Czech–English dictionary

hrdlo

An outlet, aperture or orifice.

hrdlo lahve

The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

hrdlořez

A murderer who slits the throats of victims.

hrdost

A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).

hrdý

Feeling honoured (by something); feeling happy or satisfied about an event or fact; gratified.

hřeb

A sort of very large nail.

hřebelcovat

(transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.

hřeben

A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.

hřebíček

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

hřebík

A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.

hřebínek

A fleshy red crest of a rooster

hřešit

(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

hřib

A type of fruiting body produced by certain fungus species in the order Boletales, especially those of genus Boletus, many of which are prized for their flavour; any species of said order that produces such a fruiting body.

hříbě

A young male horse.

hříběcí

A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.

hřídel

An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe.

hříšné potěšení

(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

hříšnice

A person who sins or has sinned.

hříšník

A person who sins or has sinned.

hřiště

A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.

hříva

Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion.

hřmění

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

hřmění příboje

(rare) The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore. [from c. 1600]

hřmět

(intransitive) To make a low, heavy, continuous sound.

hřmít

(intransitive) To make a noise like thunder.

hrnčíř

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

hrnčířka

One who makes pots and other ceramic wares.

hrnčířství

The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.

hrnec

A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffeepot or teapot.

hrnek

A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug

hrob

(narrowly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

hrobař

A person employed to dig graves.

hrobařík

A necrophore, or burying beetle.

hrobka

A burial chamber.

hrobník

A person employed to dig graves.

hroch

A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.

hrom

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

hromada

A hidden supply or fund.

hromadit

(transitive) To collect into a mass or heap.

hromadná palba

The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.

hromová rána

The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

hromovat

(intransitive, transitive) To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice.

hrot

A sharp point or pointed end.

hrouda

A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.

hrouzek

A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.

hrouzek obecný

A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.

hrozba

A perceived threat or danger. [a. 1300]

hrozen

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

hrozit

(intransitive) To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.

hrozit se

To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.

hrozivý

Frightening; causing fear.

hrozně nepříjemný

(colloquial) That causes one to cringe with embarrassment; embarrassing.

hrozný

Causing fear, dread, or terror.

hroznýš

Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.

hrst

The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

hrtan

(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

hrtanový

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the larynx.

hrubá mzda

Income generated before deducting expenses, taxes, insurance, etc.

hrubě

in a coarse manner

hrubec

A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.

hrubián

(derogatory) A clumsy or uncouth person.

hrubost

The property of being rough, coarseness.

hrubozrnný pískovec

(geology) A coarse-grained sandstone used for making such stones; millstone grit.

hrubý

Composed of large particles.

hruď

(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.

hrudí

A cut of meat taken from the chest, especially from the section under the first five ribs.

hrudka

(countable) A lump of soft or sticky material.

hrudkovat

(ambitransitive) To form clusters or lumps.

hrudkovitý

Full of lumps, not smooth, uneven.

hrudní

Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.

hrudní kost

(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.

hrudník

(anatomy) The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.

hrušeň

A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).

hruška

A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).

hruškový mošt

A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.

hrůza

A feeling of fear and reverence.

hrůzný

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

hryzat

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

hryzec

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

hub

(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.

huba

(UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang) The mouth. [from 16th c.]

hubený

Angular, bony, and lean.

Hubert

A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

hubice

A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.

hubička

A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.

hubovat

(transitive) To chide or scold vehemently.

hučet

(transitive) To repeat (something) continuously, as though to the point of deafening or exhausting somebody, or (sometimes particularly) to impress or instill (it, into someone).

Húd

(Islam) The eleventh sura of the Qur'an.

hudebně hluchý

Unable to clearly distinguish the difference in pitch between different notes.

hudební

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

hudební automat

A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections. [from 1939]

hudebnice

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.

hudebník

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.

hudrovat

(ambitransitive) To make the sound of a turkey.

Hugo

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

huhňat

(intransitive) To have a nasal sound.

hukot

A gust of wind.

hůl

(countable, golf) An implement to hit the ball in certain ball games, such as golf.

hulán

(historical) A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian or German, Austrian, and Russian armies.

húlava

(often, nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.

hulk

(by extension) A non-functional but floating ship, usually stripped of equipment and rigging, and often put to other uses such as accommodation or storage.

hůlka

A staff or walking stick.

hulvát

A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady.

humanista

A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

humanistický

Of or pertaining to humanism.

humanita

(uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.

humanitární

Relating to people's welfare.

humanizace

The act of humanizing.

humánní

Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

humánnost

(uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.

humanoid

A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.

humanoidní

Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).

hummus

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

humor

(medicine) Either of the two regions of liquid within the eyeball, the aqueous humour and vitreous humour.

humorný

playful; characterized by joking

humus

A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

Hun

A member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.

huňatý

Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all directions.

hurá

Used to express approval, joy or victory.

hurávlastenectví

(countable) A jingoistic attitude, comment, etc.

hurikán

A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. [16th c.]

huriska

(Islam) A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.

Hus

A surname from Czech, notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer.

husák

A male goose.

husar

A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

huspenina

A meat or fish jelly.

hustý

Like a bush in having many branches that spread out densely in all directions.

hutnictví

The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

hutnost

The state of being compact.

hvězda

A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.

hvězdář

(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

hvězdárna

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

hvězdářství

The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.

hvězdice

Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.

hvězdička

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.

hvězdnice

Any of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.

hvězdnice zlatovlásek

A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.

hvězdný

(astronomy, notcomp) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.

hvězdolet

A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars.

hvězdopravec

One who studies or practices astrology.

hvězdopravecký

Of, or relating to astrology.

hvězdopravectví

Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]

hvízdat

(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.

hvozdík

(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.

hyacint

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa.

hýbat

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

hybný

That drives (a mechanism or process).

hybrid

Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.

hýčkat

(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.

Hydra

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.