Vocab Flashcards
Appalling
Synonym for awful, terrible, horrible
Blunt
Not sharp (e.g. a knife)
Pin
N-špendlík, kolík
V- připevnit, přišpendlit
Detest
Loathe
Hate
dislike
can’t stand
Participate
Attend Take part in Join in Cooperate in (Podilet se, ucastnit se)
Gate-crasher
A person who goes to an event without an invitation to crash a party
Trunk
Bark
Branch
Body of trees
Skin of trees
Arm of trees
Aisle
ajl
Corridors in supermarkets or airplane, theatre…
Decline
Refuse, Reject, Deny
Ward
In a hospital a large room or area with beds
Ail
Ache
Pain
Hurt
To bow (bau)
Uklonit se
Suffer
Suffer for insomnia
Trpět
Trpět nespavostí
Grave (n.)
Grave (adj.)
- A place where you bury a dead body
2. Serious/urgent/important situation or problem
Bury (v.) (bery)
Put or hide sth. or sb. under ground
Occur (v.) /ekér/
Take a place, happen
Vyskytovat se, nastat
Willing (adj.)
Helpful ( ochotny)
Obedient ( poslusny)
Doable (adj.)
Something that is able to do
Among (prep.)
Between
Mezi,uprostred
swan
N.
Labuť
To underestimate
Podcenit
Approach
(N.)
(V.)
Přístup, přiblížení
Přiblížit se
consequences
N.
A result or effect of an action or condition
Důsledek
Gain
(N.)
(V.)
Zisk, výdělek
Získat, dosáhnout
Dismissive (adj.)
Odmítavý, pohrdavý
Abandon /ebándn/
V.
Opustit neco, vzdat se neceho
Past
(Adv.)
(Prep.)
Kolem, mimo
Přes, za, nad
Regard
V.
Consider, appreciate
Vážit si, považovat
Trap
(N.)
(V.)
Past
Chytit do pasti
Cautious /kóšz/
Adj.
Opatrny
Impact
N.
Effect
Dopad, účinek
Feature
N.
Vlastnost,rys
Vastness /vásnes/
N.
Rozsáhlost, rozlehlost
To amuse /amňůz/
Entertain
Bavit, obveselovat, rozptýlit
Agitated
Adj.
Rozrušeny
Ease /ís/
At ease
(N.)
Lehkost, snadnost, klid, pohodlí
V klidu
Insincere /insinsír/
Adj.
Neuprimny
To cope with
Zvladnout, poradit si
Fame
N.
Sláva
Regulation
N.
Nařízení, pravidlo
Ladder /ladr/
N.
Žebřík
Utter /atr/
Adj.
Naprostý, totální
Draft
N.
Navrh, koncept
Průvan
To Precede
Predchazet, mit prednost
Full-fledged (adj.)
Plnohodnotny
Apathy (n.)
Lhostejnost
Abduction (n.)
Kidnapping
Uncertainty (n.)
Nejistota
DIY
the activity of decorating, building, and making repairs at home by oneself rather than employing a professional
Incurable /enkjuribl/
Nevyléčitelny
To lisp
Šišlat
To wade through the water
Brodit se vodou
Likelihood (n.)
Possibility
Probability
Pravdepodobnost
Contribution (n.)
Prispevek
Coherent (Adj.)
Consistent, logical
Souvislý
To splash
Pocakat, postrikat, vyplachovat
Severe /sivír/ (adj.)
Hard, harsh, rough
Vážny, tezky, desny
To flood
(V.)
(N.)
Zaplatit
Uplifting (adj.)
Povznasejici
To ensure
Zajistit,
Pojistit
Essential (adj.)
Nezbytny
Urgentní, nutný
Preferably (adv.)
Ideally
Nejlépe, přednostně
Field (n.)
Pole, louka
Obor
Aware of sth. (Adj.)
Být si vědom něčím
Range (n.)
Rozsah
Pros and cons
Pro a proti
To bully
Sikanovat
Zastrasovat
To relate
(V.)
(Adj.)
Vztahovat se, tykat se
(To concern, involve)
Příbuzní
To develop
Rozvíjet
Reluctant (Adj.)
Unwilling
Neochotný
To intimidate
Zastrasit
Suspense (n.)
Tension, Stretch
Napeti
To pour
Nalevat
Hluchy
Deaf (adj.)
To Inquire /inkvajr/
Zeptat se
Informovat se
Rozmanitý, rozdílný
Diverse (Adj.)
Mracit se, kabonit se
To frown /fraun/
Povědomí
Vědomí něčeho
Awareness (n.)
Knowledge (n.)
Celkově
Celkový
Overall (adv.,adj.)
Neustálý, stálý, konstantní
Constant (Adj.)
Div, zázrak
Wonder (n., v.)
Vhodné, rozumný, účelné
Advisable (Adj.) /edvajzibl/
Appropriate, useful, reasonable
Hustý, tlustý
Thick (Adj.)
Čitelný (od handwriting)
Legible (Adj.)
Readable (adj.)
- sales revenue( how much you make)
- the change of staff within a company
Turnover (n.)
The fee you pay/receive to use sb else’s work
To pay (receive) sb royalties (for sth)
Share /stocks ownership of part of a company
Equity (n) /ekviti/
Důkladný
Thorough/toro/
Adj.
