Czech–English dictionary

cent

(money) A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.

centilitr

(British spelling) A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl

centimetr

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm

centr

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

centrála

The center of an organization's operations or administration.

centralismus

A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.

centrální

Being in the centre.

centrum

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

centurio

(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

cenzor

(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.

cenzura

The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.

cenzurovat

To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).

čep

(obsolete, slang) A sharper or pickpocket.

čepel

The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

čepice

(obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.

čepovec

(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

cereálie

A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.

cerebrální

(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.

ceremonie

An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.

čeření

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.

cerkev

(countable, Christianity) A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. [from 9th c.]

Černá Hora

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Podgorica. Part of Yugoslavia until 2003, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

černá magie

Magic derived from evil forces, as distinct from good or benign forces; or magic performed with the intention of doing harm.

černá můra

An ongoing problem; a recurring obstacle or adversity.

Černobyl

A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.

černoch

(countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

černokněžník

A male magic-user; a male witch; a wizard.

černoška

(countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.

černý kůň

(idiomatic) Someone who possesses talents or favorable characteristics that are not known or expected by others.

černý pasažér

A person who deliberately avoids payment for public transport.

Čerokéz

A member of an indigenous North American people.

Čerokí

A member of an indigenous North American people.

čerokýz

A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

čerpadlo

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.

čerpat

(transitive, intransitive) To use a pump; to move (water or other liquid) by means of a pump. [from 16th c.]

čerstvost

The state or quality of being fresh.

čerstvý

(of food) Not dried, frozen, or spoiled.

čert

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. [from 10th c.]

čertadlo

A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.

certifikace

The act of certifying.

certifikát

A document containing a certified statement.

červ

A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter. [from 15th c.]

červec nopálový

(countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).

červen

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice.

červená

(countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.

červená řepa

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.

červenání se

An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.

červenat

(intransitive) To become red or redder.

červenat se

(intransitive) To become red or pink in the face (and sometimes experience an associated feeling of warmth), especially due to shyness, love, shame, excitement, or embarrassment.

červenavý

Somewhat red.

červené

(countable, informal) A red variety of an animal, such as a red kangaroo or a red squirrel.

červenec

The seventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following June and preceding August.

červenka

A European robin, Erithacus rubecula.

červenohnědý

Having a reddish-brown color.

červený

(of a, dog, or, its coat) Having a brown color.

césar

A title of Roman emperors.

česat

(transitive, especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement, especially a comb.

Češka

(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent.

Československo

A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

československý

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Czechoslovakia or its people.

český

Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language. [from 16th c.]

český jazyk

(uncountable) A Slavic language primarily spoken in the Czech Republic.

cesmína

Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.

česnek

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

cesta

A type of public roadway.

cestička

A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.

čeština

Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.

čestně

Honestly; properly.

čestné prohlášení

(legal) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.

čestný

Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.

cestování

The act of one who travels; a journey.

cestovat

(intransitive, archaic) To go, travel.

cestovatel

One who travels, especially to distant lands.

cestovatelka

One who travels, especially to distant lands.

cestovní pas

An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.

cestující

(countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.

četa

(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.

četař

The highest rank of noncommissioned officer in some non-naval military forces and police.

cetka

A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.

četnictvo

A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.

četník

A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.

četnost

(logic, mathematics, computer science) The number of arguments or operands a function or operation takes. For a relation, the number of domains in the corresponding Cartesian product.

četný

(postpositive) In abundance. [from late 17th c.]

četovat

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).

céva

(anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.

cévka

(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

cévní

(anatomy) Relating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids

cézar

A title of Roman emperors.

chábr

(Australian Aboriginal) Used as a general intensifier; a pfella.

chabý

Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.

Chaldejec

A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.

chaldejský

Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.

chaldejština

The West Semitic language of the ancient Chaldeans.

chalífa

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.

chalífát

Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.

chaloupka

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

chaluha

Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.

chalupa

A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

Chám

(biblical character) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

chameleon

A small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.

chamraď

(by extension) An obnoxious person or troublemaker.

chamtivost

Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth

chamtivý

Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

chán

(historical) A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.

Chanuka

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.

chaos

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.

chápající

(obsolete) Perceptive; quick to learn; capable of understanding using one's intellect.

chápání

The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding.

chápat

To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.

charakter

National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]

charakteristický

Being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing.

charakteristický znak

(figurative) A distinguishing characteristic.

charakteristika

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.

charismatický

Of, related to, or having charisma: having a form of compelling charm which inspires devotion in others due to their strength of character and being full of personality; charming, fascinating, magnetic

charita

(countable) An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

charitativní organizace

An organization with charitable purposes only.

charleston

(preceded by definite article) A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina.

Charon

(Greek mythology) The ferryman of Hades, who rowed the shades of the dead across the river Styx.

charter

A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.

Chartúm

The capital city of Sudan.

Charvát

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

Charvátka

An inhabitant of Croatia, or a person of Croatian descent.

charvátština

A standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Croats.

chat

(countable, uncountable) An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

chata

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

chatovat

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).

chátra

(archaic) The lower classes of a community; the rabble.

chátrat

(intransitive, archaic) To fall into ruin or disuse.

chatrč

(US) A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it.

chatrný

Of an argument, explanation, etc.: ill-founded, unconvincing, weak; also, unimportant; paltry, trivial. [from 18th c.]

chechtáky

(uncountable, slang) Money.

chechtání

A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.

chechtat se

(intransitive) To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.

checkpoint

(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart.

chemička

A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.

chemický

Of or relating to chemistry.

chemik

A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.

chemikálie

(chemistry, sciences) Any specific chemical element or chemical compound or alloy.

cherub

(biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.

cherubín

(biblical) A winged creature attending God and guarding his throne described as a being with four faces (man, lion, ox, and eagle), human hands, calf hooves, four wings, and many eyes. A description can be found in Ezekiel chapter 1 and Ezekiel chapter 10; similar to a lamassu (winged bull with a human torso) in the pre-exilic texts of the Hebrew Bible, more humanoid in later texts.

Chetit

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

chetitština

An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.

chí

The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

Chicago

A large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan.

Chilan

A person from Chile or of Chilean descent.

Chile

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Chile. Capital and largest city: Santiago.

chilský

Of, from, or pertaining to the nation or culture of Chile or its people.

Chiméra

(Greek mythology) A supposed fire-breathing monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or snake, killed by the hero Bellerophon.

chinin

(pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid with the chemical formula C20H24N2O2, originally derived from cinchona bark (from plants of the genus Cinchona), used to treat malaria and as an ingredient of tonic water, which presents as a bitter colourless powder; also, a drug containing quinine or a chemical compound derived from it. [from early 19th c.]

chip

(electronics) A circuit fabricated in one piece on a small, thin substrate; a microchip.