Czech–English dictionary

zhmotnit

(transitive) To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.

zhmotnit se

(transitive) To cause to take physical form, or to cause an object to appear.

zhnědnout

(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

žhnoucí

(literary) Providing light or heat.

zhnusení

(uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [from ca. 1350–1470]

zhnusit

To cause an intense dislike for something.

zhodnocení

A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence; gratitude and esteem.

zhoršení

A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration

zhoršit

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]

zhoršování

The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

zhouba

A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.

zhoubný

(oncology) Malignant.

zhoupnout se

(intransitive) To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

zhoupnutí

The manner in which something is swung.

zhřešit

(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

zhroutit

(intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.

zhroutit se

(intransitive) To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.

zhrozit se

To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. [from 16th c.]

zhruba

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

zhubnout

(transitive) To shed (weight).

zhuštěný

Of short duration; happening quickly. [from 15th c.]

zhynout

(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

zhypnotizovat

(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.

zhýralý

Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.

Žid

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

židle

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

Židovka

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

židovský

Of or relating to Jews, their ethnicities or cultures.

židovství

An Abrahamic religion tracing its origin to the Hebrew people of the ancient Middle East, as documented in their religious writings, the Tanakh.

Židovstvo

(historical) The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc. [from 17th c.]

Židům

(biblical) The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.

žihadlo

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

žíhat

(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

žijící

Still alive; not extinct.

žijící v celibátu

(chiefly religious) Not married. [from 1827]

žíla

Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.

zima

(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.

Zimbabwe

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia.

zimní bunda

A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.

zimní čas

The season of winter, between autumn and spring.

zimní spánek

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

zimní zahrada

A large greenhouse or hothouse for the display of plants

zimnice

(medicine) A feeling of being cold, a symptom of many conditions.

zimolez

Any of several species of superficially similar plants from Australia

zimovat

(intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).

zinek

(countable) A single atom of this element.

žínka

A small cloth used to wash the face and body.

zinkasovat

To collect, as moneys due; to raise.

zintenzivnit

(ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.

žirafa

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

zírat

(obsolete) To gape or stare.

žíravina

Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.

žíravý

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

žiro

(in Europe, etc.) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.

zisk

The act of gaining; acquisition.

získat

(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

získat si přízeň

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

získávat

(transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.

získávat hlasy

(specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.

získávat stoupence

(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

žít

(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.

žití

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

žito

The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.]

zítra

On the day after the present day.

zítřek

(uncountable) The day after the present day.

zívání

The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.

zívat

(intransitive, of a cat) To open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.

živě

Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

živec

(mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.

živel

One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.

živina

A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

živit

(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat.

živit se

(transitive) To give to a machine to be processed.

živly

(in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.

zívnout

(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.

zívnutí

The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.

živobytí

Maintenance; support; provision; feed.

živočich

Of or relating to animals.

živořit

(transitive) To obtain with difficulty or effort.

živorodka duhová

A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).

živost

The quality or state of being vivid.

život

The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

životaschopnost

The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.

životaschopný

Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).

životně důležitý

Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.

životní

Relating to or characteristic of life.

životní prostředí

The natural world or ecosystem.

životní styl

A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.

životní úroveň

The level of income, comforts and services available to an individual, community or society.

životnost

(biology) The state of being alive.

životný

(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

životopis

A person's life story, especially one published.

životopisec

The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.

živůtek

A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.

živý

Having life; living; not dead.

živý plot

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

žížala

A worm that lives in the ground.

žíznit

(intransitive) To be thirsty.

žíznivý

(informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.

zjednodušení

The act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.

zjednodušený

Made more simple; having its complexity reduced.

zjednodušit

(transitive) To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

zjevení

A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events. [from 14th c.]

zjevně

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

zjevný

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

zjištění

A result of research or an investigation.

zjistit

(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

zjizvit

(transitive) To mark the skin permanently.

zkalit

To make turbid or muddy.

zkamenělina

The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.

zkapalnit

To make (something) into a liquid.

zkáza

The results of a destructive event.

zkažený

In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

zkazit

(figurative) To impede the development or growth of (an aspect of life); to damage, to ruin, to spoil.

zklamání

A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

zklamaný

Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

zklamat

(transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.

zklidnění

The state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.

zklidnění mysli

(archaic, or, Catholicism) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.

zklidnit

To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.

zklidnit se

To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.

zklidňovat

(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

zkomolit

To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.

zkomplikovat

To make (something) intricate; to complicate.

zkonfiskovat

(transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).

zkontrolovat

(transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

zkorumpovaný

In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

zkosení

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

zkosený

Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.

zkosit

(transitive) To bevel an edge or corner.

zkostnatění

(medicine) A solidification into a firm dense mass. It is usually applied to induration (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.

zkoumat

(transitive) To examine or investigate something systematically.

zkoušející

A person who investigates someone or something.

zkoušet

To determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination.

zkouška

Trial, attempt.

zkouška ohněm

(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.

zkrácení

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]

zkrácenina

(countable, linguistics) A short form (of a longer word) created by removing syllables, often terminal ones.

zkrácený

(followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).

zkracovat

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

zkrášlit

To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.

zkrátit

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

zkratka

(linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @. [Late 16th century.]

zkratovat

(transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).

zkratovat se

(intransitive, of an electrical circuit) To short circuit.

zkreslení

A result of distorting.

zkreslený

(statistics) Exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation; skewed.

zkreslit

To represent falsely; to inaccurately portray something.

zkritizovat

(transitive, informal) To criticize harshly.

zkřivení

(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.