Matrix PRE Unit 4 (5)

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Living in Alaska, pages 48–49



Alaska
Alaska - Aljaška
BrE
/ə'lɑ:skə/
AmE
/ə'læskə/

noun - the largest state in the USA located in the north-west of North America, its capital is Juneau


area
area - plocha, oblast
BrE
/'eəriə/
AmE
/'eriə/

noun - a part of the surface of the Earth


award
award - ocenění, cena
BrE
/ə'wɔ:d/
AmE
/ə'wɔ:rd/

noun - a prize, something you get when you win something


bear
bear - medvěd
BrE
/'beə/
AmE
/'ber/

noun - a big brown animal that lives in forests and mountains, eats other animals and likes honey


blueberry
blueberry - borůvka, zahradní borůvka, kanadská borůvka
BrE
/'blu:bəri/
AmE
/'blu:beri/

noun - a dark blue berry that grows on shrubs (esp. in America)


 
celebratory - slavnostní
BrE
/ˌselə'breɪtəri/
AmE
/ˌselə'breɪtəri/

adjective - special, happening on a special or a very happy day


consist
consist - skládat se, sestávat
BrE
/kən'sɪst/
AmE
/kən'sɪst/

verb - to be made of more things or parts


countryside
countryside - krajina, příroda, venkov
BrE
/'kʌntrisaɪd/
AmE
/'kʌntrisaɪd/

noun - the area outside towns and cities, with mountains, forests, fields etc.


 
creamy - smetanový
BrE
/'kri:mi/
AmE
/'kri:mi/

adjective - made from cream, looking like cream


current
current - současný, nynější, aktuální
BrE
/'kʌrənt/
AmE
/'kɜ:rənt/

adjective - being now, happening now, true now


 
danger - nebezpečí
BrE
/'deɪndʒə/
AmE
/'deɪndʒər/

noun - a possibility of harm, damage or death


dogsled
dogsled - psí spřežení, saně tažené psy
BrE
/'dɒgsled/
AmE
/'dɑ:gsled/

noun - a vehicle travelling over snow and ice pulled by a group of dogs


exception
exception - výjimka
BrE
/ɪk'sepʃn/
AmE
/ɪk'sepʃn/

noun - something that is not included in a rule or something that is said


 
extreme - extrém
BrE
/ɪks'tri:m/
AmE
/ɪks'tri:m/

noun - something that is very close to the limit, much stronger than is normal


gather
gather - shromáždit, shromáždit se, posbírat, sesbírat
BrE
/'gæðə/
AmE
/'gæðər/

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


goose
goose - husa
BrE
/'gu:s/
AmE
/'gu:s/

noun - a large white bird which is often kept on farm, it is bigger than a duck


chef
chef - kuchař (profesionální), kuchařka (profesionální)
BrE
/'ʃef/
AmE
/'ʃef/

noun - a person whose job is to cook or direct the work of other cooks


lodge
lodge - domek, chatrč
BrE
/'lɒdʒ/
AmE
/'lɑ:dʒ/

noun - a small country house


muffin
muffin - muffin, vdoleček
BrE
/'mʌfɪn/
AmE
/'mʌfɪn/

noun - a kind of small cake or bread roll


 
occasion - příležitost (událost)
BrE
/ə'keɪʒn/
AmE
/ə'keɪʒn/

noun - a special time when something happens


oyster
oyster - ústřice
BrE
/'ɔɪstə/
AmE
/'ɔɪstər/

noun - a shellfish that people eat and that sometimes produces pearls


petrol
petrol - benzín
BrE
/'petrəl/
AmE
/'petrəl/

noun, British English - fuel used in motor cars


 
reach - dostat se
BrE
/'ri:tʃ/
AmE
/'ri:tʃ/

verb - to arrive at


reach
reach - dosáhnout, sáhnout
BrE
/'ri:tʃ/
AmE
/'ri:tʃ/

verb - to move your hand to touch something, to move your hand up in order to do something


reindeer
reindeer - sob
BrE
/'reɪndɪə/
AmE
/'reɪndɪr/

noun - a large wild deer that lives in cold northern regions


 
self-sufficient - soběstačný
BrE
/ˌselfsə'fɪʃnt/
AmE
/ˌselfsə'fɪʃnt/

adjective - able to live with what you have, what you can make or grow; not depending on anybody else


 
snowbound - zavátý sněhem
BrE
/'snəʊˌbaʊnd/
AmE
/'snoʊˌbaʊnd/

adjective - covered with snow, isolated by snow


take over
take over - zabrat, přebrat, převzít
BrE
/ˌteɪk'əʊvə/
AmE
/ˌteɪk'oʊvər/

verb - to take something as your own


treat
treat - sladkost, odměna, pamlsek, dobrota
BrE
/'tri:t/
AmE
/'tri:t/

noun - something small (often candy etc.) given for pleasure, usually as a reward


wild
wild - divoký
BrE
/'waɪld/
AmE
/'waɪld/

adjective - (of animals, plants etc.) living in natural conditions; not grown or bred by people


wilderness
wilderness - divočina, pustina
BrE
/'wɪldənəs/
AmE
/'wɪldərnəs/

noun - a wild land, a piece of land which hasn't been civilized




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