Czech–English dictionary

hejtman

Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

hekatomba

(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.

Hektór

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A Trojan hero in Homer's Iliad.

Helada

Greece; (specifically) Ancient Greece.

hele

An exclamation to get attention.

Helén

A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

helénský

Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).

helikoptéra

(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.

Hélios

(Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.

helium

(uncountable) The second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.

helma

(headwear) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

helmice

(headwear) A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.

Helsinky

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

hematom

(pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

hemofilik

A person who is easily made to bleed, or who bleeds in unusually large amounts, particularly a hemophiliac.

hemoglobin

(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

hemoragický

Of, relating to, or producing hemorrhage.

hemoragie

A heavy release of blood within or from the body.

hemoroid

(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.

hemžit

(intransitive) To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.

hemžit se

Of a place: to be filled with many people or things moving about actively; to buzz with activity; also, of people or things: to move about actively in a crowd or group.

hentai

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

hepatitida

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

hepčí

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

hepčík

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

Héra

(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

Herbert

A en given name.

herec

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

herečka

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

hereze

(religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.

hereziarcha

(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.]

herka

A horse too old to be put to work.

Herkules

(Roman mythology) The Roman name for the Greek divine hero Heracles, who was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.

hermafrodit

(WWI, _, military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.

Heřman

A en given name.

hermelínový

(tincture) In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots).

Hermes

(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

herniace

The formation of a hernia.

Herodes

The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.

heroický

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

heroin

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century]

heroismus

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

herpetologie

The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).

hertz

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

Hesenec

A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.

Hesensko

A state of modern Germany.

heslo

An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

Hessensko

A state of modern Germany.

heštek

(Internet) A metadata tag, signaled by a preceding hash sign (#), used to label content. [from 2007]

heterofobie

Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.

heterogenní

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

heterosexuál

A heterosexual person, or other heterosexual organism.

heterosexuální

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

heuréka

An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.

heuristický

(of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one. [from 1821]

heuristika

A heuristic method. [from 1860]

hever

A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre. [from 17th c.]

hexaedr

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces.

hezký

(Scotland, Geordie) Beautiful; pretty; attractive; handsome.

hezoučký

(informal, British) Tiny and cute; small and attractive.

hiát

(anatomy) An opening in an organ.

hibernace

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

hidžáb

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

hierarchie

A body of authoritative officials organized in nested ranks.

hieroglyf

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

hihňání

A stifled or broken laugh.

hihňat se

(intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.

Himálaj

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

hindský

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

hindština

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

hinduismus

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

hinduista

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

hinduistický

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

hinduistka

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

hinduizmus

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

Hindustán

(obsolete) The northern (properly north central) region of India.

hipokampus

(neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.

hippie

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

hippodrom

A horse racing course.

hiragana

(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.

Hirošima

A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.

historický

(uncommon) Synonym of historic: important or likely to be important to history and historians.

historie

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).

historka

(countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

hit

(music, slang) A powerfully energetic and/or very good song, especially in hip-hop and dance music.

Hitler

Ellipsis of w:Adolf Hitler; Führer of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945; particularly as the embodiment of Nazism.

hlad

(countable) A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.

hladce spojit

(transitive) To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).

hladit

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

hladká

(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.

hladký

Having an even, smooth surface; smooth

hladomor

(historical, rare) А famine with mass deaths, especially one of the Soviet famines in 1921–22, 1932–33, or 1946–47.

hladomorna

A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top. [from 18th c.]

hladovět

(intransitive) To be in need of food.

hladový

(figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.

hlaholit

(intransitive) To sound with a peal or peals.

hlas

(grammar) A particular way of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.

hlásat

(transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.

hlasatel

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

hlasatelka

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

hlášení

A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject).

hlásit se

(transitive, chiefly, passive) To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. [from 14th c.]

hlasitě

In a loud manner; at a high volume.

hlasitost

the perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure, measured in sones or phons

hlasitý

(of a sound) Of great intensity.

hláška

A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.

hláskování

(uncountable) The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.

hláskovat

(intransitive, transitive, sometimes with “out”) To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word. [from 16th c.]

hlasovací lístek

(originally) A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.

hlasování

The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.

hlasovat

(intransitive) To vote or decide by ballot.

hlasový

(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.

hlava

A section of a work, a collection of works, or fragments of works, often manuscripts or transcriptions, created by scholars or advocates, not the original authors, to aid in finding portions of the texts.

hlava štítu

(sometimes, ironic) An informal term of address.

hlaveň

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.

hlavice

(countable, architectural element) The uppermost part of a column.

hlavička

(soccer) The act of hitting the ball with the head.

hlavně

(focus) Mainly or principally; almost entirely.

hlavní

Primary; principal.

hlavní hradní věž

(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls.

hlavní kniha

(business, accounting) The central accounting record of a company or organization consisting of the accounts that support the value items shown in the major financial statements.

hlavní pachatel

(law) The primary participant in a crime.

hlavní proud

(usually, with the) That which is common; the norm.

hlavní zásada

A word used as a motto, as expressive of a principle, belief, or rule of action; a rallying cry.

hlavolam

(informal) A difficult problem or puzzle.

hlavoun

(slang, chiefly, UK, Irish) A wealthy or influential person; a toff.

hle

(archaic, _, except in the phrase lo and behold) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

hledač

One who seeks.

hledáček

A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.

hledání

An attempt to find something.

hledat

(ambitransitive) To try to find something; search (for).

hledat potravu

To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.

hledět

(intransitive) To stare angrily.

hledí

A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

hledisko

A position from which something is perceived; outlook; standpoint.

hlediště

The space where the audience is located in a theater, etc.

hlemýžď

Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

hlen

Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]

hlezenní kost

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

hlezno

(countable) The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.

hlídač

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

hlídání

A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter.

hlídat

(transitive) To attend to dangers to or regarding.

hlídat děti

(ambitransitive) To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.

hlídka

A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.

hlína

(uncountable) A hard, brittle, inorganic, nonmetallic material, usually made from a material, such as clay, then firing it at a high temperature.

hliněný hrnec

A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.

hliník

A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

hlíza

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

hlodat

(ambitransitive) To bite something persistently, especially something tough.