Raven

ALL LEVELS Vydáno dne 03.10.2005

Words from the retold version of Poe's poem The Raven



beak
beak - zobák, zoban
BrE
/'bi:k/
AmE
/'bi:k/

noun - the hard mouth of a bird


beat
beat - tlouct, bušit, bít
BrE
/'bi:t/
AmE
/'bi:t/

verb - to hit something repeatedly


bust
bust - busta
BrE
/'bʌst/
AmE
/'bʌst/

noun - a statue that shows only the upper part of a person's body (chest, neck and head)


calm
calm - klidný, tichý
BrE
/'kɑ:m/
AmE
/'kɑ:m/

adjective - quiet and peaceful


 
croak - krákat, zakrákat, kvákat
BrE
/'krəʊk/
AmE
/'kroʊk/

verb - to make a harsh, unpleasant sound; to speak in a very harsh unpleasant voice


 
darkness - tma, temnota
BrE
/'dɑ:knəs/
AmE
/'dɑ:rknəs/

noun - absence of light


demon
demon - démon
BrE
/'di:mən/
AmE
/'di:mən/

noun - a very evil ghost or spirit


devil
devil - ďábel, čert, zlý duch, démon
BrE
/'devl/
AmE
/'devl/

noun - an mythical evil character that lives in hell and has two horns on his head


 
ease - uklidnit, uvolnit, zklidnit
BrE
/'i:z/
AmE
/'i:z/

verb - to become less painful, difficult, unpleasant, serious etc.; to make something less painful, difficult etc.


echo
echo - echo, ozvěna
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

noun - a sound that is reflected off flat surfaces, e.g. off the wall of a rock, cliff, etc.


explore
explore - zkoumat, prozkoumat, probádat
BrE
/ɪk'splɔ:/
AmE
/ɪk'splɔ:r/

verb - to examine something new carefully


frighten
frighten - vystrašit, postrašit, vyděsit
BrE
/'fraɪtn/
AmE
/'fraɪtn/

verb - to make somebody terrified or scared


 
gently - měkce, jemně
BrE
/'dʒentli/
AmE
/'dʒentli/

adverb - in a gentle way


goddess
goddess - bohyně
BrE
/'gɒdəs/
AmE
/'gɑ:dəs/

noun - a female god


 
heal - vyléčit, léčit
BrE
/'hi:l/
AmE
/'hi:l/

verb - to make somebody become healthy again, to become healthy again


hesitate
hesitate - váhat, zaváhat
BrE
/'hezəteɪt/
AmE
/'hezəteɪt/

verb - to make a short pause before you do something, esp. because you are not sure if it's a good idea


lift
lift - zvednout, vyzvednout, pozvednout, zvedat
BrE
/'lɪft/
AmE
/'lɪft/

verb - to pick something up, to put something higher


 
misery - neštěstí, bída, utrpení
BrE
/'mɪzəri/
AmE
/'mɪzəri/

noun - great poverty, unhappiness, suffering etc.


 
mystery - tajemství, záhada
BrE
/'mɪstri/
AmE
/'mɪstəri/

noun - something which is impossible or difficult to understand


 
overcome - překonat
BrE
/ˌəʊvə'kam/
AmE
/ˌoʊvər'kam/

verb - to defeat something, to win over something


pain
pain - bolest
BrE
/'peɪn/
AmE
/'peɪn/

noun - the feeling you have in a part of body that has been hurt


 
paradise - ráj
BrE
/'pærədaɪs/
AmE
/'pærədaɪs/

noun - a place where, as some people believe, good people go after they die, where everything is perfect and everybody happy


 
peer - zírat, upřeně se dívat, dívat se z blízka
BrE
/'pɪə/
AmE
/'pɪr/

verb - a to look at something closely, carefully, esp. when it is difficult to see


raven
raven - krkavec
BrE
/'reɪvn/
AmE
/'reɪvn/

noun - a large black bird (Corvus corax) that croaks unpleasantly


shadow
shadow - stín (člověka apod.)
BrE
/'ʃædəʊ/
AmE
/'ʃædoʊ/

noun - a dark shape that is made by an object or person etc. when it blocks out light


 
sorrow - smutek, zármutek, žal
BrE
/'sɒrəʊ/
AmE
/'sɑ:roʊ/

noun - great sadness


 
soul - duše (člověka)
BrE
/'səʊl/
AmE
/'soʊl/

noun - the part of a person which is not physical, the spiritual part of a person


statue
statue - socha
BrE
/'stætju:/
AmE
/'stætju:/

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


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

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


strange
strange - zvláštní, podivný
BrE
/'streɪndʒ/
AmE
/'streɪndʒ/

adjective - not usual, difficult to understand


tap
tap - ťukat, klepat, poklepávat, poťukávat, podupávat
BrE
/'tæp/
AmE
/'tæp/

verb - to hit something lightly, usually with your fingers or feet


 
terror - hrůza, děs
BrE
/'terə/
AmE
/'terər/

noun - very great fear


 
whether - zda, jestli
BrE
/'weðə/
AmE
/'weðər/

conjunction - if


whisper
whisper - šeptat
BrE
/'wɪspə/
AmE
/'wɪspər/

verb - to speak very quietly, without using the vocal chords at all


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

noun - moving air


 
wisdom - moudrost
BrE
/'wɪzdəm/
AmE
/'wɪzdəm/

noun - the ability to make good decisions because of your knowledge and experience




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PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven

Děj slavné básně ‘Krkavec’ (či ‘Havran’), kterou napsal Edgar Allan Poe, převyprávěný jednoduchou angličtinou jako příběh. Text je doplněný zvukovou nahrávkou!

ADVANCED

Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven (full)

The immortal poem of E. A. Poe.

INTERMEDIATE

Words of the Day 2 (noun game)

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