Objective CAE, Unit 1, p. 10

antiquity - dávnověk, antika, doba antiky

noun - ancient history

bay - zátoka, záliv

noun - a place where the coast is curved inwards

converge - spojit se, sbíhat se, spojovat se

verb - to merge together, to come together at a particular point

delta - delta (ústí řeky)

noun - a place where a river divides before flowing into the sea etc.

ferry - trajekt, přívoz

noun - a kind of boat that travels across a channel or a river and carries people, cars, buses etc.

gridlock - dopravní kolaps, dopravní zácpa

noun - a very bad traffic jam in which no movement is possible

hemisphere - polokoule

noun - one half of a planet or a ball

honk - troubit (na klaxon)

verb - to use the car horn

hydrofoil - okřídlený člun

noun - a kind of boat that has special wings on the bottom that lift it up as it travels at high speed

charge - vyrazit, učinit výpad, zaútočit

verb - to move quickly and suddenly, esp. when you attack someone

linger - setrvat, vytrvat, vydržet, otálet, vyčkávat, zůstat

verb - to stay in a particular place for a longer time than usual

medieval - středověký

adjective - happening in the Middle Ages, coming from the Middle Ages

moorland - bažina, vřesoviště, slatina

noun - a very wet area covered with grass

plume - pero (ptačí), pírko

noun - one of the light parts that cover the body of a bird

promenade - promenáda

noun - an area or a wide path where people walk

ravine - rokle, roklina

noun - a deep narrow valley, usually formed by a river etc.

resident - obyvatel, nájemník

noun - a person who lives somewhere

rural - venkovský, vesnický

adjective - connected with the life outside towns

score - filmová hudba

noun - the music written for a film etc.

sprawl - rozléhat se, táhnout se

verb - to stretch over a large area

spray - vodní tříšť

noun - water in the air in the form of many small drops

supreme - svrchovaný, nadřazený, nejvyšší

adjective - of greatest power or authority

tango - tango

noun - a passionate Latin-American ballroom dance

up-to-date - moderní, současný, aktuální

adjective - belonging to the time, not old or old-fashioned

vista - krásný výhled

noun - a beautiful view