Czech–English dictionary

soustružnice

A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

soustružník

A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.

soutěska

(geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.

soutěž

(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

soutěžení

Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.

soutěžící

A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.

soutěživý

(of someone's character) Inclined to compete.

soutěžní

Of or pertaining to competition.

soutisk

(printing) The exact alignment of lines, margins, and colors.

soutok

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

související

Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.

souvislost

A form or state of connection.

souvislosti

The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

souvislý

Orderly, logical and consistent.

souzení

(legal) The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is conformable to law and justice; also, the determination, decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge.

soužit

(transitive) To cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.

soužit se

(intransitive, now, literary) To complain; to regret; to fret. [from early 16th c.]

souznačný

(particularly, in, semantics, construed with with) Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below)

souzvuk

(chiefly, music) Harmony; agreement; absence of discordance.

sova

Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal and have forward-looking, binocular vision, limited eye movement, and good hearing. [from 8th c.]

Sovět

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Sovětka

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

šovinista

(pejorative) A chauvinistic person.

šovinistický

Pertaining to chauvinism.

šovinistka

(pejorative) A chauvinistic person.

spáč

(informal) A sleepy person.

špaček

A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.

spáchat

(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

spád

A sloping passage or incline.

spadnout

(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.

špajz

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

špalda

A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.

spálení

A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays.

spálenina

A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.

spálený

(of a person) Having a sunburn.

spálit

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

spálit se

(transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.

spalování

(chemistry) The act or process of burning.

spam

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

spamovat

(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To send messages repeatedly, often with disruptive effect; to flood.

spánek

(informal, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.

Španěl

A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.

Španělka

A person from Spain or of Spanish descent.

Španělsko

A country in Southern Europe, including most of the Iberian peninsula. Official name: Kingdom of Spain. Capital and largest city: Madrid.

španělský

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.

španělština

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain.

spanilý

Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.

spánkový

(anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.

spařit

To burn with hot liquid.

spárovací hmota

A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

spárovat

(transitive) To insert mortar between tiles.

Sparta

An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.

Spartakus

A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

Sparťan

A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.

spartánský

Lacking in decoration and luxury.

spartský

Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.

špás

A frolic or romp, some fun.

spása

The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.

spasit

To heal by applications or medicaments; to apply salve to; to anoint.

Spasitel

(Christianity) Jesus Christ

spát

(intransitive, British, slang) To sleep, especially in the open or in a derelict building because one is homeless.

špatně

In a bad manner.

špatně pochopit

(transitive) To understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.

špatné trávení

(pathology) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.

špatný

(figurative) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course

spatřit

(transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.

spěch

Speed; swiftness; dispatch.

spěchat

(intransitive, poetic) To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.

speciace

(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.

specialista

Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

specialistka

Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

specialita

That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.

specializace

The act or process of specializing.

specializovaný

Highly skilled in, or specifically adapted to, a specific field.

speciální

Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.

specifický

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

specifikace

An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.

specifikovat

(transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.

specifikum

(figurative) A distinguishing characteristic.

špeh

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

špehovací software

(Internet) Programs that surreptitiously monitor and report the actions of a computer user. [from 1990s]

špehovat

(intransitive) To act as a spy.

špehýrka

A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.

špek

(informal) Soft, loose flesh on a person's body; fat.

spektrální

Of, or pertaining to, spectra; classified according to frequency or wavelength (of light etc.).

spektrometr

(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.

spekulant

(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.

spekulativní

Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.

spekulovat

(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.

špenát

A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.

špendlík

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

šperk

A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.

sperma

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

spermie

(countable) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.

špetka

A modest, small, or trifling amount.

spěž

(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.

špic

Any of several Nordic breeds of dog such as the Pomeranian or Samoyed.

špičatý

(informal) Pointed in shape; having a point or points.

špice

(geology) A tall, sharp and craggy rock or mountain.

špička

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]

špička věže

A tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.

spiklenec

One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

spiknutí

A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable. [from 1580s]

spílat

(transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.

špína

A stain or spot (on clothes etc); any foreign substance that worsens appearance.

špinavě

In a dirty manner.

špinavý

Stained or covered with grime.

špindíra

(dated) One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman.

špinit

(transitive) To make (something) dirty.

špión

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

špionáž

The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

špiónka

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

spirála

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

spirální skříň

(engineering) The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.

spiritismus

A philosophical doctrine, established in France in the mid nineteenth century, postulating that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies, and may have influence on the physical world.

spirituál

A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.

spis

A collection of papers and/or other sources, containing detailed information about a particular person or subject, together with a synopsis of their content.

spíše

In all likelihood.

spisovatel

A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

spisovatelka

A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

spisovný

(linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.

spisovný standard

(sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language

špitál

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.

spíž

A room for keeping food or beverages; a storeroom.

splácnout

(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.

splácnout se

(intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau.

splašky

A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.

splátka

(banking, finance) Any of a series of portions of a debt or sum of money, which portions may or may not be equal in amount (depending in part on whether the interest rate is fixed or variable), and payment of which takes place at regular intervals toward satisfaction of the total. Payments are generally mensual, quarterly, triannual, biannual, or annual.

splatný

Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

splavit

(transitive) To transport (logs of wood) by floating them along a water-filled channel or trough.

splést

(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

spleť

The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.

splétat

To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

šplhat

(ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.

šplíchat

(transitive) To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.

splnit

(transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).

splňovat

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

šplouchat

(intransitive) To splash.

spočetný

(mathematics, of a set) Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.

spočinout

(reflexive, archaic) Followed by from or (obsolete) of: to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; also, to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity.

spočitatelný

Capable of being counted; having a quantity.

spočívat

To have the thing mentioned as the only or most important part.

spoďáry

(chiefly, UK) An undergarment that covers the genitals and often the buttocks and the neighbouring parts of the body; underpants. [from 19th c.]

spodek

The lowest part of anything.

spodina

(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.

spodky

(US) A full-length undergarment, worn on the bottom half of the body, or two-piece, to keep the wearer warm in cold weather.

spodní

Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

spodní prádlo

Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.

spodní stavba

The supporting part of a structure (either physical or organizational; the foundation).

spodnička

A light woman's undergarment worn under a dress or skirt, and hanging either from the shoulders or (now especially) from the waist; a kind of slip, worn to make the skirt fuller, or for extra warmth.