Czech–English dictionary

a další

And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

a dost

Stop! Don't do that any more!

a kol.

And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

a tak

The substance or makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s).

a tečka

(chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.

a to

Specifically; that is to say.

abakus

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

abatyše

A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]

abdikace

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abdikovat

(transitive) To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. [from mid 17th c.]

abdomen

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

abdominální

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]

abdukce

(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. [from mid-17th century.]

Abdulláh

A en given name.

abecední

According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

Ábel

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.

aberující

(botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

abiotický

Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [mid-20th c.]

ableismus

(uncountable) Discrimination against people with disabilities in favor of those without. [from late 20th c.]

abolicionistický

(chiefly, historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. [since the late 18th century]

Abraham

A en given name. [first attested prior to 1150]

abrakadabra

Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. [from 19th c.]

abreakce

(psychoanalysis) The re-living of an experience with a view to purging its emotional dross. [First attested in the early 20th century.]

absces

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

absence

Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind). [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absint

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.]

absinth

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.]

absolutismus

(political science, sociology) The principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; Synonym of despotism. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

absolutní

Free from imperfection, perfect, complete; especially, perfectly embodying a quality in its essential characteristics or to its highest degree. [first attested around 1400]

absolvent

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

absorbční

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absorbovat

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

absorpce

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

abstinent

(American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.

abstinentka

(American spelling) A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.

absurdita

(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

absurdně

In a ridiculous manner. In a way that is funny, embarrassing or extremely implausible.

absurdní

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]

absurdnost

(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

aby

So that; used to indicate purpose

aby ... ne

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

abysální

(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

ač

(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.

aceton

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

acetylen

A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.

ach

Expression of surprise.

Achilles

(Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.

Achilleus

(Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.

acidita

The quality or state of being acid.

ačkoli

(archaic) Although.

ačkoliv

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

AD

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

ad hoc

For a particular purpose.

adaptér

Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.

adaptovat

(transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.

adekvátní

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

Adéla

A en given name.

adheze

The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.

aditivum

A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.

adjektivum

(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.

adjustace

The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.

administrace

(countable, government, politics) The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are entrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.

administrativa

(uncountable) The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction.

administrativní

Of or relating to administering or administration.

administrátor

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

administrátorka

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

admiralita

(military) The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.

adolescent

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

Adolf

A en given name.

adopce

The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.

adoptovat

To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

adrenalin

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.

adresář

A small book for keeping other people's addresses and phone numbers.

adresát

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

adresátka

The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended.

advent

(Christianity) The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.

adventura

(video games) A text adventure or an adventure game.

advokacie

(law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.

advokát

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

advokátka

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

aerodynamika

The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere.

aerolinie

A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

aerolinka

A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

aerosol

A mixture of fine solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in a gaseous medium.

afarština

A Cushitic language spoken in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti.

afasie

(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

afázie

(pathology) A partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.

afekt

The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.

afektivní

Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.

afektovaný

Simulated in order to impress.

afélium

(astronomy, also, figuratively) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.

aférka

A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.

Afgánec

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from late 18th c.]

Afgánistán

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul. [from 1768]

afgánský

Of, from or relating to Afghanistan.

Afghánec

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; a person of Afghan citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from late 18th c.]

Afghánistán

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul. [from 1768]

afghánský

Of, from or relating to Afghanistan.

Afričan

A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

Afričanka

A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.

africký

Of or pertaining to Africa.

Afrika

The continent that is south of Europe, east of the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Indian Ocean and north of Antarctica.

afrikán

Any of the New World plants, of the genus Tagetes, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.

Afrikánec

A member of an ethnic group of northwestern European ancestry and associated with southern Africa and the Afrikaans language.

afrikáta

(phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.

Afrodita

(Greek god) The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea.

afrodiziakum

Something, generally a food or drug, having such an effect.

aga

An honorific for high officials used in Turkey and certain Muslim countries.

agapornis

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

Agáta

A en given name.

agathodaimon

A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).

agáve

Any plant in the large, variable genus Agave: succulent plants, commonly armed with formidable prickles; they flower at maturity after several years, and generally die thereafter; large species, such as the maguey or century plant, (Agave americana), produce gigantic inflorescences. Several are of economic importance as sources of fibre such as sisal, and alcoholic beverages such as tequila.

agenda

A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

agent

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.

agentura

An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.

agitátor

One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others, for example political reformers.

agitovat

(specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.

agnosticismus

The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.

agnostička

A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

agnostik

A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

agonista

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction.

agorafobie

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.

agorismus

(politics, economics) A revolutionary political philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society by means of counter-economics (i.e. black market).

agrární

Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.

agresivita

(uncountable) The state or quality of being aggressive.

agresivně

In an aggressive manner.

agresivní

Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.

agresor

The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

agresorka

The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

agronomie

The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.

aha

An exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.

Ahasver

A name given to the Wandering Jew.

ahoj

(nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

Àiàs

(Greek mythology) Either of two heroes of the Trojan War.

AIDS

(disease) Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. [from 1982]

aj.

And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

ajatolláh

(Shi'ism) A religious leader in Twelver Shi'ism.

ajcem trajcem

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc. [From late 19th c.]

ajta

(archaic, _, except in the phrase lo and behold) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).