Czech–English dictionary

uklizený

Arranged neatly and in order.

uklízet

(intransitive) To make things clean in general.

uklouznout

(intransitive) To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

ukolébat

(transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

ukolébavka

A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

ukončit

To put an end to (a nuisance).

ukonejšit

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

úkony

The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.

úkos

An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.

ukrádat

(ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

Ukrajina

A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea. Capital and largest city: Kyiv.

Ukrajinec

A citizen of Ukraine or a person of Ukrainian ethnicity.

Ukrajinka

A citizen of Ukraine or a person of Ukrainian ethnicity.

ukrajinský

Relating to Ukraine or its people or language.

ukrajinština

Relating to Ukraine or its people or language.

ukrást

(transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something).

ukřižovat

To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.

ukrýt

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

ukrýt se

To remain unobserved.

ukrývat

(transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.

ukulele

A small four-stringed guitar.

úl

A man-made structure in which honey bees are kept so that humans can harvest their honey.

ul.

Abbreviation of store.

Ulánbátar

The capital city of Mongolia.

ulcerace

The development of an ulcer.

ulehčit

To make easy or easier.

ulehčovat

(intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.

ulehnout

(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.

ulejt se

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

ulejvák

(specifically) A student who is absent from school without permission; hence (figurative) , a person who shirks or wanders from business or duty.

ulejvat se

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

úleva

A brief interval of rest or relief.

ulevený

Experiencing or exhibiting relief; freed from stress or discomfort.

ulevit

(transitive) To bring relief to someone.

úlevný

(medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.

ulevovat

(transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.

ulice

A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

ulička

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

uličník

Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.

úlisný

(slang, figuratively) Friendly in a false, calculating way; underhanded; two-faced; sneaky; slick; smarmy.

ulita

The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.

úlitba

The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

ulítlý

Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.

Ulixes

(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

ulízat

(transitive) To make smooth or glossy; to polish.

úlomek

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

ulomit

(transitive) To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.

uloupit

(transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something).

úložiště

(usually, uncountable, computer hardware) Any computer device, including such as a disk, on which data is stored for a longer term than main memory.

uložit

To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.

uložit se

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

úložné

(uncountable) The price charged for storing goods.

ultimátum

(diplomacy) A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified date and time.

ultra-

Beyond, on the far side of, as in ultraviolet.

ultrafialový

Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.

ultrazvuk

(physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.

ultrazvukový

(acoustics) Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.

umazaný

Stained or covered with grime.

umazat

(transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.

uměle

In an artificial manner.

umělec

One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.

umělecký

Relating to or characteristic of art or artists.

umělkyně

One who performs for, or entertains, an audience.

umělý

Spurious, artificial.

umění

(obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.

uměřený

Lacking decoration; trivial; not extravagant or gaudy.

umět

(Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter.

umíráček

The sound of a bell knelling; a toll (particularly one signalling a death).

umírající

Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

umírání

The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.

umírat

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

umírněnost

The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes

umírněný

Not excessive; acting in moderation

umístění

A particular point or place in physical space.

umístit

To put (something somewhere) firmly; to place or position.

umlčet

(transitive) To make (someone or something) silent.

úmluva

(international law) A treaty or supplement to such.

umluvit

(transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.

umocnění

(mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.

umocnit

(transitive) To raise (a number or mathematical expression) to a power; to apply an exponent to a mathematical expression.

umocňování

(mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.

úmorný

Tedious; repetitive and boring.

umožňovat

(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]

umřít

(intransitive) To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

úmrtí

(countable) Death.

úmysl

Something that is intended.

úmyslný

Done on purpose; intentional.

umyvadlo

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

unáhlenost

The quality of state of being rash; inconsiderate or presumptuous haste

unáhlený

(of actions) Overly bold, impetuous or rash.

únava

A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.

unavený

In need of some rest or sleep.

unavit

(transitive) To make sleepy or weary.

unavit se

(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.

únavný

Very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking.

unavovat

(ambitransitive) To make or to become weary.

unce

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

unést

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]

unie

(uncountable) The state of being allied.

uniformní

Unvarying; all the same.

únik

The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

unikat

(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.

uniknout

(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]

unikum

(frequently, postpositive) Unequalled, unrivalled; unique. [from 15th c.]

univerzální

(rare) General; universal; catholic; worldwide. [from 17th c.]

univerzita

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered.

univerzitní tým

(sports, , United States) The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)

únor

The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.

únos

An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

únosce

One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century]

únoskyně

One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century]

upadající

Directed or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel; retreating.

úpadek

(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

úpal

(medicine) Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays.

upálit

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

upalovat

(intransitive) To walk or travel fast; to go quickly.

upevnit

(transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

upír

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]

upjatý

(by extension) Of a person: Prudish; straight-laced.

uplakánek

A baby who cries excessively.

uplakaný

Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.

úplatek

The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.

úplatkářství

The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions.

uplatnit put opci (Opce s právem prodeje za uvedenou cenu)

(obsolete) To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.

úplatný

Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.

úplavice

(pathology) A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high-volume diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

úplně

In a complete manner; thoroughly.

úplnost

The state or condition of being complete.

úplný

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

upokojit se

(intransitive) To fall into a state of calm; to be calm again; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate.

upomínat

(transitive) To ask or beset a debtor for payment.

upomínka

An urgent request.

úponek

(botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

úpornost

Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.

úporný

Having great vigour or energy; forceful.

upotřebit

To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.

upoutávka

(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

upovídaný

(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

upozornění

A notification of higher importance than an advisory.

upozornit

(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [from mid-15th c.]

úprava

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

upravený

Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.

upravit

(transitive) To modify.

upravit se

To attend to one's appearance and clothing.

úpravný

(originally, nautical) Meticulously neat and tidy.

upravovat

(transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.

uprchlice

A person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.

uprchlík

Someone who has become free through escaping imprisonment.

uprchnout

(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]

uprchnout (za účelem sňatku)

(intransitive, of an unmarried person) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.