Czech–English dictionary

hydrát

(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

hydratovat

(transitive) To take up, consume or become linked to water.

hydraulický

Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.

hydraulika

The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

hydro-

water

hydrofobní

(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.

hydrometeor

Rain, snow and other precipitation products of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour

hydroplán

(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

hydroxid

(chemistry) A univalent anion (OH−) based on the hydroxyl functional group.

hygiena

Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

hygienický

Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.

hygienik

A person skilled in hygienics, but especially a dental assistant who cleans teeth etc

hýkání

The cry of an animal, now chiefly that of animals related to the ass or donkey, or the camel.

hýkat

(intransitive) Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.

hyletik

(gnosticism) The basest type of man in the gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping; a person focused on neither intellectual (psychic) nor spiritual (pneumatic) reality.

Hymen

(Greek god) The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies.

hymna

A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.

hymnus

A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.

Hynek

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

hynout

(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

hyper-

excessive

hyperbola

(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.

hyperbolický

(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).

hyperkapnie

(medicine, pathology) The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.

hyperkritický

Meticulously or excessively critical.

hyperkyfóza

(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.

hyperprostor

(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.

hypertenze

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.

hypertonický

(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.

hypnotický

Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

hypnotikum

(pharmaceutical drug) A soporific substance.

hypnotizovat

(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.

hypnóza

A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.

hypochondr

A person affected with hypochondria.

hypochondrický

Related to, or affected by hypochondria.

hypofýza

(anatomy) The pituitary gland.

hyponymum

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

hypotéka

(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.

hypotenze

(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure.

hypotermie

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

hypotetický

Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural

hypotetizovat

(ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.

hypotéza

Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

hypothalamus

(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

hypotonický

(of a solution) Having a lower osmotic pressure than another.

hypoxie

(pathology) A condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen [from 1940s].

hýření

Joyful or riotous merry-making.

hýřil

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

hýřit

(intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering. [from 1550s]

hýřivost

Wasteful extravagance.

hysterektomie

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

hysterický záchvat

Hysteria; a bout of hysteria.

hysterie

Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.

hýždě

(usually, in the plural) Each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body between the base of the back, the perineum, and the top of the legs.

i

And, in addition; not forgetting

i když

Although; though; despite or in spite of the fact that.

i tak

(conjunctive) Nevertheless.

Iáček

(figuratively) An excessively negative or pessimistic person.

ibišek

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

Ibiza

An island of the Balearic Islands, Spain.

ibuprofen

(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

ič

(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.

ichor

(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. [from late 17th c.]

id

Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.

Ida

A en given name.

Idaho

A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.

idea

An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory. [from 16th c.]

ideál

A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.

idealista

(philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.

idealistický

Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.

ideálně

Given ideal circumstances; preferably. [from 19th c.]

ideální

Perfect, flawless, having no defects.

identický

(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

identifikace

(broadly, often) The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.

identifikovat

(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.

identifikovatelný

Capable of being distinguished and named.

identita

The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.

ideologický

Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

idiocie

(dated, psychology, now, , pejorative) The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation; intellectual disability.

idiomatický

Pertaining or conforming to idiom, the natural mode of expression of a language.

idiot

(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.

idiotka

(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.

idol

A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.

idolatrie

(religion) The worship of idols.

ie

Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.

iglú

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Ignác

A en given name (1491–1556)

ignorant

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

ignorantský

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

ignorování

The act of ignoring or snubbing; a deliberate act of neglect or discourtesy.

ignorovat

To leave out or omit (something).

Igor

A en given name.

ihned

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

ik

(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.

IKEA

An international, originally Swedish home products retailer that sells modern, utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer.

ikonický

Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ilegalita

(law) the state of being illegal

ilegální

Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.

ilmenit

(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3

iluminace

The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

ilustrátor

a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)

iluzionista

One who performs parlor tricks, sleight of hand.

iluzorní

Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

image

A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.

imaginární

Existing only in the imagination.

imám

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imanentní

Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.

imatrikulace

Enrollment in a college or university.

imigrace

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

imigrant

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

imigrantka

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

imitace

The act of imitating.

imitovaný

Spurious, artificial.

imitovat

(transitive) To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

impala

An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

impeachment

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

impedance

(physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.

imperialismus

The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

imperialista

An advocate of imperialism.

imperialistický

Of, or relating to imperialism.

imperialistka

An advocate of imperialism.

imperiální

Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.

impérium

A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations.

implantát

(medicine) Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.

implantovat

(transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.

implementovat

To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.

implikace

Logical consequence.

implikatura

(pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.

implikovat

(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

import

(uncountable) The practice of importing.

importér

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

importovat

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

impotence

Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc.

impotentní

Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi.

impozantní

Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

impregnace

The act of making pregnant; fertilization.

impresário

A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.

improvizovaný

Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.

improvizovat

To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition, and guesswork rather than by a careful plan.

impuls

A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.

impuls síly

(physics) The integral of force over time.

impulsivní

Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings; inclined to make rapid decisions without due consideration.

impulzivní

Making arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.

imunita

(uncountable) The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:

imunitní

(medicine) Of or pertaining to immunity.

imunizace

(US, uncountable) The process by which any organism's body develops immunity against a pathogen.

imunní

(medicine, usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.

inaugurace

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.

inbox

(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email.

incubus

(medieval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.