Scenery vocabulary B

bank - břeh (řeky apod.)

noun - the side of the river, lake etc.

coast - pobřeží

noun - the line where the sea or ocean meets the dry land

deep - hluboký

adjective - going far down or far in

desert - poušť, pustina

noun - a dry piece of land usually covered with sand and no or almost no vegetation or life

flow - plynout, téct

verb - to move smoothly, used especially about water, time etc.

forest - les, prales

noun - a large area of land covered with trees

gale - vichr, vichřice

noun - a very strong wind

gentle - mírný (např. svah)

adjective - not steep

hike - jít na pěší túru, jít na túru, pěstovat pěší turistiku

verb - to go on a journey on foot

narrow - úzký

adjective - not wide

outlook - pohled (na svět), náhled (na svět)

noun - a view of the world, an attitude to the world

pool - jezírko, tůň

noun - a small area of still water

rainforest - deštný prales

noun - a thick tropical forest where it rains a lot

sand - písek

noun - the material consisting of very small grains that is found on beaches, deserts etc.

shallow - mělký

adjective - not deep

shore - břeh (jezera či moře), pobřeží

noun - the line of land along the sea or lake

slope - svah, stráň

noun - a surface that is going up or down at an angle, the side of a mountain

snow-capped - pokrytý sněhem (hory apod.)

adjective - (of mountains) having the top covered by snow

soil - půda (zem), zemina, zem, hlína

noun - the substance in the ground in which plants grow

spectacular - velkolepý, působivý, ohromující

adjective - very impressive, exciting to see or watch

stream - potok, říčka

noun - a narrow natural flow of water, a narrow river

sunset - západ slunce

noun - the time when the sun disappears from the sky in the evening

survey - anketa, veřejný průzkum, průzkum veřejného mínění

noun - an observation made by asking a lot of people the same question or questions

timber - dřevo (stavební materiál)

noun - the wood used as a building material

trail - cestička, pěšina, cesta

noun - a narrow road or path for walking

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

winding - vinoucí se, klikatící se

adjective - turning round and round, bending

woods - les, lesík

noun - a small forest, a place with many trees