Czech–English dictionary

vřídek

A pimple filled with pus.

vřískat

To make a loud sound, especially like a trumpet.

vřískot

A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

vřít

(transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

vrkot

The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

vroubkovaný

Having flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.

vroucnost

Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.

vrozený

(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.

vrš

(fishing) An osier basket that anglers use to hold fish.

vršek

The highest or uppermost part of something.

vrstevnice

One who is the same age as another.

vrstevník

One who is the same age as another.

vrstva

A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.

vrt

A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

vrtačka

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

vrták

Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.

vrtat

(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.

vrtat se

(intransitive) To make unauthorized or improper alterations, sometimes causing deliberate damage; to meddle (with something).

vrtět

(slang, intransitive) To rotate the hips erotically.

vrtkavý

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

vrtná rěž

A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.

vrtoch

An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.

vrtošivý

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

vrtule

The propeller of an aircraft or boat.

vrtulník

(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.

vruboun

A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.

vrut

A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.

vsadit

To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.

vsadit se

(transitive) To bet something; to put it up as collateral.

vsadit si

To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.

však

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.

vše-

all

všechen

(literally) All the things under discussion.

všechno

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

všední

(main usage, usually of writing or speaking but also figurative) Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.

všední den

Any individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is:

všehochuť

(countable) An assortment of miscellaneous items.

všekaz

A white-bodied, wood-consuming insect of the infraorder Isoptera, in the order Blattodea.

všelék

A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.

všemocný

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful

všemohoucí

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful

všemohoucnost

Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.

všeobecný

Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal. [from 13th c.]

všestranný

Useful for many purposes; all-purpose.

všetečka

Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

vševědoucí

Having total knowledge.

všežravec

An animal which is able to consume both plants (like a herbivore) and meat (like a carnivore).

všichni

Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).

všímat si

(transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.

všímavý

Alert and paying close attention; watchful.

všimné

(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.

všimnout si

(transitive) To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.

vskutku

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

vstát

To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.

vstávat

To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day.

vštípit

(transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.

vstoupit

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

vstřebání

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

vstřebat

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

vstříknutí

The act of injecting, or something that is injected.

vstup

The act of entering.

vstupenka

A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, sporting event, etc.

vstupní schodiště

(architecture, chiefly, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, also, Canada) The staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.

vstupovat

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

všude

In or to all locations under discussion.

všudypřítomný

Being everywhere simultaneously.

vtáhnout

To pull (something) back or back inside.

vtělení

A living being embodying a deity or spirit.

vteřina

(informal) A short but unspecified time period.

vteřinka

(informal) A jiffy; a moment; a short time.

vtip

A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

vtipálek

A person who makes jokes.

vtípek

A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

vtipkovat

To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone.

vtipná poznámka

(figuratively) A witty statement or quip, usually at the expense of one's interlocutor.

vtipný

Full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

vtrhnout

(transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

vtrhnutí

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

vůbec

In reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality.

vůči

In relation to (someone or something).

vůdce

One having authority to direct.

vůdcovství

The capacity of someone to lead others.

vúdú

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

vůl

An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus), especially when used as a beast of burden.

vulgarismus

(grammar) A word or term that is considered offensive or vulgar.

vulgarita

(uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.

vulgární

(euphemism) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic through clear and direct expressions. [from 1971]

vulgárnost

(uncountable) The quality of being vulgar.

vulkán

A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

vulva

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

vůně

A pleasant smell or odour.

vůně deště

The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell.

vuřt

A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.

vůz

A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.

vy

(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]

vyautovaný

(sports, of the ball or other playing implement) Falling or passing or being situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.

vybagrovat

To make a channel deeper or wider using a dredge.

vybalancovaný

Containing elements in appropriate proportion; proportionately weighted on all dimensions and therefore unlikely to tip over.

vybalit

(transitive) To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.

výbava

(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.

vybavení

(archaic) The act of accoutering; furnishing.

výběh

(also, figuratively) A small enclosure or field of grassland, especially one used to exercise or graze horses or other animals.

výběr

A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.

výběrčí

A person who is employed to collect payments.

výběžek

Something that sticks out.

vybíhat

(intransitive) To stick out.

vybírač popelnic

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

vybírat

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

vybíravý

Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating.

vybití

The act or process by which something is discharged.

vybočit

(intransitive, nautical) To swerve off course to port or starboard.

vybodnout se

To fail to fulfill an obligation.

vybombardovat

(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.

výbor

A collection of literary works, such as poems or short stories, especially a collection from various authors.

výborně

In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.

vybouchnout

(intransitive, idiomatic) To fail disastrously.

vybrat

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

vybryndat

(transitive) To spill or dump liquid upon; to soil with a spilled liquid.

výbuch

An explosion.

výbuch smíchu

An outburst, especially of laughter.

vybuchnout

(intransitive) To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).

vybudovat

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

výbušnina

Any explosive substance.

výbušný

Able to, or likely to, explode.

vyčarovat

(transitive) To summon (a devil, etc.) using supernatural power.

vyčerpanost

Exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.

vyčerpaný

(of a person) Tired and exhausted.

vyčerpávající

Including every possible element: fully comprehensive.

vycházet

(intransitive) To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events.

vycházka

A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

vychloubat se

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

východ

(countable) The rising of the sun.

východ slunce

The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

východně

Towards the east; eastwards.

východním směrem

Towards the east; eastwards.

výchova

The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care

vychování

The raising or training of a child.

vychovaný

(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.

vychovat

To raise or rear (children).

výchovný

Of, or relating to education.

výchoz

The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

výchozí

Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.

vychrlit

(transitive) To eject forcibly and in a stream,

vychrtlý

Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

vychutnat si

To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

vychutnávat

(transitive) To taste or eat with pleasure, to like the flavor of [from 16th c.]

vychutnávat si

To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

vychvalování

Flattery; fulsome praise.

vychýlit

(transitive) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; to warp.

výchylka

(by extension) A brief and usually minor aberration or deviation from what is expected or normal.