Reward INT 12-vocab

Vydáno dne 22.10.2005

News words



air force
air force - vzdušné síly, letectvo
BrE
/'eəfɔ:s/
AmE
/'erfɔ:rs/

noun - the division of the army where planes and other aircraft are used


army
army - armáda, vojsko
BrE
/'ɑ:mɪ/
AmE
/'ɑ:rmi/

noun - a large number of soldiers


attack
attack - útočit, zaútočit, napadnout
BrE
/ə'tæk/
AmE
/ə'tæk/

verb - to start a fight suddenly and with violence, to be violent towards someone


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

noun - a fight between enemies


bomb
bomb - bomba, nálož
BrE
/'bɒm/
AmE
/'bɑ:m/

noun - a container filled with explosives


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

noun - a dividing line between two countries


bullet
bullet - kulka, střela
BrE
/'bʊlɪt/
AmE
/'bʊlɪt/

noun - a small thing that is shot out of a gun


club
club - klub, noční klub
BrE
/'klʊb/
AmE
/'klʊb/

noun - a place where you can go to drink and dance and have fun at night


currency
currency - cizí měna, měna
BrE
/'kʌrənsi/
AmE
/'kɜ:rənsi/

noun - the kind of money used in a particular country


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

verb - to win over somebody in a fight


demonstration
demonstration - demonstrace
BrE
/ˌdemən'streɪʃn/
AmE
/ˌdemən'streɪʃn/

noun - a large group of people marching through the street to show their unhappiness about something etc.


 
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


fire
fire - oheň, požár
BrE
/'faɪə/
AmE
/'faɪər/

noun - a burning pile of wood etc, a burning house etc.


gale
gale - vichr, vichřice
BrE
/'geɪl/
AmE
/'geɪl/

noun - a very strong wind


gun
gun - zbraň (střelná), střelná zbraň
BrE
/'gʌn/
AmE
/'gʌn/

noun - a weapon that shoots bullets


hijack
hijack - unést (např. letadlo)
BrE
/'haɪdʒæk/
AmE
/'haɪdʒæk/

verb - to take control of an aircraft etc. illegally


hostage
hostage - rukojmí
BrE
/'hɒstɪdʒ/
AmE
/'hɑ:stɪdʒ/

noun - a civillian who is taken prisoner by a criminal who threatens to kill him/her if the government etc. does not do what he wants


judge
judge - soudce
BrE
/'dʒʌdʒ/
AmE
/'dʒʌdʒ/

noun - a person who decides about a criminal's punishment and other questions concerning law and justice


jury
jury - porota (u soudu)
BrE
/'dʒəri/
AmE
/'dʒəri/

noun - a group of people (chosen from the public) in a court who help to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or not


 
kidnap - unést (člověka)
BrE
/'kɪdnæp/
AmE
/'kɪdnæp/

verb - to take away a person and request money or an action in return for bringing him/her back


lawyer
lawyer - právník, právnička
BrE
/'lɔ:ɪə/
AmE
/'lɔ:ɪər/

noun - a person who has been educated in law and whose job is connected with law


 
left wing - levice (politická)
BrE
/ˌleft'wɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌleft'wɪŋ/

noun - the group of politicians who put emphasis on social reforms


lightning
lightning - blesk, blesky
BrE
/'laɪtnɪŋ/
AmE
/'laɪtnɪŋ/

noun - the flash of light you can see in the sky when there is a storm


lose
lose - prohrát
BrE
/'lu:z/
AmE
/'lu:z/

verb - to be defeated (in a game, fight etc.)


march
march - pochodovat
BrE
/'mɑ:tʃ/
AmE
/'mɑ:rtʃ/

verb - to walk like a soldier


match
match - zápas, utkání (sportovní)
BrE
/'mætʃ/
AmE
/'mætʃ/

noun - A sport event, e.g. in tennis or football


missile
missile - raketa (střela), střela, řízená střela
BrE
/'mɪsaɪl/
AmE
/'mɪsl/

noun - a large exploding weapon that can be shot through air at a very distant target


navy
navy - námořnictvo
BrE
/'neɪvi/
AmE
/'neɪvi/

noun - armed forces trained to make war at sea


officer
officer - důstojník
BrE
/'ɒfɪsə/
AmE
/'ɑ:fɪsər/

noun - a person in the army who gives orders to soldiers


 
party - strana (politická)
BrE
/'pɑ:ti/
AmE
/'pɑ:rt̬i/

noun - an organized group of people with the same political views


 
player - hráč
BrE
/'pleɪə/
AmE
/'pleɪər/

noun - a person who plays a game, a musical instrument etc.


president
president - prezident
BrE
/'prezɪdənt/
AmE
/'prezɪdənt/

noun - the head of a country, esp. a republic


price
price - cena
BrE
/'praɪs/
AmE
/'praɪs/

noun - the money that has to be paid for something, the value


 
prime minister - premiér, předseda vlády
BrE
/'praɪmˌmɪnɪstə/
AmE
/'praɪmˌmɪnɪstər/

noun - the head of the cabinet or government


rain
rain - déšť
BrE
/'reɪn/
AmE
/'reɪn/

noun - the drops of water that fall from the sky


 
right wing - pravice (politická)
BrE
/ˌraɪt'wɪŋ/
AmE
/ˌraɪt'wɪŋ/

noun - the group of politicians who do not want social change and emphasize business and market


soldier
soldier - voják
BrE
/'səʊldʒə/
AmE
/'soʊldʒər/

noun - a person who is in the army


stadium
stadium - stadion, sportovní stadion
BrE
/'steɪdɪəm/
AmE
/'steɪdɪəm/

noun - a large building where sports like football, athletics, hockey etc. are done


team
team - tým, družstvo
BrE
/'ti:m/
AmE
/'ti:m/

noun - a group of people who work together or do a sport together


 
terrorist - terorista
BrE
/'terərɪst/
AmE
/'terərɪst/

noun - a criminal who kills or threatens people for esp. political purposes


thunderstorm
thunderstorm - bouřka
BrE
/'θʌndəstɔ:m/
AmE
/'θʌndərstɔ:rm/

noun - rain, thunder and lightning together


troops
troops - vojáci, jednotky (voj.)
BrE
/'tru:ps/
AmE
/'tru:ps/

noun - soldiers


victory
victory - vítězství
BrE
/'vɪktəri/
AmE
/'vɪktəri/

noun - a success in winning in something


war
war - válka
BrE
/'wɔ:/
AmE
/'wɔ:r/

noun - a situation in which two nations fight against each other


 
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.


win
win - vyhrát, zvítězit
BrE
/'wɪn/
AmE
/'wɪn/

verb - to come first in a race, competition, game or fight


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