Czech–English dictionary

bytelný

Of firm build; stiff; stout; strong.

bytí

The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

bytost

A living creature.

bytostně vlastní

Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.

bývalá

(colloquial) A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.

bývalý

(colloquial) A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.

Byzantinec

(historical) A native of Byzantium (modern-day Istanbul) or of the Byzantine empire

Byzantion

(historical) An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

byznys

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

byznysmanka

A woman involved in business.

byznysmenka

A woman involved in business.

bzučák

A device that makes a buzzing sound.

bzučení

A sibilant buzz or vibration; the sound of something in rapid motion.

bzučet

(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

bzukot

A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.

č.

Abbreviation of number.

Caesar

A title of Roman emperors.

čaj

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.

Čajkovskij

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Čajkovský

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

čajník

A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.

čajová konvice

A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout.

čajovna

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

čáka

A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.

cákat

(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.

čakra

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

čalounice

Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

čalouník

Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

camembert

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

Canberra

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.

cancy

Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

candát

Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.

candát obecný

A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.

cannolo

(mostly, in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

Canterbury

A local government district with borough status of Kent, England, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself.

čáp

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

capart

A small child.

čapnout

(informal, transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).

capoeira

(uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.

cár

A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.

čára

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

Caracas

The capital city of Venezuela.

carevič

A son of a tsar, a prince in Russia or Bulgaria.

carevna

(historical) An empress of several Eastern European countries, especially Russia, or the wife of a tsar.

Cařihrad

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

čárka

(orthography) : A diacritical mark ( ´ ) that can be placed above a number of letters in many languages of the Latin, Greek and Cyrillic writing systems.

čaroděj

(chiefly, fantasy) A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

čarodějka

A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch.

čarodějnický sabat

A formal group or assembly of witches.

čarodějnictví

An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.

čarodějník

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

čarování

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. [from 14th c.]

čarovat

(intransitive) To perform magic tricks.

čarovný

Enchanting.

čáry

An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.

čas

(linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.

Casablanca

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

časák

A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

časně

At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

časný

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

časopis

A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.

časová osa

A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).

časovač

A device used to measure amounts of time.

časovat

(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.

časový

Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.

část

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

částečka

A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

částečně

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

částice

A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

částka

A quantity of money.

často

(informal) Often; frequently.

často chodit

(transitive) To visit often.

častokrát

(chiefly, US, elsewhere, _, archaic) Frequently; often.

častost

(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.

častý

Done or occurring often; common.

časy

(countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.

catering

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

čatní

A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. [from 1813]

čau

(colloquial) Goodbye.

Cayenne

The capital city of French Guiana department.

cca

Abbreviation of circa.

čchon

A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won.

čéče

(British, slang, primarily, Southern England) (American, slang, primarily, Nonantum) A form of address, normally to a man.

cecek

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

Čečenci

A Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Čečenec

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Čečenka

A member of a Nakh people of the northern Caucasus and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

Čečensko

A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

čečenský

Of or relating to the Chechen people.

čečenština

Of or relating to the Chechen people.

čečetka

Any of various finches in the genus Acanthis (syn. Carduelis), which have characteristic red markings on their heads.

Čech

A native or resident of Bohemia. [from 16th c.]

Čechie

A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.

Čechoslovák

A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia

Čechy

A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.

Cecílie

A en given name.

čedar

A cheese styled after the Cheddar cheese made in Cheddar.

čedič

(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

cedit

(transitive) To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander.

cedník

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

cefalea

(pain) A pain or ache in the head.

cefalgie

(pain) A pain or ache in the head.

čehý

An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.

cejch

A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

cejcha

(slang) Clipping of potbelly (“a pot-shaped belly, a paunch”).

Čejen

A member of an indigenous people of the Great Plains in North America.

čejka chocholatá

northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

cejn

(British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.

cejn velký

(British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.

Čeka

(historical) The first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations, created in 1917.

čekanka

(chiefly, Britain) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names.

čekanka obecná

(chiefly, Britain) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names.

čekat

(intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.

cela

(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.]

celé číslo

(arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

celebrita

(countable) A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person. [from 19th c.]

čeleď

(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.

celek

Something complete, without any parts missing.

celibát

Abstaining from marriage; the state of being unmarried.

celibátní

(chiefly religious) Not married. [from 1827]

čelist

(automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.

celistvost

The state of being wholesome; unimpaired

čelit

(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.

celkem

Including all aspects of something.

celkový

All-encompassing, all around.

čelní

(anatomy) Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.

celnice

An official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit

čelo

(idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.

celočíselný

(mathematics) Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.

celofán

Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.

celospolečenský

Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.

celost

The quality of being whole.

celostátní

Happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state; nationwide.

celosvětově

Throughout the world.

celosvětový

Spanning the world; global.

čelovka

A flashlight worn on the head.

celoživotní

Extending for the entire duration of life.

celtovina

(countable) A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material, often cloth, used as a cover or blanket.

celulóza

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.

celý

Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

cembalo

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.

cena

A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.

cena útěchy

The prize or benefit for the loser.

ceněný

Highly valued, cherished.

čenich

The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.

cenit

(transitive) To view as valuable.

cenit si

To consider highly valuable; to esteem.

cenný

Having a great value.

cenný papír

(finance, often, in plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.W

censor

(Ancient Rome, historical) One of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical times (between the 8th century B.C.E. and the 6th century C.E.) was a high judge of public behaviour and morality.