Czech–English dictionary

dovádět

(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

dovědět

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

dovednost

A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. [from 1580]

dovedný

Possessing skill; skilled.

dovézt

(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.

dovnitř

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.

dovolávat se

(transitive) To demand by outcry.

dovolená

(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.

dovolenka

A leave of absence or vacation.

dovolený

Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.

dovolit

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

dovolovat

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

dovoz

(uncountable) The practice of importing.

dovozce

One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country.

dovršený

Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

dovtípit se

(informal) To understand.

doxologie

An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.

dožadovat se

(transitive) To demand by outcry.

dozadu

In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.

dóže

(historical) The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.

dožínky

(paganism) A modern pagan ceremony held on or around the autumn equinox, which is in the harvesting season.

doživotí

(countable) A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

doznat se

(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

dozor u dítěte

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

dozorce

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

dozvědět

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

DPH

(taxation) Initialism of value added tax.

dr.

Doctor, a title used before a doctor's name or surname (Dr Jane Doe, Dr Doe)

dračice

A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

dračinka křovitá

A plant native to the Pacific islands and China (Cordyline fruticosa); ti.

dráha

A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.

drahocenný

Of high value or worth.

drahokam

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

drahoušek

A term of affection.

drahý

Loved; lovable.

drak

In European mythologies, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath.

drakonický

Very severe, cruel, or harsh.

drama

(countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.

dramatik

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

dramaturgie

(theater) The art of dramatic composition for the stage.

drancování

The act of pillaging.

drancovat

To participate in a foray.

dráp

A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

drápat

To use the claws to seize, to grip.

drápat se

(ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.

drapnout

To use the claws to seize, to grip.

draslík

A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element (symbol K) with an atomic number of 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983. The symbol is derived from the Latin kalium.

drastický

Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.

drát

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

drát se

(intransitive) To contend or vie in order to acquire something.

drátek

A fine thread or wire.

dráteník

An itinerant tinsmith and mender of household utensils made of metal.

dravec

Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

dražba

A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

drážďanský

(history, metonymically) The Bombing of Dresden.

Drážďany

The capital city of Saxony, Germany, on the River Elbe. [1735]

dráždit

(transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

dražit

To sell at an auction.

drážka

A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a geological channel or depression.

drážkovaný

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

drb

(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.

drbat

(intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.

drbna

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

drcený

Pulverized, rendered into small, disconnected fragments.

drčet

(intransitive) To chatter noisily or rapidly.

drdol

A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.

dredy

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow long, and twisted into matted strings.

dřemlík

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

dřemlík tundrový

A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

dřeň

The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

drenáž

A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.

dřepět

To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.

dřepnout

To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.

dres

(UK, sports) The standard set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players.

dresink

(cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.

dřeva

(music) A woodwind instrument.

dřevák

A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.

dřevec

(medicine) Prick or cut open with a sharp instrument.

dřevěné uhlí

(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

dřevnatý

(botany) Non-herbaceous.

dřevo

Firewood.

dřevorubec

A person whose work is to fell trees.

dřevorytec

A person who cuts wood.

dřez

A basin used for holding water for washing.

drhnout

(transitive) To use a holystone. [1827]

driblovat

(basketball, soccer) In various ball games, to move (with) the ball, controlling its path by kicking or bouncing it repeatedly.

dřík

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

dřímat

(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

dřina

Exhausting, menial, and tedious work.

drink

A type of beverage (usually mixed).

dřít

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

dřít se

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

dříve

at some time in the past

dříve než

(poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.

dříví

Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

drmolit

To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity.

drn

(uncountable) A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.

drnčet

(ambitransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.

drnknout

(ambitransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.

drnomistr

One who or that which flays.

drobet

A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.

drobné

(uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

drobnost

(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.

drobný

Very small.

drobounký

Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak. [from 16th c.]

droby

The internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.

droga

A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.

drom

(literary) Forms placenames related to racetracks (now especially large covered racetracks) or similar structures.

dromedár

The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius).

dron

An aircraft operated by remote control, especially an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

drongo

Any bird of the genus Dicrurus.

dronte mauricijský

A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

drozd

Any of numerous species of songbirds of the cosmopolitan family Turdidae, such as the song thrush, mistle thrush, bluebird, and American robin.

drozd mnohohlasý

Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.

drozdec

Any of various long-tailed American songbirds of the genera Mimus and Melanotis, noted for their ability to mimic calls of other birds.

droždí

An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.

drsný

(slang, originally, _, Polari) Very masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.

dršťky

The lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.

drť

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

drtit

(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.

drtivá porážka

(originally, military) The act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat; a thrashing, a trouncing.

drůbež

The meat from a domestic fowl.

druh

A mate, companion, or associate. [from 1590s]

druhá

Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.

druhá jakost

(usually, in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.

druhá mocnina

(mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.

druhák

(usually, in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.

druhořadník

(rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.

druhový

Constituting or relating to a species.

druhý

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

druhý stupeň

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

družička

A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party.

družka

A mate, companion, or associate. [from 1590s]

družný

(of a person) Who enjoys being in crowds and socializing.

družstvo

A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

držadlo

The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

držák

A signal for mounting a horse.

držba

Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.

drze

In an impertinent manner.

držení

Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.

držet

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

držet se

To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.

držgrešle

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

drzost

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

drzoun

Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.

drzý

Impudent, insolent.

dštít

(impersonal, meteorology) To have rain fall from the sky.

duál

(mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.

duální

Having two equally important parts; related to something with two parts.

duálový

(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.