Matrix PRE Unit 5 (1)

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 03.10.2005

Vocabulary section, pages 56–57



atmosphere
atmosphere - atmosféra, ovzduší
BrE
/'ætməsfɪə/
AmE
/'ætməsfɪr/

noun - the gases surrounding a planet


blizzard
blizzard - sněhová bouře
BrE
/'blɪzəd/
AmE
/'blɪzərd/

noun - a snow storm


breeze
breeze - vánek
BrE
/'bri:z/
AmE
/'bri:z/

noun - light wind


carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide - oxid uhličitý
BrE
/ˌkɑ:bən daɪ'ɒksaɪd/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:rbən daɪ'ɑ:ksaɪd/

noun - the gasses that are created when something is burned or when people or animals breathe out


climate
climate - klima, podnebí
BrE
/'klaɪmət/
AmE
/'klaɪmət/

noun - the usual weather of a particular place


drought
drought - sucho, období sucha
BrE
/'draʊt/
AmE
/'draʊt/

noun - a period of time with no rainfall


environment
environment - životní prostředí, prostředí
BrE
/ɪn'vaɪərənmənt/
AmE
/ɪn'vaɪərənmənt/

noun - the world where we live


flood
flood - záplava, potopa, povodeň
BrE
/'flʌd/
AmE
/'flʌd/

noun - a situation in which water rises above its usual level and covers places that are normally dry


fog
fog - mlha
BrE
/'fɒg/
AmE
/'fɑ:g/

noun - a white cloud that makes it difficult to see


forest
forest - les, prales
BrE
/'fɒrɪst/
AmE
/'fɑ:rɪst/

noun - a large area of land covered with trees


 
fossil fuel - fosilní palivo
BrE
/'fɒsl fju:əl/
AmE
/'fɑ:sl fju:əl/

noun - something mined from the ground which we burn in order to produce enery, e.g. coal, oil, etc.


gale
gale - vichr, vichřice
BrE
/'geɪl/
AmE
/'geɪl/

noun - a very strong wind


ground
ground - zem, země
BrE
/'graʊnd/
AmE
/'graʊnd/

noun - the surface of the earth


heatwave
heatwave - vlna horka
BrE
/'hi:tweɪv/
AmE
/'hi:tweɪv/

noun - a period of time with very high temperature and no rain


hill
hill - kopec
BrE
/'hɪl/
AmE
/'hɪl/

noun - a small and low mountain, a raised piece of ground


island
island - ostrov
BrE
/'aɪlənd/
AmE
/'aɪlənd/

noun - a piece of land in the middle of a sea, ocean, lake etc.


ocean
ocean - oceán
BrE
/'əʊʃən/
AmE
/'oʊʃən/

noun - a very large area of water, much bigger than a sea


pressure
pressure - tlak
BrE
/'preʃə/
AmE
/'preʃər/

noun - the force produced by pressing something


rain
rain - déšť
BrE
/'reɪn/
AmE
/'reɪn/

noun - the drops of water that fall from the sky


sea
sea - moře
BrE
/'si:/
AmE
/'si:/

noun - a large body of salty water, smaller and not as deep as an ocean


snow
snow - sníh
BrE
/'snəʊ/
AmE
/'snoʊ/

noun - frozen water in the form of a soft white material


storm
storm - bouře, bouřka
BrE
/'stɔ:m/
AmE
/'stɔ:rm/

noun - very strong wind together with rain, sometimes with thunder and lightning etc.


sun
sun - slunce, sluníčko
BrE
/'sʌn/
AmE
/'sʌn/

noun - the yellow star that shines in the sky and gives us heat and light


thunderstorm
thunderstorm - bouřka
BrE
/'θʌndəstɔ:m/
AmE
/'θʌndərstɔ:rm/

noun - rain, thunder and lightning together


weather
weather - počasí
BrE
/'weðə/
AmE
/'weðər/

noun - the condition of wind, rain, sunshine, snow etc. at a certain time at a certain place


 
widespread - rozšířený
BrE
/'waɪdˌspred/
AmE
/'waɪdˌspred/

adjective - appearing or happening over a large area


wind
wind - vítr
BrE
/'wɪnd/
AmE
/'wɪnd/

noun - moving air




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