PET Result Unit 1 - Travel and transport (part B)

fuel - palivo

noun - material that is burned in order to produce heat or to make a machine work

gate - odletová brána, letištní východ (příchod k letadlu)

noun - a place at an airport that is used by passengers to get on or off a plane

handlebars - řídítka

noun - a bar with handles that you use to steer a bicycle

helicopter - helikoptéra, vrtulník

noun - a flying vehicle that has no wings, it uses a set of fast turning metal blades that keep it in the air

hovercraft - vznášedlo

noun - a vehicle that doesn't move on wheels but on a strong force of air underneath

jet - proudové letadlo, tryskáč, stíhačka

noun - a kind of aircraft with a jet engine

journey - cesta

noun - a trip from one place to another

lorry - nákladní auto, náklaďák

noun, British English - a large car that carries loads rather than passengers

motorbike - motorka

noun - a two-wheel vehicle that has an engine

motorway - dálnice, silnice pro motorová vozidla

noun - a wide road with more lanes where cars can drive at higher speeds

on board - na (palubě), na palubě (čeho)

preposition - on (a ship, plane, train) etc.

on foot - pěšky

adverb - not using a vehicle, walking

passenger - cestující, pasažér

noun - a person who travels somewhere on a bus, train, plane etc.

passport - pas (cestovní), cestovní pas

noun - a document that serves for your identification when you travel abroad

platform - nástupiště

noun - the part of a railway station where you get on or off a train

railway - železnice

noun - a system of transportation that uses trains

sail - plout, plavit se, plachtit

verb - to travel on a boat driven by wind; to travel on water

ship - loď

noun - a large vehicle that travels on water or through space

take off - vzlétnout, odlétnout

verb - (of a plane) to leave the ground and get into the air

taxi rank - stanoviště taxi

noun, British English - a place where you can take a taxi

traffic - provoz (např. ve městě), dopravní ruch, doprava (provoz)

noun - the cars that are in the streets at a time

tram - tramvaj

noun, British English - a kind of train for people that travels through a city and stops at regular intervals to let people in or out

underground - metro, podzemní dráha

noun, British English - a kind of train that travels in tunnels under a city and stops at regular intervals for people to get in or out

vehicle - vozidlo, dopravní prostředek

noun - something that can transport people or things, such as a car, bus, train, plane etc.

voyage - plavba

noun - a journey in a ship, especially a long one