Matrix PRE Unit 5 (2)

affect - ovlivnit

verb - to have an influence on something, to make something change

cause - příčina

noun - a reason for something, somebody or something that makes something happen

coal - uhlí

noun - black or dark brown material dug out of the earth which is burned to give heat

crop - úroda

noun - the things that are grown in a field etc. when they are harvested

disappear - zmizet

verb - to become impossible to see or find

disease - choroba, nemoc

noun - a serious illness

effect - efekt, výsledek, dopad

noun - a result of something

expand - zvětšit se, zvětšovat se, expandovat, zvětšovat, zvětšit

verb - to become or make bigger and larger

global warming - globální oteplování

noun - a situation in which the temperature on the planet rises slowly and steadily

greenhouse effect - skleníkový efekt

noun - a situation in which the heat cannot escape from Earth though the atmosphere and makes the planet warmer

hurricane - hurikán, uragán, vichřice

noun - a very very strong wind that causes much damage

islander - ostrovan

noun - a person who lives on an island

melt - tát, roztát, roztavit se, rozpustit se

verb - to change into a liquid or to something soft (e.g. chocolate or cheese)

naturally - přirozeně, ovšem, pochopitelně, samozřejmě

adverb - of course, as you would expect

rise - vstávat, zdvihat se, vstát, zdvihnout se, povstat, vzpřímit se, stoupat, stoupnout

verb - to get up, to get upright

rocky - skalnatý

adjective - covered with rocks, made of rocks

spread - rozšířit, zvětšit, roztáhnout, rozšířit se, zvětšit se, roztáhnout se

verb - to become or make bigger, wider, longer etc.

statue - socha

noun - an image or model of a person or animal etc, made of stone or metal etc.

strange - zvláštní, podivný

adjective - not usual, difficult to understand

tin can - plechovka

noun - a metal container in which some food can be bought (e.g. meat, fruit, sardines etc.)

ton - hromada, tuna, spousta

noun - a very large amount

trap - chytit (do pasti), chytit do pasti, chytit, lapit, polapit

verb - to catch somebody or something in a way that they cannot escape

treeless - bez stromů

adjective - having no trees