Czech–English dictionary

ledová hora

A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

ledová tříšť

Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).

ledovec

(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

ledovka

(meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.

ledový

Very cold; lacking warmth; icy.

ledvina

An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.

ledvinky

This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.

ledvinový

Relating to or connected with a kidney.

legální

Having its basis in the law.

legát

A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.

legenda

A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.

legendární

Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.

legie

(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.

legionář

A member of a legion, such as the American Legion, or of any organization containing the term legion in its title (e.g. the French Foreign Legion).

legislativní

Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking.

legislatura

A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.

legitimní

In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.

legovat

To mix or combine; often used of metals.

legrace

Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.

legrační

Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.]

lehátko

(Canada, US, Philippines) A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.

lehce

Without difficulty.

lehce popálit

(transitive) To burn slightly.

lehce povařit

(transitive) To cook slowly in hot water that is below the boiling point.

lehká děva

A vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman; a hussy or slattern.

lehkomyslně

Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.

lehkomyslnost

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

lehkomyslný

Without cares or worries; free of concern or worries; without difficulty.

lehkost

The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.

lehkovážnost

state of being frivolous

lehkovážný

Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.

lehkověrný

Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.

lehký

Requiring little skill or effort.

lehnout si

(reflexive, archaic) Followed by from or (obsolete) of: to cause (oneself) to take a rest from some activity; also, to allow (oneself) to recover from some activity.

lehounký

Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.

lék

A method, device or medication that restores good health.

lékař

A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

lékařka

A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

lékárnictví

(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.

lékařský

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine.

lékařský zákrok

(medicine, usually, _, uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.

lékařství

(uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness.

lekavý

Tending to fear; timid.

lekce

A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

leknout se

(intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.

leknutí

A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

lékořice

(countable) A plant of species Glycyrrhiza glabra, or sometimes in North America, the related American licorice plant Glycyrrhiza lepidota.

lektor

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

léky

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.

lelkovat

To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

lem

A decorative strip around the edge of something.

lemovat

(transitive) To shut in, enclose, confine; to surround something or someone in a confining way.

lemovka

(shoemaking) A strip of leather set into the seam between the outsole of a shoe and the upper, through which these parts are joined by stitching or stapling.

lemtat

(intransitive, dated) To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.

lemur

Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Lenin

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.

Leningrad

(historical) Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.

Leningradská oblast

An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

lenivec

(slang) A person who is lazy.

lenní pán

A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.

léno

An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service.

lenoch

(slang) A person who is lazy.

lenoška

(slang) A person who is lazy.

lenost

The quality of being lazy

Leona

A en given name, a feminine form of Leo through Leon.

leopard

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).

Leopold

A en given name. Used in the 19th century but rare today.

lepek

(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]

lepidlo

A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.

lepit

(transitive) To join or attach something using glue.

lepkavý

Of a substance, slightly sticky.

leprikón

(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

lepší

Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.

les

A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

lesba

A homosexual woman, one who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.

lesbička

A homosexual woman, one who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.

lesbická mužatka

(slang, LGBTQ, countable) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

lesbický

(of a woman, broadly) Preferring primarily women as romantic or sexual partners.

lešení

A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.

lesík

A small forest with minimal undergrowth.

lesk

A surface shine or luster.

lesklý

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface.

lesknout se

(rare, intransitive, poetic) To shine; to glisten.

lesník

(forestry) A person who practices forestry.

lest

A trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse.

leštidlo

A substance used to polish.

leštit

(transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.

letadlo

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

letargie

Mental lethargy or dullness.

létat

(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.

létavice

A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]

letec

An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.

letecká společnost

A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

letecký

(aviation) Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft. [from 17th c.]

letectví

The art or science of making and flying aircraft.

letět

(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.

letět tryskem

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

letiště

An airfield:

letka

An air force unit.

letmý

(also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look.

letní slunovrat

Midsummer Day, the English quarter day.

letnička

(botany) An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.

léto

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

letopisec

A person who writes a chronicle or chronicles.

letoun

(chiefly, US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

letovisko

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

letoviště

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

letuška

A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.

leukemie

(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.

lev

The currency of Bulgaria, divided into 100 stotinki.

levá

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

Levanta

A cultural region of West Asia, consisting of the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea, namely Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus (and sometimes, especially in a historical context, also including Turkey and Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire).

levé

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

level

A distance relative to a given reference elevation.

levhart

Panthera pardus, a large wild cat with a spotted coat native to Africa and Asia, especially the male of the species (in contrast to leopardess).

levičák

(politics, generally) A person who holds views associated with the political left.

levice

(politics) The left-wing political parties as a group; citizens holding left-wing views as a group.

levicový

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

levitace

The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind

Leviticus

The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

levně

In a cheap manner; without expending much money.

levný

Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.

levý

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

lexém

(linguistics) A lexical item corresponding to the set of all words (or of all multi-word expressions) that are semantically related through inflection of a particular shared basic form.

lexikologie

(uncountable, linguistics) The part of linguistics that studies words, their nature and meaning, words' elements, relations between words including semantic relations, words groups and the whole lexicon.

lexikon

A reference work listing words or names from one or more languages, usually ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meanings or senses, oftentimes also containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, semantic relations, translations, as well as other relevant information. [ca. 1480]

lexikum

The vocabulary of a language.

lež

(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

ležák

A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.

lezavý

Dark, damp and humid.

léze

(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.

ležérní

light-hearted; vivacious

ležet

Followed by on or upon: of a thing: to lie or be physically positioned on something, especially horizontally; to rest on or be supported by something.

ležící na břiše

Lying flat, face-down.

ležící na zádech

Lying on its back.

ležící naznak

Lying on its back.

lézt

(transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.

LGBT

Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.

lhář

(informal) A liar.

lhářka

A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.

Lhasa

The capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.

lhát

(informal, intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

lhostejně

In an indifferent manner.

lhostejnost

The state of being indifferent.

lhostejný

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

líbánky

The period of time immediately following a marriage.

Libanonec

(chiefly, in the plural) A person from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent.

Libanonka

(chiefly, in the plural) A person from Lebanon or of Lebanese descent.

libanonský

Of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon or the Lebanese people.

líbat

(transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.