Určit, zjistit
To determine/dtermin/
Podezření, tušení
Suspicion (n)
Pobavení
Amusement (n)
Obsáhlý, rozsáhlý
Comprehensive (adj)
Ohrožovat, hrozit
To threaten
Pojmenovat, nazvat
To entitle
Nadmořská výška
Altitude (n)
Zemepisna šířka
Latitude (n)
Pozoruhodný, nevšední, zajímavý
Remarkable (adj.)
Obtěžovat
To inconvenience
To bother
To feel an intense rush of emotion
To be/feel overwhelmed(adj) + with (joy) it’s needed to specify the emotion
Guilty pleasure
To indulge in sth
Be full of
Sth is fraught with problems…
You lost your job because you’re not needed anymore
To be made redundant
To be laid off
Zastaralý
Obsolete (adj.)
Mzda
Salary (n.)- per year, typically for permanent workers
Wage (n.)- per hour, typically casual
Výhody ke mzdě
Fringe benefits
Perks
To misguide
Chybet informace
Showing poor judgement (because they don’t have the right information)
A false/ mistaken belief
A misconception (n)
Uncertainties, doubts
To have misgivings (n)
Incorrectly understanding/translating information or language
Misinterpret sth (v.) Misinterpretation (n.)
Prřizpůsobit, sladit
To adjust
Příjmy
Revenue (n)
Pohrdavý, odmítavý
Dismissive (adj)
Odhalit, prozradit
To reveal
Získat, opatřit, obstarat
To obtain
Smlouvat
To haggle
Haggling-n
Letní flirt
A holiday fling
A fling can be even in work, office
To do sth stupid, because you don’t think about the consequences (adj)
To be reckless
Describe the place which the people run away
Abandoned (adj.)
To describe the place which lacks modern technology, or which is old fashioned mentality
Backward (adj.)
To describe a building that lacks any sort of maintenance
Derelict (adj.)
Injured (adj)
Zraneni generally
Wounded (adj)
Sth entered your body creating a hole ( a wound)
Tvrdit
To allege /Eledž/
Tvrzeni
Allegations
A brainchild (n)
= an idea/ invention originated by sb
A brain drain (odliv mozku)
= Spain is undergoing a brain drain
To brainstorm/ ideas
= together thinking of/ creating ideas
A brain teaser
=intellectual puzzles game (sudoku,crossword)
To brainwash sb
=forcibly change the way people think and believe
To have a brainwave
= a sudden, good idea
i.e.
In other words
e.g.
For example
to be sacked
To be fired
To gargle
= mouth wash
To gurgle
= bublat, krucet
To guzzle sth
= to consume/drink a liquid very quickly
Dismal (Adj)
=horrible/terrible
Or
=intensifies negative nouns (e.g. dismal failure)
Premise (n, unc)
The legal system rests(leží, zakládá) on the premise that you are innocent until proven guilty
= underlining idea that we base a process on (predpoklad)
To reveal
Prozradit, odhalit
Crew(n)
Parta, posádka
Extensively (adv.)
Rozsáhle
Jednoduchost
Simplicity(n)
Odraz
Reflection (n)
A demand (n) (V)
Poptavka, pozadavek, zadost
Pozadovat, vyzadovat, domahat se
Approve (v)
Schalovat,
Souhlasit
Perception (n)
Vnímání, pouzitim smyslu
To alter /oltr/
Zmenit, upravit, pozmenit
Misgivings (n)
Pochybnosti, obavy
Spatne chovani
misbehaviour (n)
Neduverovat, neduvera
Mistrust
Spatne si vykládat
To misinterpret
Uvest v omyl
To mislead
to deceive-oklamat
Nestesti
misfortune (n)
To elude
Vyhybat se, uniknout
Success eludes people
Incapable (adj)
Neschopny
Unable
To fulfill
Satisfy
To attempt
Pokusit se, snazit se
Give it a try, make an effort
To attenuate
Utlumit, ztencit
Quarrel (n.,v)
Hadka, hadat se
Peeping Tom
Šmírák
To scrape
Škrábat, odřít
To overcome
Přemoci, překonat, zvítězit, odolat
Chunk(n.)
Kus
Daunting (adj.)
Sklučujicí, zastrašující, big task
Boredom (n)
Nuda
To jinx sb/sth
Create bad luck
To put a curse on sb/sth
To patronise
Odkyvat
If sb patronizes you, they speak or behave towards you in a way which seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you in some way.
Don’t you patronize me!
Kanalizace
Drain
Enroute to/from
Na ceste nekam/od nekud
Intersection
Krizovatka
Notion
Predstava
To peck
Letmé polibky
Peckish(adj)
Trochu hladovy
To retaliate
Pomstit se
Serrated knife
Vroubkovany nuz
To envisage sth
Predstavit si
Červenat se
To blush
Hitchhiking
Getting a ride in car from a stranger
groundbreaking (adj.)
Sth innovative, very new
To cease
To stop, to bring to an end
Overview
Summary, přehled
An approach
(N) metoda, přístup
(V) přiblížit se, přistupovat
Wasteland (n)
Pustina
Cottage (n)
Chalupa
Terraced houses
Řadové domy
To obtain
To gain
To get
To exceed
Prekrocit (quantity, number or other measurable things)
Ready-made food
Hotove jidlo
Compulsory /kompolstry/
Obligatory /obligačory/
Povinne
Reluctant (adj)
Neochotny
To dread(v) Dread(n)
Be afraid of, be worry about, fear
