Matrix INT Unit 4 (4)

amazing - úžasný, skvělý

adjective - wonderful and exciting

bay - zátoka, záliv

noun - a place where the coast is curved inwards

destination - cíl cesty

noun - the place where you are going or aiming to get to; the goal of a journey

discovery - objev

noun - something that has been found

drown - utopit, utopit se

verb - to die by being underwater and unable to breathe, to let somebody die in this way

earthquake - zemětřesení

noun - a situation in which the ground starts shaking, it usually causes great damage to houses, roads etc.

feared - obávaný

adjective - being the reason of someone's fears

festive - slavnostní, sváteční

adjective - very special because connected with an occassion such as Christmas, Easter etc.

fort - pevnost, opevnění

noun - a building that can protect people in an attack

gold rush - zlatá horečka

noun - a sudden movement of many people to an area because they've heard that gold has been found there

hire - najmout si, pronajmout si

verb - to give somebody money to work for you; to pay for using something for a short time

in advance - předem

adverb - beforehand

inhabitant - obyvatel

noun - a person or animal that lives in a particular place

mainland - pevnina

noun - the main part of the continent or country (usually in contrast with an island or islands nearby)

major - hlavní, největší, závažný

adjective - more important than others of the same kind

picturesque - malebný

adjective - beautiful, like a picture

prison - vězení, věznice

noun - a place where criminals are locked up

settlement - osada

noun - a place (e.g. a village) built in a place where nobody or not many people lived before

settler - osadník, kolonista

noun - a person who comes to live to a place where nobody or not many people lived before

steep - prudký, příkrý

adjective - rising or falling quickly (e.g. a slope)

suffer - trpět, vytrpět

verb - to go through pain or difficulty