Czech–English dictionary

rozvrh hodin

A tabular schedule of events with the times at which they occur, especially times of arrivals and departures.

rozvrhování

(uncountable) A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time.

rozvržení

A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.

rozzářený

Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.

rozzlobeně

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

rozzlobený

Displaying or feeling anger.

rozzlobit

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.

rozzuřený

(informal) So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.

rozzuřit

(transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.

rtuť

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]

rtuťovitý

(comparable) Having a lively or volatile character; animated, changeable, quick-witted. [from 17th c.]

rub

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

rubáš

Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

rubat

(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

Rubikon

(historical) A small river in northeastern Italy which flowed into the Adriatic Sea marking the boundary between the Roman province of Gaul and the Roman heartland. Its crossing by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C.E. began a civil war.

rubín

(uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.

rubl

The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽.

rubrika

A title of a category or a class.

ručit

To give an assurance that something will be done right.

ručitel

(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

ruční

(of an activity) Performed with the hands.

ruční vozík

(British) A small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand.

ručník

A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.

ruda

Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.

rudná žíla

(mining) A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.

rudnout

(intransitive) To become red or redder.

rudý

(This entry is a translation hub.)

rugby

A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.

ruina

(countable, sometimes, in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.

ruinovat

(transitive) To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business.

rukáv

The part of a garment that covers the arm. [from 10th c.]

rukavice

(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

rukavičkář

A person who makes or sells gloves.

rukávník

(historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.

rukojeť

The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

rukojmí

A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or similar agreement, such as to ensure the status of a vassal.

rukola

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

rukovat

(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.

ruksak

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

ruleta

(uncountable) A game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops, it indicates the result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.

rum

(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

rumba

A slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.

rumělkový

Having a brilliant red colour.

ruměný

Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

rumpál

An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

Rumplcimprcampr

The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.

Rumun

(countable) A native of Romania.

Rumunka

(countable) A native of Romania.

Rumunsko

A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.

rumunský

Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language.

rumunština

Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language.

runda

A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.

runway

(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.

rupnout

(ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

rupnutí

(onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

ruptura

(medicine) A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.

rušení

The act of disturbing, being disturbed.

rušit

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

Rusko

A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.

rusko-

relating to Russia or Russian

ruský

related to the Rus (people)

ruský jazyk

(uncountable) The Russian language.

rušný

Busy; full of energy and noisy activity.

růst

(intransitive) To grow in size; to swell or expand.

ruština

Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

rusý

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

rutil

(mineral) The most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.

rutina

A fixed routine.

rutinní

According to established procedure.

různobarevný

Having many colours; variegated.

různorodost

(countable) A composition of diverse parts.

různorodý

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

různý

Not like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance; unalike.

růžová

(countable, uncountable) A purplish-red or pink color, the color of some rose flowers.

růžovka

(countable) Any of several closely related, edible species of the genus Amanita, including Amanita rubescens and Amanita novinupta.

růžový

Having a colour between red and white; pale red.

rváč

One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.

rváček

(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

rvačka

A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.

řvaní

Fitful noise and violence.

řvát

(transitive) To shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.

rvát se

(intransitive) To engage in a brawl; to fight or quarrel.

řvoun

One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.

Rwanda

A country in East Africa.

rybák

Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

rybář

A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.

rybařit

(intransitive, transitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.

rybí

Of, from, or similar to fish.

rybička

(childish) .

rybník

A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food.

rýč

A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

rýček

A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. [from 1660s]

rychle

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].

rychlost

(countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.

rychlý

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]

rýha

A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.

rýmovačka

A short, simple verse or song.

Rýn

A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea.

ryngle

A plum cultivar with greenish-yellow flesh and skin, Prunus domestica subsp. italica var. claudiana.

rypák

The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.

rys

Any of several medium-sized wild cats of the genus Lynx.

rys červený

A North American wildcat, Lynx rufus, having tufted ears and a short tail.

ryšavý

(of hair) Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.

rýt

(intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

rýt se

(ambitransitive) To search thoroughly and carefully for information, research, dig into, penetrate, fathom, trace out

rytina

(art) The practice of incising a design onto a hard surface, by cutting grooves into it.

rytíř

(by extension) An armored and mounted warrior of the Middle Ages.

rytířství

The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honour, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and courtesy to ladies.

rytmičnost

A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.

rytmus

The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.

ryv

(physics, engineering) The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.

ryzí

Free of foreign material or pollutants.

ryzost

The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.

rýžovací mísa

A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.

rýžovací pánev

A wide receptacle in which gold grains are separated from gravel by washing the contents with water.

rýžovat

(transitive) To wash in a pan (of earth, sand etc. when searching for gold).

rýžové pole

(countable) A paddy field, a rice paddy; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown. [from 20th c.]

ržání

The cry of a horse.

s

Against.

s křížkem

(music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

s otevřenou pusou

In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.

s pusou dokořán

In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.

s větrem z přídě

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

s výjimkou

Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.

S'-čchuan

A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu.

sabat

Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.

šábes

Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship.

šablona

A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.

sabotáž

(legal) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.

sabotér

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

sabotérka

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

sabotovat

To deliberately destroy or damage something in order to prevent it from being successful.

sáček

A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.

šach

(chess) A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. [from 14th c.]

šach mat

(chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

sacharid

(carbohydrate) The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general formula CnH2nOn. Either the simple sugars or polymers such as starch and cellulose. The saccharides exist in either a ring or short chain conformation, and typically contain five or six carbon atoms.

šáchor papírodárný

(usually, uncountable) A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.

šáchorovitá rostlina

Any plant of the family Cyperaceae.

šachovnice

(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.

šachy

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

sad

A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

sada

(cards) A pack or set of playing cards.

sadista

One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

sadistický

Of behaviour which gives pleasure in the pain or humiliation of others.

sádlo

Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.

sádra

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

sádrovec

A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.

sádrový obvaz

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

šafrán

A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

Saga

Saga Prefecture (a prefecture in western Kyushu, Japan)