Vacation with Vampires (vocabulary)

adventure - dobrodružství

noun - an exciting experience, usually unusual and sometimes dangerous

antagonist - antagonista

noun - the character that opposes the hero of a novel etc.

brave - statečný, odvážný

adjective - fearless, having courage

caricature - dělat karikaturu, být karikaturou (čeho), karikovat

verb - to make a humorous picture of somebody

coffin - rakev

noun - a wooden box where a dead body is put

count - hrabě

noun - a nobleman in some countries

courage - odvaha

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

dare - odvážit se, troufnout si

verb - to be brave enough to do something

decade - desetiletí

noun - a period of ten years

descend - mít původ (v čem), vyvinout se (z čeho), vzniknout (z čeho)

verb - to come from something

do away with - zbavit se (čeho), skoncovat s (čím)

verb - to get rid of something, to put an end to something

garlic - česnek

noun - a plant that looks a little like an onion, it has a very strong taste and odour

gruesome - ohavný, strašný, děsivý, hrůzný

adjective - shocking esp. in a sick way (involving blood, death, etc.)

host - pořádat, organizovat, hostit, být hostitelem

verb - to be the host of, to provide everything necessary for an event

challenge - namítat (proti), protestovat (proti), mít námitky (proti), zpochybňovat

verb - to question something (esp. authority, correctness, legality etc.)

impale - napíchnout

verb - to pierce with something sharp

inflict - způsobit (bolest), zasadit (ránu)

verb - to cause something very unpleasant, such as pain etc.

muster - posbírat (např. odvahu), sebrat (např. odvahu)

verb - to gather (esp. courage)

necklace - náhrdelník, řetízek

noun - a kind of jewellery that is worn around the neck

newlyweds - novomanželé

noun - a couple who has recently been married

outfitter - obchod s outdoorovým vybavením

noun - a store where you can buy outdoor equipment

prey - pronásledovat (jako svou kořist), mít spadeno (jako na kořist)

verb - to hunt for, to predate

reign - vládnout, panovat

verb - to be king or queen somewhere

Romania - Rumunsko

noun - a Europen country, its capital is Bucharest

ruler - vladař, panovník, vládce

noun - a person, such as a king, who has the power over a country, people etc. and uses the power

seek - hledat, vyhledávat, prohledávat

verb - to look for

sink - klesat, zabořit se, bořit se, propadat se

verb - to get lower and lower, usually under the surface of something

stunning - nádherný, úžasný, ohromující, neskutečný

adjective - very impressive

summon - přivolat, svolat

verb - to ask to come

survivor - přeživší, kdo přežil

noun - the person who managed to live after a difficult situation

turtleneck - rolák

noun, American English - a sweater with a high collar that fits closely around your neck

vampire - upír

noun - a character of horror movies that sucks blood from people (e.g. Count Dracula)

victim - oběť

noun - a person who is hurt or killed in an accident etc; a person against whom a crime has been committed