Czech–English dictionary

Terst

A city in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy, the capital of the province.

tes

(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.

tesák

A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.

tesařství

(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.

těšit

(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.

tesknění

An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

tesknící po domově

(often with for) Missing one's home and family very much when away; nostalgic.

tesknit

To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.

tesla

A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.

těsně

In a tight manner.

těsně před

(informal) Short, insufficient or less than.

těsnění

(mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.

těsnopis

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

těsný

of small volume, cramped (of a room, house)

test

A challenge, trial.

testament

One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.

těsto

A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.

testosteron

(steroid hormone) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

testování

The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.

těstoviny

(uncountable) Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

tetanus

(pathology, usually, uncountable) A serious and often fatal disease caused by the infection of an open wound with the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani, found in soil and the intestines and faeces of animals.

tethering

(Internet) The connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the computer.

tetička

(Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman.

tětiva

(rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.

tetování

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.

tetovat

To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).

tetrace

(arithmetic) The arithmetic operator consisting of repeated exponentiation, by analogy with exponentiation being repeated multiplication and multiplication being repeated addition, ^ba denoting a to the power of a to the power of \ldots to the power of a, in which a appears b times.

tetřev

A large, black grouse of the genus Tetrao in the bird family Phasianidae, especially the western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus.

Tetris

A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

teutonský

Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.

Texas

A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.

Texasan

A native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States.

texaský

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

text

The words to a song (or other vocal music).

textař

A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

textová šablona

(computing) A standard piece of program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor.

textovka

(countable) A text message sent using the short message service.

textový řetězec

(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.

textura

(computer graphics) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.

též

(focus) Likewise.

těžba

The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

těžce

In a manner designed for heavy duty.

těžce dýchat

(intransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant.

teze

(rhetoric) A proposition or statement supported by arguments.

těžko

Difficult to move or to manage; unwieldy.

těžko stravitelný

(of food) Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach.

těžkomyslný

Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

těžký

Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.

těžký vodík

(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.

Thajec

(countable) A person living in or coming from Thailand.

Thajka

(countable) A person living in or coming from Thailand.

Thajsko

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam.

thajský

Of or pertaining to Thailand.

thajština

Of or pertaining to Thailand.

thalamus

(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.

thallium

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.

Thanatos

(psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis.

Thatcher

An occupational surname originating as an occupation for someone who covered roofs in straw.

Thatcherová

An occupational surname originating as an occupation for someone who covered roofs in straw.

Thérón

Theron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.

Théseus

A legendary Ancient Greek hero most famous for defeating the minotaur in the labyrinth of Crete.

Thrákie

A historical region of Southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

thriller

(film, literature) A suspenseful, sensational genre of story, book, play, film.

ti

(now, chiefly, archaic, literary) Objective and reflexive case of thou. [from 8th c.]

Tibera

The river that flows through Rome in Italy.

Tiberius

(historical) A en given name of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..

Tibeťan

(countable) A native of Tibet

tibetský

Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language.

tibetština

Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language.

tiché

A soft, low-pitched sound; specifically, a soft or sentimental hum, song, or tune.

ticho

The absence of sound; quietness.

tichost

tranquility

tichý

reticent, secretive or uncommunicative

Tigris

A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.

tíha

(dated, except, UK, dialectal, and, US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.

tíhnout

(mostly, intransitive, mostly, in the passive) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

tik

A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.

tikat

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.

tiket

(usually, technical support) A service request, used to track complaints or requests that an issue be handled.

tikot

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.

tilda

A diacritical mark ⟨˜⟩ placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation.

Timbuktu

A city in central Mali.

tímto

(formal) By this means, action or process.

tinitus

(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

tinnitus

(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

tip-top

(North American, colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable; interesting; cool.

tipec

Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza. [from the 15th c.]

tiráda

A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.

tiramisu

An Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee.

tisák

The color of such an animal.

tiše

In a quiet manner.

tisíc

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)

tisící

last in order of a series of a thousand; next after the nine hundred and ninety-ninth.

tisíciletí

(with definite article) The year in which one period of one thousand years ends and another begins, especially the year 2000.

tisíciletý

Thousand-year-old; also (by extension, loosely) thousands of years old.

tisk

(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.

tiskař

(printing) The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymy) any printing business.

tiskařka

(printing) The operator of a printing press or the owner of a printing business; (metonymy) any printing business.

tiskárna

(computer hardware) A device, usually attached to a computer, used to print text or images onto paper; an analogous device capable of producing three-dimensional objects.

tisknout

(transitive) To produce one or more copies of a text or image on a surface, especially by machine.

tisková chyba

An accidental mistake in print.

tísnit

(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]

tít

To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.

titan

A chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.

titrace

(analytical chemistry) The determination of the concentration of some substance in a solution by slowly adding measured amounts of some other substance (normally using a burette) until a reaction is shown to be complete, for instance by the colour change of an indicator.

titul

An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.

titulek

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

titulky

(cinematography, television) Textual versions of the dialogue in films (and similar media such as television or video games), usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.

tížit

(transitive) To make uneasy, restless.

tíživý

Imposing or constituting a physical, mental, or figurative load which can be borne only with effort; burdensome.

tj.

(initialism) That is, namely, in other words, that is to say.

tkací stroj

A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.

tkadlec

A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.

tkadlena

A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.

tkalcovský stav

A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.

tkaní

(uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom.

tkanička

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

tkanička do bot

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

tkanina

A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.

tlačenice

A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.

tlačenka

(chiefly, British) Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat.

tlachal

(idiomatic, often, derogatory) A person who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.

tlachat

(colloquial, intransitive) To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters.

tlakoměr

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

tlaková níže

(meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.

tlama

The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.

tlapa

The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.

tlapka

The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.

tleskat

(transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.

tlouct

(transitive) To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.

tlouštík

(pejorative, slang) An obese person.

tloušťka

(uncountable) The property of being thick (in dimension).

tloustnout

(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.

tlučhuba

(idiomatic, often, derogatory) A person who talks too much, especially by making exaggerated claims or by inappropriately revealing information.

tlumač

(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience.

tlumič

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp any sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy; usually consists of a combination of a spring and a dashpot.

tlumočit

To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation.

tlumočník

(music, theater) A performer who presents a piece of art in a distinct style, particularly so as to make older works relevant to their audience.

tlupa

(anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and nations.

tlusté střevo

(chiefly, medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.

tlusťoch

(colloquial, pejorative) Someone who is overweight.

tlustý

(of a person) Large; bulky.

tma

A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

tmavý

Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.

to

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

to (vše) zasloužené

Deserved acknowledgment.

toaleta

A toilet that uses water to flush urine and feces through a pipe to another location, typically a sewer main in urban settings or a septic tank elsewhere.

tobě

(now, chiefly, archaic, literary) Objective and reflexive case of thou. [from 8th c.]

Tobiáš

A en given name.

tobolka

The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.