Czech–English dictionary

bruska

A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.

bruslař

A person who skates.

bruslařka

A person who skates.

brusle

A light boot, fitted with a blade, used for ice skating.

bruslení

The act, or the sport, of skating on ice.

bruslit

To move along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

brusný kámen

An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.

brusný papír

(uncountable) Strong paper coated with (traditionally) sand or (today) manufactured aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, or other abrasive material, used for smoothing and polishing.

brutalita

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

brva

(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.

bryčka

A small horse-drawn cart.

bryerka

A pipe for smoking, made from the roots of that shrub.

brýle

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

bryndáček

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

bryndák

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

bryskní

Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly.

brzdit

(transitive) To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).

brzy

At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

bú

The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.

bubák

A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

buben

The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.

bubenice

(musician) One who plays the drums.

bubeník

(musician) One who plays the drums.

bubínek

The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.

bublat

(intransitive) To emit bubbles.

bublinky

An emission of a rapid stream of bubbles.

bublinová žvýkačka

(usually, _, uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

bubnovat

(intransitive) To beat a drum.

bubonický

Of or pertaining to buboes.

bůček

(cooking) A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.

bučení

The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar loud noise.

bučet

To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

buchtička

A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

buclatý

Short and thick; stout or stocky.

buď ... anebo

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.

buď ... nebo

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.

Budapešť

The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

buddhismus

The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

buddhista

A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

buddhistický

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

buddhistka

A practitioner of the religion and philosophy of Buddhism.

budíček

(military) The sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.

budící respekt

(in a positive sense, sometimes, humorous) Eliciting respect; awe-inspiring, imposing.

budka

A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.

budoucí

Having to do with or occurring in the future.

budoucí čas

Something that will happen in moments yet to come.

budoucnost

Having to do with or occurring in the future.

budova

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.

budování

(uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.

budovat

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

budovatel

One who builds or constructs things.

budovatelka

One who builds or constructs things.

bufet

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.

buffer

(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.

Bůh

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

bujabéza

A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.

bujení

(pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

bujně rostoucí

Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.

bujný

(of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.

buk

A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

bukač

Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

bukanýr

(nautical) Any of a group of seamen who cruised on their own account on the Spanish Main and in the Pacific in the 17th century, who were similar to pirates but did not prey on ships of their own nation.

buket

The scent of a particular wine.

Bukurešť

The capital city of Romania.

bula

A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

buldok

A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

buldozer

A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

Bulhar

(countable) A native of Bulgaria.

Bulharka

(countable) A native of Bulgaria.

Bulharsko

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.

bulharský

Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.

bulharština

Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.

bulimie

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

bulina

A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.

bulit

(chiefly, derogatory) To cry or weep freely and noisily; to sob.

bulva

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

bulvár

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

bum

The sound of a violent impact, such as a punch.

bumerang

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

bunda

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.

bunda s kapucí

(clothing) A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.

buněčný

Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.

bungalov

A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.

buňka

(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself. [from 19th c.]

bunkr

(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

Búr

(historical) A Dutch colonist in South Africa during the colonial era, especially a farmer.

burácení

A low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.

burácet

To blow in strong or sudden gusts (refers to winds).

buran

A yokel, country bumpkin.

buranský

Behaving as a boor; rough in manners.

Burgundsko

A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

buřič

A person who resists an established authority, often violently.

buřičský

(figurative) Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion.

burka

(strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

buřňák

Either of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.

burský oříšek

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

burza

A place for conducting trading.

burza nápadů

A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.

buržoa

(Marxism) A capitalist, (usually, _, pejorative) an exploiter of the proletariat.

buržoazie

(political, collectively, usually, in the plural) The middle class.

buržoazní

(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

buržuj

(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

bus

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

bušit

(intransitive) Of the heart, to beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate.

bušl

A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a bushel measure.

busta

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

butan

(organic compound) A hydrocarbon (either of the two isomers of C4H10, n-butane and 2-methylpropane) found in gaseous petroleum fractions.

butik

A small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like.

buvol

An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.

bužírka

(electrical engineering) Electrical insulating tubing or electrical wiring.

buzola

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

býčí trh

(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are buying ("bulls"), causing overall stock prices to rise.

bydlet

(intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside.

bylina

A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.

bylinkář

A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.

bylinný

Made from or with herbs.

býložravec

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

bypass

(medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass.

byrokrat

An official who is part of a bureaucracy.

byrokratický

Of or pertaining to bureaucracy or the actions of bureaucrats.

byrokratka

An official who is part of a bureaucracy.

bysta

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.

bystrost

(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

bystrý

Intense; sensitive; sharp.

byt

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

být blázen

(slang, intransitive) To yearn; to be desperate. [(often) with for ‘something, especially drugs’]

být cítit

(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

být gramotný

(transitive) To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.

být jako tělo bez duše

(intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.

být kapitánem

(intransitive) To act as captain

být klikař

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

být liknavý

(figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.

být na dvě věci

(chiefly, North American, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]

být na houby

(chiefly, North American, intransitive, stative, colloquial, sometimes, vulgar) To be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency. [from 20th c.]

být na obzoru

(figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.

být na vážkách

(figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.

být nadšený

To gaze especially passionately at something.

být nerozhodný

(figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.

být nervózní

To do something nervously.

být plný

(intransitive) To be full to overflowing; to bristle. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

být předzvěstí

(ambitransitive) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.

být sklíčený

(intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.

být skoupý

(intransitive) To be sparing or mean.

být spolčený

(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]

být v souladu

(obsolete, intransitive) To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).

být vděčný

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

být záhadou

To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]

být zajedno

To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.

být zatažen do

(intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.