Czech–English dictionary

točit

(transitive) To make something or someone whirl.

točit se

(intransitive) To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.

točivý moment

(physics, mechanics) A rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or N·m; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)

točna

(idiomatic, informal) Anything superfluous or unnecessary.

tofu

A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

tóga

A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.

Togo

A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic.

toho

The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.

tok

(math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.

toka

A type of hat with no brim.

Tokio

A prefecture and capital city of Japan.

tolerance

(uncountable) The ability or practice of tolerating; an acceptance of or patience with the beliefs, opinions or practices of others; a lack of bigotry. [from 18th c.]

tolerantní

Tending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.

tolerovat

(transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

tomel

The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.

tomu

The impersonal pronoun, used as a placeholder for a delayed subject, or less commonly, object; known as the dummy pronoun (according to some definitions), anticipatory it or, more formally in linguistics, a syntactic expletive. The delayed subject is commonly a to-infinitive, a gerund, or a noun clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction.

tón

(music) A sound.

toner

Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.

Tonga

A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.

tónina

(music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.

tonus

(language, dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.

topení

A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.

topeniště

(rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.

topič

(rail transport, nautical) A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship.

topit

(transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.

topmodelka

A highly paid, famous fashion model.

topograf

a person who studies or records topography

topografický

Of or relating to topography.

topol

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.

topolovka

Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family.

topoření

A swelling due to the presence of fluid.

torent

(Internet, file sharing) A set of files obtainable through a peer-to-peer network, especially BitTorrent.

tornádo

(meteorology) A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

Toronto

The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada.

torpédo

(military) A cylindrical explosive projectile that can travel underwater and is used as a weapon. [from 1805]

torpédoborec

(science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role.

torpédovat

(transitive) To strike (a ship) with one or more torpedoes.

torzo

The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

Toskánec

A native or inhabitant of Tuscany, Italy.

Toskánsko

An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.

toskánský

Of, from or relating to Tuscany, Italy.

totalitarismus

A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.

totalitní

Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically.

totální

(used as an intensifier) Complete; absolute.

totem

Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.

totiž

Specifically; that is to say.

toto

This place; this location.

totožnost

The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.

totožný

(not comparable) Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.

touha

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

toulající se

Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.

toulat

(intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.

toulat se

(intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.

toulavý

Moving about; having no fixed or permanent abode; travelling from place to place.

toulec

(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

toulka

(countable) An act or instance of wandering.

toužení

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

toužit

To want; to wish for earnestly.

toužit po

(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

továrišč

Comrade, especially with reference to the former USSR.

továrna

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

tovaryš

A tradesman who has served an apprenticeship and is employed by a master tradesman.

toxicita

The quality or degree of being toxic.

toxický

(toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

toxikologie

(sciences, pharmacology) The branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.

tračník

(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)

tradice

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

tradičně

In a traditional manner.

tradiční

Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.

trafika

(originally, US, derogatory) Favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications; especially (politics) , in their appointment to political positions.

tragicky

In a tragic manner.

trailer

A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.

trajekt

(watercraft) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.

traktor

(agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.

trám

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

trámek

A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.

trampolína

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

Tran

A surname from Vietnamese.

trance

(uncountable, music genre) Ellipsis of trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”).

tranďák

(dated, informal) A transistor radio.

trans

(uncountable, music genre) Ellipsis of trance music (“genre of electronic dance music”).

transatlantický

(geography) On, spanning or crossing, or from the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

tranše

(finance, transitive) To divide into tranches.

transformace

The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.

transformátor

(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling; primarily used to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows the most appropriate voltages for power generation, transmission and distribution to be chosen separately.

transfuze

(medicine) The transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.

transliterace

(linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

transliterovat

(transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.

transparentní

(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

transplantace

(medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.

transplantát

(medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.

transplantovat

(transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.

transportér

A vehicle used to transport (passengers, mail, freight, troops etc.)

transpozice

(music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch.

transsexuál

A transsexual person.

transsexuální

(dated) Of a person, having changed, or being in the process of changing, physical sex by undergoing medical treatment, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and/or optionally sex reassignment surgery (SRS).

Transylvánie

A historical region in western Romania.

tranzistor

(semiconductors) A solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions.

tranzitivní

(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.

trapas

An embarrassing or tactless blunder.

trápení

(countable) A cause of misery or ruin.

trápit

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

trapný

Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.

třas

A nervous action; a tic.

trasa

A route or proposed route of a journey.

třáseň

A decorative border.

třaskavka

(rail transport, UK) A small explosive device attached to the railhead to provide an audible warning when a train passes over it.

třasořitka

(chiefly, derogatory, slang) Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.

třasovisko

A swampy, soggy area of ground.

třást se

(intransitive) To shake or tremble as one moves, especially as of old age or childhood; to totter.

trauma

Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.

traumatický

Of, caused by, or causing trauma.

tráva

(uncountable) A lawn.

trávení

The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.

travestie

An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.

trávicí

Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.

trávit

(transitive) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.

trávit čas

(intransitive, idiomatic, slang) To lodge or reside; to exist.

trávník

(uncountable) A lawn.

travnímistr

One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.

trawler

A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

trčet

(intransitive) To stick out.

trdlo

(colloquial, pejorative) An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.

třebaže

Although, despite (it) being.

trefit

(transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.

trefný

Concise and meaningful.

treláž

An outdoor garden frame that can be used to grow vines or other climbing plants.

tremolo

A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.

třenák

A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.

trenažér

A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes.

trend

An inclination in a particular direction.

trenér

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

trenérka

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

třením

Injury or wear caused by friction.

trénink

The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.

trénovat

(intransitive, sports) To train.

třenový zub

A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.

třepení

A decorative border.

třepetat

(intransitive) To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.

třepit

(also, figuratively) To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.

trepka

(footwear) A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.

třepotat se

(intransitive, archaic) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.

třes

A nervous action; a tic.

třesavka

A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.

třešeň

The wood of a cherry tree.

třesení

(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

třesk

A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.

treska skvrnitá

A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

třešně

The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans.

třešňový

Of a bright red color; cherry red.