Czech–English dictionary

sodomita

(derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.

sodová voda

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

sodovka

(idiomatic) Water that contains carbon dioxide dissolved in it under pressure and is intended for drinking.

sofa

A couch or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.

šofér

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

šoférka

A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.

Sofie

The capital city of Bulgaria.

sofisma

(countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.

sofistikovaný

Complicated, especially of complex technology.

software

(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

šógun

The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

sojka

Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.

Sojuz

Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft.

šok

A surprise or shock.

soket

(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.

sokl

A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.

sokol

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

šokovaný

Surprised, amazed, astonished or bewildered.

šokovat

(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

Sókratés

A en given name of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher.

šokující

Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.

sokyně

A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

solární

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun

solecismus

(grammar) An error in the use of language.

Solidarita

(historical) A political movement begun in the labor unions of Poland that contributed to the fall of Communism in that country.

solidárnost

A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group.

solidní

(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

solipsismus

Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.

sólista

A person who performs a solo.

solit

(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

Solnohrad

The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.

Solnohradsko

The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city.

solný

Containing salt; salty.

sólo

Without a companion or instructor.

Soluň

A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.

solventní

(finance) Able to pay all debts as they become due, and having no more liabilities than assets.

Somálec

(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali.

Somálka

(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali.

Somálsko

A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital and largest city: Mogadishu.

somálský

Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

somálština

(chiefly, countable, collective) An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.

somatoformní

(medicine) Having no physical or organic cause

somrák

(mostly, pejorative) A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.

somrovat

(transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.

Soňa

A en given name.

sonáta

(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

sondovat

To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.

sonet

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

sonograf

An instrument that produces sonograms

sonografie

ultrasonography

sonogram

A medical image produced by an ultrasound echo.

sopel

Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]

sopka

A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

sopouch

A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).

soprán

The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.

sorbet

A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.

sorta

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

šortky

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

sos

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

šosák

A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.

soška

A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

sosna

(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

Šota

A male given name of Georgian origin.

šotek

(folklore) A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them. [from 1510s]

sotva

(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.

sotva patrný

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

šou

(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.

sou-

Together: the root word is done co-incidently.

souběžně

With a parallel relationship.

souběžný

Happening at the same time; simultaneous.

soubor

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist.

současnice

Someone or something belonging to the same time period (as someone or something else)

současník

Someone or something belonging to the same time period (as someone or something else)

současný

From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.

součástka

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

součet

A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.

souchotiny

(pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

součin

(mathematics) Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the multiplicative operation in a ring, product of types or a categorical product.

součinitel

(mathematics) A constant by which an algebraic term is multiplied.

soucit

(by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.

soucítit

(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected

soucitný

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).

soud

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.

soudce

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

Soudců

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

soudit

(transitive) To form an opinion on; to appraise.

soudkyně

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

soudní

Of or relating to the court system or the judicial branch of government.

soudní exekutor

(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

soudní lékař

(Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.

soudní nařízení

That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

soudní obsílka

(law) A writ requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.

soudní pře

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

soudní příkaz

(legal) A legally binding directive issued by a judge or authorized judicial officer that requires an individual or an entity to fulfill or perform specific actions or refrain from certain behaviors.

soudní proces

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

soudní síň

The room where a judge presides over hearings and trials, sometimes with a jury.

soudní zákaz

That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

soudní zřízenec

A doorkeeper in a courtroom.

soudnost

The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.

soudný den

The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.

soudržnost

The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.

soudržný

Unified; sticking together; making up a whole.

souhlas

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

souhlasím

Yes, that is correct; I agree.

souhlasit

(intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]

souhlasný

Corresponding in character; congruous.

souhvězdí

(astrology) Any of twelve signs, corresponding to constellations, that are used as the basis of astrology

souhvězdí Herkula

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the mythical hero. It lies between the constellations Lyra and Corona Borealis.

souhvězdí Hydry

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.

souhvězdí Kentaura

(astronomy, also, capitalised) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.

soukolí

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

soukromí

(uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

soukromý

Not publicly known or divulged; secret, confidential; (of a message) intended only for a specific person or group.

Soul

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

soulad

(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.

soulož

(formal, now, also, humorous) Sexual intercourse, especially involving penile–vaginal penetration.

souložit

(informal, chiefly, UK, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with).

souložnictví

The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.

souměrnost

Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.

souměrný

Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

souměstí

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

soumrak

The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.

souostroví

(collective, geography) A group of islands.

šoupat nohama

To scrape the feet while walking.

soupeř

A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

soupeření

(uncountable) The action of competing.

soupeřit

(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

soupeřka

A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

soupis

(music) A complete list of a recording artist's or a composer's songs.

soupiska

(sports) Collectively, the members of a team.

šoupnout

(intransitive) To move about smoothly and from side to side.

souprava

(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.

souřadnice

(mathematics, cartography, astronomy, geography) A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

šourat se

(chiefly, US, dialectal, intransitive) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.

šourek

(anatomy) The sac of skin and muscle that contains the testicles in most placental (boreoeutherian) mammals.

sourozenec

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

soused

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

sousedit

(intransitive) To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

sousedka

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

sousední

(geography) Having matching boundaries; or, adjoining and sharing a boundary.

sousednost

The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.

sousedství

Proximity; the state of being near.

sousedstvo

The inhabitants of a residential area.

sousloví

(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, always containing an expressed or implied head (the principal word or subgroup, with core importance) and often consisting of a head plus some other elaborating words.

šoustat

(informal, chiefly, UK, ambitransitive) To have sexual intercourse (with).

soustava

(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

sousto

A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

soustrast

(by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.

soustruh

(tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool.

soustružit

To shape with a lathe.