Matrix PRE Unit 5 (6)

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Words from the text about South Africa, page 62



agreement
agreement - souhlas
BrE
/əg'ri:mənt/
AmE
/əg'ri:mənt/

noun - the state of agreeing with somebody


 
agreement - dohoda, smlouva
BrE
/əg'ri:mənt/
AmE
/əg'ri:mənt/

noun - a contract that people have made together


ancestor
ancestor - předek (předchůdce)
BrE
/'ænsestə/
AmE
/'ænsestər/

noun - a forefather, a person in the family who lived a very long time before


antelope
antelope - antilopa
BrE
/'æntələʊp/
AmE
/'ænt̬əloʊp/

noun - an animal with horns and long legs which lives in Africa, can run very fast and is usually brown


 
beneath - dole, níže
BrE
/bɪ'ni:θ/
AmE
/bɪ'ni:θ/

adverb - lower, at a lower place


 
benefit - těžit, mít zisk, mít užitek, profitovat (z něčeho)
BrE
/'benəfɪt/
AmE
/'benəfɪt/

verb - to get something good from something, to get an advantage from something


buffalo
buffalo - buvol
BrE
/'bʌfələʊ/
AmE
/'bʌfəloʊ/

noun - a large wild animal that looks like a cow that lives in Asia or Africa


bush
bush - buš
BrE
/'bʊʃ/
AmE
/'bʊʃ/

noun - the African or Australian wilderness


clear
clear - uklidit, odklidit, vyčistit, smazat
BrE
/'klɪə/
AmE
/'klɪr/

verb - to remove unwanted things from, to put something away from something


conservation
conservation - ochrana životního prostředí, ochrana, zachování
BrE
/ˌkɒnsə'veɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌkɑ:nsər'veɪʃn/

noun - protecting the environment, keeping and protecting of something


destination
destination - cíl cesty
BrE
/ˌdestɪ'neɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌdestɪ'neɪʃn/

noun - the place where you are going or aiming to get to; the goal of a journey


 
endangered - ohrožený
BrE
/ɪn'deɪndʒəd/
AmE
/ɪn'deɪndʒərd/

adjective - in danger, esp. in danger of dying out completely


extinct
extinct - vymřelý, vyhynulý
BrE
/ɪks'tɪŋkt/
AmE
/ɪks'tɪŋkt/

adjective - existing no longer, having died out completely


found
found - založit, zřídit, položit základy
BrE
/'faʊnd/
AmE
/'faʊnd/

verb - to set up, to start the building of


game
game - zvěř, lovná zvěř, zvěřina
BrE
/'geɪm/
AmE
/'geɪm/

noun - wild animals; the meat from wild animals


giant
giant - obří, obrovský
BrE
/'dʒaɪənt/
AmE
/'dʒaɪənt/

adjective - extremely big, huge, gigantic


grave
grave - hrob, hrobka
BrE
/'greɪv/
AmE
/'greɪv/

noun - a place in the cemetery where a dead body is buried


 
headman - předák, náčelník
BrE
/'hedmən/
AmE
/'hedmən/

noun - a leader (esp. of a tribe)


herd
herd - stádo
BrE
/'hɜ:d/
AmE
/'hɜ:rd/

noun - a group of animals such as cows etc.


huge
huge - obrovský, ohromný
BrE
/'hju:dʒ/
AmE
/'hju:dʒ/

adjective - extremely big, giant


chase
chase - honit, hnát
BrE
/'tʃeɪs/
AmE
/'tʃeɪs/

verb - to run after something or somebody


cheetah
cheetah - gepard
BrE
/'tʃi:tə/
AmE
/'tʃi:t̬ə/

noun - a large animal that looks like a cat and can run very fast


chief
chief - náčelník, velitel
BrE
/'tʃi:f/
AmE
/'tʃi:f/

noun - the leader or the head of a tribe, group etc.


leopard
leopard - leopard, levhart
BrE
/'lepəd/
AmE
/'lepərd/

noun - a large yellow animal of the cat family with black spots


litter
litter - odpadky, smetí, nepořádek (na veřejnosti)
BrE
/'lɪtə/
AmE
/'lɪt̬ər/

noun - waste paper or other rubbish left on the floor or ground, esp. in public places


luxury
luxury - luxus, přepych
BrE
/'lʌkʃəri/
AmE
/'lʌkʃəri/

noun - very expensive and comfortable things that people do not really need but can enjoy them


 
mammal - savec
BrE
/'mæml/
AmE
/'mæml/

noun - a kind of animals that feed their young by milk


manage
manage - spravovat (co), řídit (co), vést
BrE
/'mænɪdʒ/
AmE
/'mænɪdʒ/

verb - to control or direct something


 
passion - vášeň
BrE
/'pæʃn/
AmE
/'pæʃn/

noun - strong love or another strong feeling


 
reserve - rezervace (přírodní)
BrE
/rɪ'zɜ:v/
AmE
/rɪ'zɜ:rv/

noun - a piece of land where the animals and plants are protected by law


rhinoceros
rhinoceros - nosorožec
BrE
/raɪ'nɒsərəs/
AmE
/raɪ'nɑ:sərəs/

noun - a large African animal with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose


 
roam - potulovat se, toulat se
BrE
/'rəʊm/
AmE
/'roʊm/

verb - to walk or travel without a particular plan or goal, to wander


sensible
sensible - rozumný
BrE
/'sensɪbl/
AmE
/'sensɪbl/

adjective - reasonable, practical


 
steadily - vytrvale, stále, soustavně
BrE
/'stedɪli/
AmE
/'stedɪli/

adverb - without stopping


 
stretch - rozprostírat se, rozléhat se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

verb - to cover an area of land


stretch
stretch - roztáhnout se, vytáhnout se, vytahat, vytahat se
BrE
/'stretʃ/
AmE
/'stretʃ/

verb - to become or make larger or longer, usually by pulling it; opposite of 'shrink'


 
tribe - kmen (skupina lidí)
BrE
/'traɪb/
AmE
/'traɪb/

noun - a group of people of the same race, customs, language etc.


trophy
trophy - trofej
BrE
/'trəʊfi/
AmE
/'troʊfi/

noun - something you get for a victory, e.g. a golden cup etc; a stuffed head of an animal that you show to other people to prove your hunting skills




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