Czech–English dictionary

kapitalizmus

(politics, economic liberalism) A socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.

kapitán

A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

Kapitol

The building in Washington, D.C., in which both houses of the Congress of the United States meet.

kapitola

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.

kapitulace

The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.

kapitulovat

(intransitive, originally only in military setting) To surrender on stipulated terms, end all resistance, give up, go along with or comply. [from the end of the 17th c.]

kapka

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

kaplan

A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

kaple

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.

kapota

(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US.

kappa

The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

kapr

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

kapraď

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

kapradina

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.

kaprál

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

kapric

An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.

kapriciózní

Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.

kapsa

(clothing) A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.

kapsář

One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

kapsle

(pharmacy) A small container containing a dose of medicine.

kapuce

A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

kapusta kadeřavá

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

kapustňák

Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions.

kar

(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.

karabáč

(weaponry, chiefly, historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.

karabina

A metal link with a gate that can open and close, generally used for clipping ropes to anchors or other objects.

Karáčí

The largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province.

karafa

A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.

karafiát

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

karambol

(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.

karamel

(countable) A (sometimes hardened) piece of this confection.

karamela

(uncountable) A type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard.

karaoke

(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music.

kárat

To reprove in a formal or official way.

karate

An Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.

karavana

A convoy or procession of travellers, their cargo and vehicles, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert.

karbanátek

(cooking, dated) Meat or fish that has been scored and broiled.

karbaník

One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.

karbid

(chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element

karbon

(geology) the Carboniferous period

karbonát

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

karburátor

(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. [from 1890s]

kardigan

A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool.

kardiolog

A physician who specializes in medical problems related to the heart.

kardiologie

(medicine) The study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.

kardiomyopatie

(pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium.

kardiostimulátor

(hence, medicine) A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.

kardiovaskulární

Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.

Karel

A en given name.

Karibik

A continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America.

karibský

Pertaining to the sea and region of the western Atlantic bounded by South America, Central America, and the islands of the West Indies (such as Cuba and Hispaniola).

kariéra

One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.

karikatura

Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.

karikovat

To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.

karma

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.

karmický

Of or pertaining to karma.

karmín

A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.

karmínový

Having a deep red colour.

Karnátaka

A state in southern India. Capital: Bangalore.

karneval

A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.

Karolína

A en given name.

karové jezero

(US, chiefly, Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds.

kárový

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

karta

Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.

kartáč

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.

kartáč na vlasy

A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair

kartáček na zuby

A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

Kartaginec

A native or inhabitant of Carthage.

kartaginský

Of or pertaining to Carthage.

Kartágo

(historical) An ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia. [16th cent.]

kartel

(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market.

kartograf

One who makes maps or charts.

kartografie

(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. [from 19th c.]

karton

A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.

káry

(card games) A card of the diamonds suit.

kasa

A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.

kasař

One who breaks into safes.

kasárny

(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

kaše

A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats.

kasino

A public building or room for gambling.

kaskadér

In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt.

kaskadérství

A daring or dangerous feat, often involving the display of gymnastic skills.

Kašmír

A contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China.

kašna

An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.

kašovitý

Resembling or having the consistency of mush; semiliquid, pasty, or granular.

Kašpar

A en given name, more popular in the form Jasper.

Kašpárek

(British) A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.

kaspický

Of or pertaining to the Caspian Sea or the region around it.

kasta

Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

kaštan

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

kastaněty

(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

kaštanově hnědá

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

kaštanový

A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.

kastelán

(chiefly, _, historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord.

kastrace

(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.

kastrát

A castrated human male.

kastrol

(countable) A dish of glass or earthenware, with a lid, in which food is baked and sometimes served.

kastrovat

(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

kasuár

Any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

kat

An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.

kát se

(intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of".

kata jedlá

A shrub, Catha edulis, whose leaves are used as a mild stimulant when chewed or brewed as tea; also a drug produced from this plant.

katafalk

A platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed.

katakana

(uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.

kataklyzma

A sudden, violent event.

katakomby

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

Katalánec

A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

katalánský

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

katalánština

The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero.

katapult

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.

Katar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

katarakt

A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff.

katarakta

(ophthalmology, pathology) A clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision.

katarze

(psychology) A therapeutic technique to relieve tension by reestablishing the association of an emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first caused it, and then eliminating it by complete expression (called the abreaction).

katastrofa

An event resulting in great loss.

katastrofální

Disappointingly inadequate.

kaťata

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

katatonický

(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

katatonní

(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

katechismus

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

katechizmus

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

kategorický

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

kategorizace

The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.

kategorizovat

(transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.

Kateřina

A en given name.

katétr

(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

Káthmándú

The capital city of Nepal.

katoda

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

katolicismus

The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

katolička

A member of a Catholic church.

katolictví

The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

katolík

A member of a Catholic church.

kauce

(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

kaučuk

(obsolete) Latex; natural rubber.

kauterizovat

To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.

kauza

(legal) A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.

káva

A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

kavalérie

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

kavalerista

A soldier in the cavalry.

kavárna

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

kaviár

Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.

Kavkazan

A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus.

kávovar

Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.

kávovník

A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

kaz

The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.

Kazachstán

A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kazaň

The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

kázání

A tirade, harsh scolding or rant, whether spoken or written.

kázat

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

kazatel

Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.