Matrix PRE Unit 2 (1)

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Vocabulary concerning success etc., pages 16–17



ambitious
ambitious - ambiciózní
BrE
/æm'bɪʃəs/
AmE
/æm'bɪʃəs/

adjective - wanting and expecting to achieve great things in life


appearance
appearance - vzhled, vizáž
BrE
/ə'pɪərəns/
AmE
/ə'pɪrəns/

noun - the way something or somebody looks like


ashamed
ashamed - zahanbený
BrE
/ə'ʃeɪmd/
AmE
/ə'ʃeɪmd/

adjective - feeling guilty and embarassed because you have done something bad


 
be ashamed - stydět se
BrE
/bi: ə'ʃeɪmd/
AmE
/bi: ə'ʃeɪmd/

verb - to feel guilty and embarassed because you have done something bad


determined
determined - odhodlaný, rozhodnutý, rozhodný
BrE
/dɪ'tɜ:mɪnd/
AmE
/dɪ'tɜ:rmɪnd/

adjective - having been decided, having made up your mind about something


different
different - jiný, odlišný
BrE
/'dɪfrənt/
AmE
/'dɪfrənt/

adjective - not the same


 
disciplined - disciplinovaný, ukázněný
BrE
/'dɪsɪplɪnd/
AmE
/'dɪsɪplɪnd/

adjective - obeying rules and commands


earn
earn - vydělávat, vydělat
BrE
/'ɜ:n/
AmE
/'ɜ:rn/

verb - to get money from working


enormous
enormous - obrovský, ohromný
BrE
/ɪ'nɔ:məs/
AmE
/ɪ'nɔ:rməs/

adjective - very big


failure
failure - neúspěch
BrE
/'feɪljə/
AmE
/'feɪljər/

noun - lack of success


give
give - dát, dávat, darovat
BrE
/'gɪv/
AmE
/'gɪv/

verb - to let somebody have something, to hand something over to somebody


hard-working
hard-working - pilný, pracovitý
BrE
/'hɑ:dˌwɜ:kɪŋ/
AmE
/'hɑ:rdˌwɜ:rkɪŋ/

adjective - working very much


lose
lose - prohrát
BrE
/'lu:z/
AmE
/'lu:z/

verb - to be defeated (in a game, fight etc.)


 
luck - štěstí, zdar
BrE
/'lʌk/
AmE
/'lʌk/

noun - things that happen by chance, esp. good things


poor
poor - chudý
BrE
/'pɔ:/
AmE
/'pʊr/

adjective - not having much money, not wealthy


proud
proud - pyšný, hrdý
BrE
/'praʊd/
AmE
/'praʊd/

adjective - feeling good about yourself because of what you are, what you have or what you have done


 
receive - získat, dostat, obdržet
BrE
/rɪ'si:v/
AmE
/rɪ'si:v/

verb - to get, usually without having to pay for it


rich
rich - bohatý
BrE
/'rɪtʃ/
AmE
/'rɪtʃ/

adjective - having a lot of money and wealth, not poor


similar
similar - podobný
BrE
/'sɪmɪlə/
AmE
/'sɪmɪlər/

adjective - alike; not different from


skinny
skinny - hubený, vyzáblý
BrE
/'skɪni/
AmE
/'skɪni/

adjective - (about a person) very thin


strong
strong - silný
BrE
/'strɒŋ/
AmE
/'strɔ:ŋ/

adjective - powerful, able to lift heavy things


success
success - úspěch
BrE
/sək'ses/
AmE
/sək'ses/

noun - something you have managed to achieve; a good result, the act of achieving something


tiny
tiny - malinký, titěrný, mrňavý
BrE
/'taɪni/
AmE
/'taɪni/

adjective - very small


weak
weak - slabý (bez síly)
BrE
/'wi:k/
AmE
/'wi:k/

adjective - not strong; not having much energy or power


well-built
well-built - urostlý, dobře stavěný
BrE
/ˌwel'bɪlt/
AmE
/ˌwel'bɪlt/

adjective - not thin or skinny, strong, having muscles and strong body


win
win - vyhrát, zvítězit
BrE
/'wɪn/
AmE
/'wɪn/

verb - to come first in a race, competition, game or fight




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