Matrix INT Unit 3 (7)

AD - našeho letopočtu, léta Páně

phrase - an abbreviation that means 'Anno Domini", used to show that the date we are speaking about was after year zero

ancestor - předek (předchůdce)

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

archaeology - archeologie

noun - the study of ancient things buried in the ground

BC - před naším letopočtem

adverb - an abbreviation that means 'before Christ', used to show that the date we are speaking about was before year zero

dirt - špína, nečistota

noun - something that is not clean, e.g. soil, dust, mud etc.

dust - prach

noun - fine powder with small particles of dirt and sand etc. that usually covers things in your home if you don't clean very often

emperor - císař

noun - the ruler of an empire

fascinating - úchvatný, fascinující

adjective - very interesting

feature - být hlavním bodem, být důležitým prvkem

verb - to be an important part

gift shop - dárkové předměty (obchod), obchod s dárkovými předměty, suvenýry (obchod)

noun - a shop where you can buy items that can be given to people as presents

guide - provádět (koho), vést, vodit, být průvodcem, dělat průvodce

verb - to show someone round a place which they don't know well

iron - železo

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 26) a hard strong metal used in industry, steel is made from it

sailing - plachtění, jízda na plachetnici, jízda na lodi

noun - a sport in which you go on a boat with a sail

skyscraper - mrakodrap, výšková budova

noun - a very tall building with many floors (usually more than 40 or 50), usually built in large cities

structure - stavba, budova

noun - a building

surround - obklopovat, obklopit, obklíčit, obestoupit

verb - to be or go all around something or somebody

tower - věž

noun - a tall building or structure, esp. as a part of a castle, church etc.

view - výhled, pohled

noun - the things or area that you can see from a particular place, e.g. from a window or a lookout point

worth - mající cenu

adjective - having a value