PET Result Unit 2 - Extra

allow - dovolit, umožnit, nechat

verb - to let, to make possible, to enable

ancient - starodávný

adjective - very old, belonging to a time long ago

apostrophe - apostrof

noun - the mark ('), it is used to mark the place where a word has been shortened (e.g. isn't, I've, he's etc.)

artistic - umělecky nadaný, nadaný (umělecky)

adjective - good at painting, drawing and other forms of art

attraction - lákadlo, atrakce

noun - an attractive place or thing

book - rezervovat, rezervovat si, zabukovat

verb - to reserve (seats, hotel room etc) in advance

capital letter - velké písmeno

noun - a large form of a letter, e.g. A, B, C, not a, b, c

clue - stopa, vodítko, klíč (přen.)

noun - something that leads you to the right answer

comma - čárka (interpunkce)

noun - a punctuation mark (,) that separates two things and marks a pause

dressmaking - výroba šatů, šití šatů, dámské krejčovství

noun - the act of making women's clothes

equipment - vybavení, výzbroj, zařízení, pomůcky

noun - things that are necessary for an activity

exclamation mark - vykřičník

noun, British English - the sign ' ! '

fortnight - čtrnáct dní, dva týdny

noun, British English - two weeks

full stop - tečka (za větou)

noun, British English - a small mark that indicates where a sentence ends

full-time - na plný úvazek

adjective - (of a job) with the usual working hours

in addition - k tomu, navíc

adverb - furthermore

include - zahrnout, obsáhnout, zahrnovat, obsahovat

verb - to contain, to have something as a part

keeper - správce

noun - a person whose job is to take care of a place (e.g. a park, a building) or animals (e.g. in a zoo)

lively - živý, čilý, bujný, plný života, plný energie, energický

adjective - full of life, full of energy, full of enthusiasm

nearby - poblíž

adverb - near, close, not very far

put on - uvádět (např. divadelní hru)

verb - to perform a play etc.

question mark - otazník

noun - the mark ' ? ' which is used at the end of a sentence that requires an answer

recruit - nabrat (zaměstnance), přijímat (zaměstnance)

verb - to find new employees for a company

retired - v důchodu

adjective - not working anymore because of having reached a certain age

socialize - vést společenský život

verb - to meet other people, to have a social life

soil - půda (zem), zemina, zem, hlína

noun - the substance in the ground in which plants grow

speech marks - uvozovky

noun - symbols that mark the beginning and end of a direct speech