Czech–English dictionary

koncertina

A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.

končetina

A hand or foot. [from early 15th c.]

koncipovat

(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.

končit

(transitive) To finish, terminate.

koncové světlo

One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.

koncovka

(chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left. [1884]

kondenzátor

(electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

kondice

The health status of a medical patient.

kondolence

(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

kondominium

(international law) Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. [from 18th c.]

konec

Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.

konec týdne

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

konečně

(idiomatic) After a long time; eventually.

konečník

(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.

konečno

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.

konečný

Last; ultimate.

konejšící

Tending to soothe.

konejšit

(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

konejšivý

Giving relief.

konektor

A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.

konev

A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

konexe

People with whom one is acquainted who can offer help and influence.

konfederace

A union or alliance of states or political organizations.

konfigurace

(countable, physics, chemistry) The arrangement of electrons in an atom, molecule, or other physical structure like a crystal.

konfiskace

The act or process of confiscating.

konflikt

A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.

konformista

Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.

konfrontace

The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.

konfrontační

Pertaining to a confrontation; characterized by, or given to initiating hostile encounter; in-your-face.

Konfucius

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).

kongres

A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.

kongresman

A male member of congress.

kongruence

(mathematics, number theory) A relation between two numbers indicating they give the same remainder when divided by some given number.

kongruentní

(mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.

koníček

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

koník

(archaic) A small horse; a nag.

konírna

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

konjektura

(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.

konjugace

(biology) The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction.

konjunkce

(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.

konkatenace

(countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.

konkávní

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

konkrétní

Explicit or definite.

konkubína

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

konkubinát

The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.

konkurence

(uncountable) The action of competing.

konkurenční

Of or pertaining to competition.

konkurent

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

konkurování

(uncountable) The action of competing.

konkurz

(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

konopí

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

konotace

(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.

Konrád

A en given name.

konšel

A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.

konsenzuální

With permission, with consensus, without coercion; allowed without objecting or resisting.

konsenzus

General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.

koňská síla

Metric horsepower, a metric unit approximately equal to 735.5 watts.

koňský

Of or relating to a horse or horses.

konsolidace

The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or uniting; the state of being consolidated.

konsolidovaný

(finance) Including financial data of the parent and all subsidiary companies.

konsorcium

An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.

Konstantin

A en given name.

Konstantinopol

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

konsternace

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

konstrukce

The trade of building structures.

konstruktér

(automotive) A company which, or individual who, builds racing vehicles. In Formula One, constructor status is strictly defined by the rules, but in other motorsports the term is merely a descriptor. Depending on the racing rules, some constructors (e.g. Cosworth) may provide vehicles to racing teams who are not themselves constructors, while others are both teams and constructors (Ducati Corse, Scuderia Ferrari).

konstruktor

(object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.

konstruovat

(transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

kontakt

The act of touching physically; being in close association.

kontaktovat

(transitive) To establish communication with (something or someone).

kontaminace

The act or process of contaminating.

kontaminovat

(transitive) To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.

kontejner

(transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.

kontext

The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.

kontinent

Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.

kontinuální

Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.

kontinuum

A continuous extent.

kontraband

(uncountable) Goods which are prohibited from being traded, smuggled goods.

kontradikce

(logic, countable) A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.

kontrahovat

(ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.

kontrakt

(legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.

kontraproduktivní

More of a hindrance than a help.

kontrastovat

(transitive) To set in opposition in order to show the difference or differences between; to counterpoint.

kontrola

An inspection or examination.

kontrolní bod

(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart.

kontrolor

One who controls something.

kontrolorka

One who controls something.

kontrolovat

(transitive, US, often used with "off") To mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that have been dealt with (for example, completed or verified as correct or satisfactory).

kontroverze

A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

kontroverzní

Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.

konurbace

A continuous aggregation of built-up urban communities created as a result of urban sprawl.

konvence

A meeting or gathering.

konvergovat

(intransitive) (said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer.

konvertor

A person or thing that converts.

konverzace

Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. [from 16th c.]

konverzovat

(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.

konvexní

Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.

konvice

A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

konvička

A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

konvoluce

(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.

konzerva

A container used to carry and dispense water for plants (a watering can).

konzervace

The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.

konzervant

Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.

konzervatismus

A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

konzervativní

Tending to resist change or innovation.

konzervatoř

A music school or a drama school

konzervovat

(transitive) To preserve by heating and sealing in a jar or can.

konzistentní

(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

konzola

A fixture attached to a wall to hold up a shelf.

konzul

(historical) Either of the two heads of government and state of the Roman Republic or the equivalent nominal post under the Roman and Byzantine Empires.

konzulka

(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.

konzultace

The act of consulting.

koordinátor

One who, or that which, coordinates.

kopa

(countable) Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap. [from 15th c.]

kopáč

One who digs.

kopaná

A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.

kopat

(intransitive) To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

kopcovitý

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

kopec

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

kopeček

A small hill.

Koperník

Nicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.

kopí

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

kopie

(by extension) Any duplicate.

kopírák

(countable, informal) A sheet of carbon paper.

kopírka

A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.

kopírovat

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier.

kopírovat z disku

(archaic) To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; usually with up.

kopnout

(transitive) To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).

kopr

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

kopřiva

Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:

kopule

(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.

kopulovat

(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.

kopyto

The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.

korál

(countable) A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.

kořalka

(North America, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.

korálová

(countable) A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.

koré

(arts, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.

Korea

A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.

Korejec

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

Korejka

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

korejský

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

korejština

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

korek

The phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.

korekce

(legal) The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong.

korektní

With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

korektor

A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.

kořen

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

koření

(cooking) Adding a layer of fat to render the surface of cookware non-stick.

korespondent

A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.

korespondentka

A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.