Czech–English dictionary

vnuk

A son of one's child.

vnutit

(transitive) To force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit; to stick.

voál

A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.

vodič

(physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.

vodit

To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.

vodítko

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

vodka

A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

vodní

Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

vodní cesta

A body of water, such as a river, channel or canal, that is navigable.

vodní dýmka

(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.

vodní meloun

A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.

vodní příkop

A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.

vodnice

The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.

vodo-

water

vodopád

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

vodorovně

(crosswords) Horizontally.

vodorovný

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

vodotěsný

Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.

vodotisk

A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.

vodovod

The water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place, including reservoirs, pipes, and pumps.

vodoznak

A glass column that displays water levels.

voduška velká

A species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.

voják

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

vojančit

(intransitive) To serve as a soldier.

vojenský

Characteristic of members of the armed forces.

vojín

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

vojsko

The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

vojtěška

(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

vokabulář

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

vokalista

A singer; a person who likes to sing.

vokalistka

A singer; a person who likes to sing.

vokální

(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.

vokativ

(grammar) Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.

vokativní

(grammar) Used in address; appellative; said of the case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective by which a person or thing is addressed.

volající

(telephony) The person who makes a telephone call.

volánek

A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.

volání

A beckoning or summoning.

volat

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

volatilita

(finance, countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.

volavka

Any of various wading birds of the genera Egretta or Ardea that includes herons, many of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

volba

The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.

volby

A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.

vole

The crop of a bird.

volební lístek

(originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.

volební právo

(US) The right of women to vote.

volejbal

(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.

volejbalový míč

(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.

Volha

A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.

volič

(politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

volička

(politics) A person eligible to vote in an election; a member of an electorate, a voter.

voličstvo

The collective people of a country, state, or electoral district who are entitled to vote.

voliéra

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

volit

(intransitive) To vote or decide by ballot.

volitel

A member of an electoral college; specifically (US) an official selected by a state as a member of the Electoral College to elect the president and vice president of the United States.

volitelný

Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

volně

Not tightly.

volné místo

An unoccupied position or job.

volně prodejný

(pharmacology, of medicine and other treatments) Legal for sale or distribution without the requirement of a prescription.

volno

Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.

volnomyšlenkář

(by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.

volnost

(countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.

volný

Tending to travel or do as one pleases; readily without many commitments or responsibility.

volný čas

Time when one is not working.

volný pád

(physics) A state of motion affected by no acceleration or force other than that of gravity.

volt

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V

voluta

(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.

vombat

Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

vomelík

A strip, wedge, or bolt made from metal or wood and used for holding a machine part in place; usually with features (such as a taper and/or set screws) that allow for fine adjustment of the part's position.

voňavka

A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.

voňavý

Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.

vonět

(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

vonící

Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.

vonný

Soothing or fragrant.

voprsklost

(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

vor

A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.

vořech

A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.

voříšek

A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.

Voršila

A en given name.

vosa

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

voskovat

(transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

votivní

Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.

vous

Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.

vousatý

Having a beard; involving a beard.

vozataj

A person who drives a chariot.

vozhřivka

An infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia, one species of which may be transmitted to humans.

vozidlo

A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.

vozík

(Northern England) A low, hand-operated truck, generally with four wheels, used for transporting objects or for riding on as a toy; a trolley. [from 19th c.]

vozit

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

vozovka

(UK, Ireland, Hong Kong) The part of a road that carries traffic.

vpád

An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.

vpravo

Towards the right side.

vpřed

(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

vrabec

A bird of the species Passer domesticus, native to much of Eurasia, introduced in many other temperate environments.

vracející se

Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition.

vrácení do vyšetřovací vazby

The act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.

vracet se

Of an event, situation, etc.: to appear or happen again, especially repeatedly.

vrah

A person who commits murder.

vrak

(UK) An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).

vrána

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

vrása

(geology) The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.

vrásčitý

Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

vrata

A doorlike structure outside a house.

vratič

A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

vratiráhno

(nautical) The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail.

vrátit

(archaic) To recede; to retreat.

vrátit k novému projednání

(transitive) To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).

vrátka

A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.

vratký

Of an object: not strong or sturdy, as because of poor construction or upkeep; not safe or secure.

vrátná

A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.

vrátný

A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate.

vřava

A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation.

vrávorání

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.

vrávorat

(intransitive) To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly). [from 1530s]

vražda

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

vražedkyně

A person who commits murder.

vražedný

Of a person: intending or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty, homicidal.

vražení

The act of jostling someone or something; push, shove.

vrba

The wood of these trees.

vrba jíva

A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.

vrba košíkářská

(countable, uncountable) Long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.

vrčení

A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.

vrčet

(intransitive) To snarl or growl; to gnar.

vrch

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

vrchlík padáku

In a parachute, the cloth that fills with air and thus limits the falling speed.

vrchní

At a higher level, rank or position.

vrchní osvětlovač

(film) A chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.

vrchní sluha

The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.

vrchol

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610]

vrcholek

(geography) The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point.

vrcholit

To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.

vrchoviště

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

vřed

(figurative) Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.

vřele

In a warm, friendly manner.

vřelost

(American spelling) An intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.

vřelý

Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

vřes

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

vřesovec

Any small evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae.

vřesovec stromovitý

White heath (Erica arborea), a thorny Mediterranean shrub.

vřesoviště

A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.

vřetenní kost

(zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.

vřeteno

(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.

vrh selat

A litter of piglets.

vrhat

Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.

vrhcáby

A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board.

vrhnout

To give birth to (a litter of piglets).

vrhnout hříbě

(ambitransitive) To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring.

vrhnout se

(intransitive, now, archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.

vrhnout se dolů

(intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.

vrhnutí

An act of throwing, often violently.

vřící

That boils or boil.