The Celts (vocabulary)

UPPER-INTERMEDIATE Vydáno dne 03.10.2005

Slovíčka z článku o keltech



 
advanced - pokročilý, rozvinutý, vyspělý
BrE
/əd'vɑ:nst/
AmE

adjective - of a high level


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

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


battle
battle - boj, bitva, souboj, zápas
BrE
/'bætl/
AmE
/'bæt̬l/

noun - a fight between enemies


border
border - hranice
BrE
/'bɔ:də/
AmE
/'bɔ:rdər/

noun - a dividing line between two countries


courage
courage - odvaha
BrE
/'kʌrɪdʒ/
AmE
/'kɜ:rɪdʒ/

noun - bravery, doing something dangerous without being afraid or showing fear


defeat
defeat - porazit (v boji)
BrE
/dɪ'fi:t/
AmE
/dɪ'fi:t/

verb - to win over somebody in a fight


destroy
destroy - zničit
BrE
/'dɪstrɔɪ/
AmE
/'dɪstrɔɪ/

verb - to damage something badly, usually in a way that it cannot function any more or can be used no longer


 
drive - hnát (před sebou)
BrE
/'draɪv/
AmE
/'draɪv/

verb - to make somebody move quickly or run in front of you


 
election - volby
BrE
/ɪ'lekʃn/
AmE
/ɪ'lekʃn/

noun - a formal event in which a candidate for an important post has to be chosen by a number of people


fair
fair - jarmark, trh
BrE
/'feə/
AmE
/'fer/

noun - an important public event (esp. in rural areas) where farm products were displayed and sold


fort
fort - pevnost, opevnění
BrE
/'fɔ:t/
AmE
/'fɔ:rt/

noun - a building that can protect people in an attack


frightening
frightening - děsivý, strašidelný
BrE
/'fraɪtənɪŋ/
AmE
/'fraɪtənɪŋ/

adjective - making you feel very afraid


grove
grove - háj, lesík
BrE
/'grəʊv/
AmE
/'groʊv/

noun - a group of trees growing together, a small cultivated wood


chariot
chariot - antický válečný vůz
BrE
/'tʃærɪət/
AmE
/'tʃærɪət/

noun - an ancient war carriage that was drawn by a horse


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

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


 
independence - nezávislost, samostatnost
BrE
/ˌɪndə'pendəns/
AmE
/ˌɪndə'pendəns/

noun - a state of not needing or relying on anything or anybody


invade
invade - napadnout, vpadnout
BrE
/ɪn'veɪd/
AmE
/ɪn'veɪd/

verb - to enter a territory or country by force


plough
plough - orat, zorat
BrE
/'plaʊ/
AmE
/'plaʊ/

verb - to use a special tool to break up soil in the field


priest
priest - kněz
BrE
/'pri:st/
AmE
/'pri:st/

noun - a person trained in religious duties and performing religious ceromonies


rule
rule - vládnout
BrE
/'ru:l/
AmE
/'ru:l/

verb - to have the power over a country, people etc. and use it


sacred
sacred - posvátný, svatý
BrE
/'seɪkrɪd/
AmE
/'seɪkrɪd/

adjective - connected with a god, respected by religious people


 
sacrifice - oběť
BrE
/'sækrɪfaɪs/
AmE
/'sækrəfaɪs/

noun - something important that you give up for something that you think is even more important


soil
soil - půda (zem), zemina, zem, hlína
BrE
/'sɔɪl/
AmE
/'sɔɪl/

noun - the substance in the ground in which plants grow


 
temple - chrám
BrE
/'templ/
AmE
/'templ/

noun - a large building where religious ceremonies take place and where people go to pray


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

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


warrior
warrior - bojovník
BrE
/'wɒrɪə/
AmE
/'wɑ:rɪər/

noun - a soldier, a person who fights in a battle or war


 
weapon - zbraň
BrE
/'wepən/
AmE
/'wepən/

noun - a thing that is used to fight with, e.g. a gun, knife, cannon, missile, baseball bat etc.


worship
worship - uctívat
BrE
/'wɜ:ʃɪp/
AmE
/'wɜ:rʃɪp/

verb - to treat somebody as a god, to show great respect (to god)




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UPPER-INTERMEDIATE

The Celts

Around 700 BC, Celtic people began to arrive in the British Isles. Many of them were tall, and had fair or red hair and blue eyes. These were the Celts, who probably came from central Europe or further east.
PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Vocabulary test (The O. C.) 1

Patnáct otázek a/b/c/d zaměřených na důležitou slovní zásobu vybranou z prvních tří dílů seriálu The O.C.

INTERMEDIATE

Samhain (Halloween)

Halloween is a holiday celebrated mainly in the USA, Canada and the British Isles on the night of 31 October. It was originally a Celtic pagan festival (called SAMHAIN [so:in]) and means November in Celtic language.
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