Czech–English dictionary

cynismus

(countable) A scornfully pessimistic comment or act.

Cyprián

A surname from Spanish.

cypřiš

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.

Cyril

A en given name; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.

cysta

A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.

cyt

Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.

cytoplazma

(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.

ďábel

(theology) The chief devil; Satan.

ďábelský

Of, being, or pertaining to a devil or the Devil.

dabing

(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing.

dabovat

To replace the original soundtrack of a film with a synchronized translation

dača

A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.

dadaismus

A cultural movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland during and as a reaction to World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which primarily involved visual arts, literature (mainly poetry), theatre, and graphic design, and was characterized by deliberate irrationality, disillusionment, cynicism, nihilism, randomness, and rejection of the prevailing standards in art.

Dafné

(Greek god) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.

Dagmar

A en given name of Danish origin, in occasional use since the end of the 19th century.

daikon

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

daktylosymfýza

(biology) The normal condition, in some animals and birds, of having fused digits.

daleko

To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent.

dalekohled

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

dalekozrakost

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.

dalekozraký

Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.

daleký

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

dálkový ovladač

Ellipsis of remote control.

dalmatština

An extinct Romance language that was once spoken in Dalmatia.

dálnice

A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

dálnopis

(historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.

další

One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.

další prodej

Sale of something previously bought.

dáma

A young woman (of noble birth).

Damašek

The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.

dámské šaty

An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.

Dán

A person of Danish descent.

dandy

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

daněla

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).

Daniel

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

danit

(transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

Dánka

A person of Danish descent.

daňová poplatnice

A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.

daňový poplatník

A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax.

Dánsko

A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.

dánský

Of or pertaining to Denmark.

dánský jazyk

The language of Danes and Denmark.

dánština

Of or pertaining to Denmark.

dar

Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.

dar z nebes

An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.

dárce

One who makes a donation.

dareba

A mischievous person, especially a playful, impish youngster.

darebačka

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

darebáctví

(uncountable) Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.

darebák

A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.

dárek

Something with which a person or thing is endowed.

Dárfúr

A region in western Sudan where the Fur live.

dařit se

(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.

Darja

A en given name.

darmošlap

(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

darovat

(ambitransitive) To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.

darwinismus

The principles of natural selection set out in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), more strictly defined by August Weismann and developed by other authors into a central part of the modern evolutionary synthesis.

darwinista

An adherent of Charles Darwin's theory of the origin of species, or of Darwinism.

darwinovský

Of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through the natural selection of inherited variations that increase organisms' ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

darwinský

Of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through the natural selection of inherited variations that increase organisms' ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

dary moře

Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.

ďas

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

dáseň

(often, in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.

dát

To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).

dát co proto

(transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.

dát do karantény

(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.

dát do oběhu peníze

(law) To put (currency or other valuable items) into circulation; specifically, to pass off (counterfeit currency, etc.) as legal tender; to use (a forged cheque) as if genuine.

dát do zástavy

(transitive) To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.

dát dohromady

(transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.

dát domácí vězení

To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

dát kopačky

(transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

dát košem

(transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

dát mat

(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

dát na hromadu

(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

dát návnadu

(transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.

dát přednost

(transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. [from 14th c.]

dát průchod

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

dát pusu

(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.

dát šachmat

(chess) Clipping of checkmate.

dát se obměkčit

(intransitive) To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.

dát si šlofíka

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

dát souhlas

(intransitive) To agree to a proposal.

dát spropitné

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

dát za pravdu

(transitive) To justify by providing evidence.

dát znamení

(ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

datel

Any of species Dryocopus martius of woodpeckers (family Picidae).

datle

The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. [from 14th c.]

datum

The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.

dauphin

The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois.

Dauphiné

(historical) A former province in southeastern France, centred on Grenoble.

ďaur

(religious slur) A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.

dav

(Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.

dávat

To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).

dávat pozor

(idiomatic, intransitive) To attend; to be attentive; to focus one's attention.

dávat přednost

To look upon fondly; to prefer.

dávat tušit

(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance. [from 16th c.]

dávný

Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

dbát

(transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

dcera

(computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.

dceřiná společnost

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

dceřiný podnik

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

de-

reversal, undoing

deadlock

(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.

deaktivovat

(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

debakl

(figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]

debatovat

(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.

debet

In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.

debil

(figuratively, US, _, slang, vulgar)

debilní

(informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.

debutovat

(intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

decentní

Not obtrusive; not blatant or noticeable; discreet, inconspicuous.

decentnost

The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out. (of things)

dech

(countable) A single act of breathing in or out; a breathing of air.

dechberoucí

stunningly beautiful; amazing

dečka

(Judaism) A similar circular piece of lace worn as a head-covering by some married Jewish women.

děda

(informal) grandfather

dědeček

(informal) grandfather

dědic

The next heir in order or succession.

dědička

A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.

dědičnost

Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants.

dědičný

That can legally be inherited.

dědictví

(law) Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

dědina

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

dědinka

A small village or a group of houses.

dědit

(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.

dedukce

(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.

defekt

A fault or malfunction.

defibrilátor

(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.

deficit

A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.

definiční obor

(computing) A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.

definovaný

Having a definition or value.

deflace

(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.

deflektor

A device used to dampen, muffle, restrain, or otherwise control the movement of a fluid, or waves travelling through a fluid such as light or sound; specifically, a surface positioned inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one place to another without preventing motion altogether.

deformace

The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.

defragmentovat

(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.

defraudace

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

defraudovat

(intransitive) To misappropriate funds; to embezzle.

degradovat

(transitive) To lower in value or social position.

degustace

The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.

děhel

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

dehydratace

The act or process of removing water from something.

dehydrovaný

Suffering from dehydration.

deismus

(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.

děj

(of a literary work) Plot.

dějepis

The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it (prehistory).

dějiny

(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.

dějít se

(transitive, archaic) To happen to; to befall.

dějství

(countable, drama) A division of a theatrical performance.

deka

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

dekadence

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay