Czech–English dictionary

vermut

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

vernakulární

Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vernakulární jazyk

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

věrně

In a faithful manner.

věrnost

The state or act of keeping faith; constancy of support.

věrný

Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.

věrohodnost

(uncountable) Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.

věrohodný

Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.

Veronika

A en given name.

verš

(poetry) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.

versatile

Capable of being exhausted.

verše

Poetic form in general.

versus

Against; in opposition to.

vertebrální

(anatomy) Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.

vertikální

Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

věru

(archaic, or, poetic) Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.

verva

(informal) Energy, high spirits.

verze

A specific form or variation of something.

veš

A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

věšáček

A protrusion used to hang things on.

vesele

(dated) Merrily.

veselí

That which causes merriment.

veselit se

To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

veselohra

(countable, drama) a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone

veselost

The state of being cheerful; joy.

veselý

(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.

veslice

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

veslo

A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.

veslování

The action of the verb to row.

veslovat

(transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.

vesměs

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

vesmír

Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself.

vesmírná loď

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

vesmírný

Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.

vesna

(countable, uncountable) The season of the year in temperate regions in which temperatures and daylight hours rise, and plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life.

vesničan

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

vesničanka

A person who lives in, or comes from, a village.

vesnice

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

vesnička

(British) A village that does not have its own church.

vespod

Under the control or power of.

vést

(intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

vést obhajobu

(ambitransitive, copulative) To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

vést praxi

(transitive) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).

vést válku

(intransitive) To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).

vesta

(historical) A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.

věštba

(uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.

věštec

Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

věštění

(uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.

věštírna

A shrine dedicated to some prophetic deity.

věstit

To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.

věštkyně

Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

Vesuv

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

věta

(grammar) A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.

vetchý

Weak or ill, not in good health.

veterinář

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

veterinární

Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

větev

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

větévka

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

větrák

An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

větrat

(transitive) To let fresh air into (a room or a building), to ventilate.

vetřelec

Someone who intrudes.

vetřelkyně

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

větřík

A light, gentle wind.

vetřít se

(figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.

vetřít se do přízně

(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.

větrný

With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.

větrný mlýn

The building or structure containing such machinery.

větroň

Any heavier-than-air aircraft optimised for unpowered flight; a sailplane.

větrovka

(clothing) A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.

větry

(uncountable) Gas generated in the digestive tract.

většina

The major part of something.

většinou

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

větvení

(biology) A division into two branches.

větvička

A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.

větvit

(intransitive) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

veverka

Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.

vévodství

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

věž

(chess) A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.

vězeň

A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).

vězení

A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

vězeňkyně

A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.

vězeňský

(formal, or, literary) Of or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison. [from late 16th c.]

věžička

(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.]

vezír

(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

věznění

(chiefly, US) The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.

věznice

A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.

věznit

(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will.

věznitel

One who is holding a captive or captives.

vézt

(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.

vhodnost

The quality of being suitable.

vhodný

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

viadukt

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, Philippines) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.

vibrafon

(informal) Vibration. [later 20th c.]

víc

Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13thc.]

více

Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13thc.]

vícejazyčný

Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.

vích

A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; any slender, flexible structure or group.

vichřice

(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

víčko

Any of several designs of closure used to seal bottles.

Victoria

A city, the capital of Seychelles.

vid

(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding. [from 19th c.]

Vídeň

A state of Austria, including the city, within the state of Lower Austria.

Vídeňan

An inhabitant or resident of Vienna.

vidění

Vision or the faculty of sight.

vídeňský

Of or relating to Vienna (the capital of Austria).

video

Television, a television show, or a movie.

videokamera

A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit.

videokazeta

(dated) VHS.

vidina

A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

viditelnost

(countable) The degree to which things may be seen.

viditelný

Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.

vidlička

Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc.

vidomý

Having vision; not blind.

vidoucí

Having vision; not blind.

viďte

Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.

Vietnam

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Capital: Hanoi.

vietnamky

(usually, in the plural, Australia) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.

vietnamský

Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

vietnamština

Of or pertaining to Vietnam.

vigilie

The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.

vigilita

Alert watchfulness.

víkend

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

viklající se

(of a person) Feeble in the joints; tottering.

viklat se

(intransitive) To move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

viklavý

(chiefly, British, Australia, NZ, Irish) Feeble, shaky or rickety.

víko

A lid.

vikomt

A member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.

Viktor

A en given name.

Viktorie

A en given name.

víla

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

Vilém

A en given name popular since the Norman Conquest.

Vilemína

A en given name.

vilný

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

vina

The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.

vinařství

The agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.

Vincenc

(countable) A en given name.

vindra

(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.

vinen

Responsible for a dishonest act.

vinice

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

vinit

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

vinklář

An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.

vinná réva

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

vinný

Responsible for a dishonest act.

vinný sklep

A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.

víno

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

vinohrad

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.

Viola

A en given name.

violka

(botany) Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.

violoncellista

Someone who plays the cello.

violoncellistka

Someone who plays the cello.