze
BrE
/rɪ'taɪə/
AmE
/rɪ'taɪər/

verb - to stop working at your job because you have reached a certain age


 
round-the-world - okolo světa, kolem světa
BrE
/ˌraʊnd ðə'wɜ:ld/
AmE

adjective - going around the whole planet


rumour
rumour - zvěst, fáma, neověřená zpráva
BrE
/'ru:mə/
AmE
/'ru:mər/

noun - a piece of information that people tell one another but which may not be true


solo
solo - sólový
BrE
/'səʊləʊ/
AmE
/'soʊloʊ/

adjective - sung or done alone, without anybody else


 
speculate - spekulovat
BrE
/'spekjʊleɪt/
AmE
/'spekjʊleɪt/

verb - to guess about what may happen


 
strained - napjatý, vypjatý, nepřátelský
BrE
/'streɪnd/
AmE
/'streɪnd/

adjective - having problems (in a relationship); not friendly (relationship)


 
strained - zmožený, strhaný
BrE
/'streɪnd/
AmE
/'streɪnd/

adjective - exhausted and worried from too much work or trouble


survive
survive - přežít, přežívat
BrE
/sə'vaɪv/
AmE
/sər'vaɪv/

verb - to go on living or existing after a dangerous event or a difficult situation, e.g. a disaster, war etc.




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