Czech–English dictionary

dekadentní

Characterized by moral or cultural decline.

dekadická soustava

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

dekapitace

An instance of a person being beheaded.

deklarovat

(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.

dekodér

A device that decodes a scrambled electronic signal e.g. of a satellite television signal

dekódovat

To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.

dekomprimovat

(computing, transitive) To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.

dekorace

An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.

dekorační

That serves to decorate

dekorativní

That serves to decorate

dekret

An edict or law.

děkuji

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

děkuji ti

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

děkuji vám

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

dělat

(obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.

dělat blbiny

To sit astride of; to bestride.

dělat kázání

(ambitransitive) To give a forceful and lengthy lecture or criticism to someone.

dělat koniny

To sit astride of; to bestride.

dělat kotrmelec

To perform a somersault.

dělat narážky

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

dělat rámus

(intransitive) To make a din, to resound.

dělat salto

To perform a somersault.

dělat sámky

To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.

dělat si legraci

(transitive) To amuse or divert.

dělat si zásoby

(transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

dělat starosti

(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

dělat to

(transitive, slang) To have sex with. (See also do it)

dělat vylomeniny

To sit astride of; to bestride.

dělenec

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).

dělení

(music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.

delfín

A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.

Delfy

A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle.

delikatesa

Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.

delikátnost

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)

delikventní

Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense

delirium

(symptom) A temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations. Causes can include dehydration, drug intoxication, and severe infection.

dělit

(transitive) To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.

dělit se

(transitive) To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.

délka

(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.

dělnice

One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.

dělnictvo

(uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.

dělník

One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.

dělo

An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.

děloha

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]

dělostřelba

(uncountable) The science of guns and gunfire, including aspects of bullet flight and impact.

dělostřelectví

(uncountable) The science of guns and gunfire, including aspects of bullet flight and impact.

dělostřelectvo

An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.

dělovka

(sports, rugby, ice hockey) A powerfully hit shot.

dělový člun

(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels.

děložní čípek

(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

delší

Longer in length or extension; elongated.

demagogický

Of or pertaining to demagogy or a demagogue.

demaskovat

(transitive) To expose, or reveal the true character of someone.

demence

(pathology) A progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.

dementní

Having dementia.

dementovat

(intransitive, transitive) (legal) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.

deminutivní

(grammar) Of or pertaining to, or creating a word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

deminutivum

(grammar) A word form expressing smallness, youth, unimportance, or endearment.

demo-

people

demografický

Of or pertaining to demography.

demokrat

A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

demokratický

Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

demokratizace

The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.

demokratizovat

(narrowly) To make democratic.

demokratka

A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

demolice

The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.

demolovat

To devour; to eat up

démon

(computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

démonizovat

(transitive, figuratively) To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.

demonstrovat

(intransitive) To participate in or organize a demonstration.

demontáž

The process of disassembling.

demoralizovat

To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.

demotivovat

(transitive) To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.

demystifikovat

(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.

deník

A newspaper or comic strip etc. that is published every day.

Denis

A en given name.

Denisa

A en given name.

denně

quotidianly, every day

denní

That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

denominace

(countable, religion) A class, or society of individuals, called by the same name; a subdivision of a religion.

dentála

(phonetics) A dental sound.

dentální

(phonetics, uncommon) Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.

deodorant

An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.

deontologie

Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826]

deorbitace

The act or process of leaving orbit.

deorbitovat

(transitive) To cause to leave orbit.

depo

(military) A place for the storage, servicing, or upgrade of military hardware.

deponentní

(grammar, of a verb) Having an active meaning, but conjugating as though it were being used with a different voice (such as the passive).

deportace

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

deportovat

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

depot

(archaeology) A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.

depozitář

One who receives goods or a deposit in trust.

depresivní

Depressing, dreary, cheerless.

deprimovaný

Unhappy; despondent.

deprimovat

To make depressed, sad or bored.

deprimující

Depressing, dreary, cheerless.

derivace

(mathematics, calculus) The process of application of the derivative operator to a function, yielding another function called the derived function of the first.

derivovat

(mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.

dermatitida

(pathology) Inflammation of the skin.

dermatolog

A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.

děrovačka

A tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.

derviš

(Islam) An itinerant Sufi mystic practicing voluntary poverty in devotion to God, and often engaging in ecstatic rituals.

desátá

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

desátek

(historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.

desátník

(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

desátý

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

deset

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.

desetiboj

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.

desetibojař

(athletics) An athlete who competes in the decathlon.

desetibojařka

(athletics) An athlete who competes in the decathlon.

desetiletí

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

desetina

(machining) A tenth of a mil; a ten-thousandth of an inch.

desetinná čárka

(orthography, typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.

desetistěn

A polyhedron with ten faces.

desetiúhelník

(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.

design

The art of designing

děsit

(intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

desítka

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

desítková soustava

(countable) A number expressed in the base-ten system, (particularly) a fractional numeral written in this system.

desítkový

(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

děsivý

Causing fear, dread, or terror.

deska

A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.

deskriptivismus

(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.

děsně

(Ireland) Very, extremely.

děsný

Very bad.

despekt

(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

despocie

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

despota

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

despotismus

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

destilace

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

destilační baňka

(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.

destilát

(chiefly, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Distilled alcoholic beverages.

destinace

(countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

deštivý

Pouring with rain; wet; showery

deštník

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.

dešťová voda

Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.

dešťovka

A worm that lives in the ground.

destrukce

The act of destroying.

destruktivní

Causing destruction; damaging.

detail

(countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.

detekovat

To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.

detektiv

A detective.

detektor

A device capable of registering a specific substance or physical phenomenon, and that optionally sounds an alarm or triggers a warning.

detergent

Any non-soap cleaning agent, especially a synthetic surfactant.

determinant

(linear algebra) A scalar that encodes certain characteristics of a given transformation matrix; the unique scalar function over square matrices which is distributive over matrix multiplication, multilinear in the rows and columns, and takes the value 1 for the unit matrix; abbreviated as: det.

determinátor

A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

determinismus

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

děti

(countable, uncountable) The children in one family; offspring.

dětinský

Immature in thought or behaviour.

detonátor

A device used to detonate an explosive device etc.