Czech–English dictionary

liberál

One with liberal views, supporting individual liberty (see Wikipedia's article on Liberalism).

liberalismus

(politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.

liberalizmus

(politics) Any political movement founded on the autonomy and personal freedom of the individual, progress and reform, and government by law with the consent of the governed.

Libérie

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Liberia.

líbezný

Inspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute.

libidózní

Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.

libovat si

(figurative) To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.

libovolně

In an arbitrary manner.

libovolný

(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

libovůle

The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.

libozvučnost

A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

libra

The currency of the United Kingdom.

libreto

(theatre) The script of a musical or opera.

libující si

Having a liking or affection (for). [(chiefly) with of]

Libye

(historical) Africa; that is, the part of North Africa known in classical antiquity.

Libyjec

A person from Libya or of Libyan descent.

libyjský

Of, from, or pertaining to Libya.

líc

The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.

lich

(fantasy, RPG) A reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.

lichocení

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

lichokopytník

Any ungulate mammal with an odd number of toes and belonging to the Perissodactyla, an equid, a tapir, or a rhinoceros.

lichotit

(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.

lichotka

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

lichotky

(informal) Flattery.

lichotník

One who flatters.

Lichtenštejnsko

A microstate in Central Europe. Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein. Capital: Vaduz.

lichtenštejnský

Of or pertaining to the people or culture of Liechtenstein.

lichva

(countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

lichvář

A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.

lichvářka

A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.

lichvářství

(countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

lichý

(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.

líčidla

(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance.

licitovat

To sell at an auction.

líčko

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

lícní kost

The small prominent bone of the cheek.

licoměrnost

The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.

licousy

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

lid

a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

lidé

A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.

lidi

(especially, in the plural, often, controversial) A person (see usage notes).

lidojed

An organism which eats others of its own or similar species or kind, especially a human or other human-like creature such as a zombie who consumes human flesh.

lidoop

An anthropoid animal.

lidová řeč

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

lidový

(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.

lidožrout

An organism which eats others of its own or similar species or kind, especially a human or other human-like creature such as a zombie who consumes human flesh.

lidská bytost

(fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.

lidská práva

(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

lidskost

The property of being humane.

lidský

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

lidství

(uncountable) The human condition or nature.

lidstvo

(uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.

lidumil

A person who loves humankind in general.

liga

A group or association of cooperating members.

ligatura

(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.

líh

(usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.

líheň

A facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.

líhnutí

(biology) The emergence of an insect from the pupa case, or of a larva from the egg.

lihovina

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.

liják

A sudden heavy rainstorm.

likér

A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.

liknavý

Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

likvidace

(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.

likvidní

(finance, of an asset) Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

lila

Having a pale purple colour.

lilek

(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

lilek vejcoplodý

(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

Liliana

A en given name.

lilie

(heraldiccharge) A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom (⚜, ⚜️), often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.

Lille

The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.

Lima

The capital city of Peru.

límec

The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

limeta

Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.

limetka

Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.

limit

A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.

limita

(mathematics) A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).

limitovaný

Limited within bounds.

limonádový

Overly sappy, corny, or cheesy; maudlin.

limuzína

A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]

línání

The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

línat

(intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

lineární

(mathematics) (of polynomials or polynomial equations)

Linec

The capital of, and largest city in, the state of Upper Austria, Austria, and the third-largest city in the country.

lingvista

(usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.

lingvistický

Of or relating to language.

lingvistika

The systematic and scholarly study of language.

lingvistka

(usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.

link

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

linker

(genetics) A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.

linoleum

An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.

linout se

(intransitive) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.

líný

Averse to work, labor or employment; lazy; slothful.

lípa

The soft wood of such trees.

lipnice

Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua. [from 18th c.]

liposukce

(medicine) A cosmetic surgery procedure in which excess fat is removed from a specific area by suction.

Lipsko

An independent city in Saxony, Germany.

lira

The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.

lis

(countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.

lis na citrón

A tool for boring a hole wider.

Lisabon

A port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal.

lišák

(metaphor) A cunning person.

lísat se

(intransitive, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.

liščí

Pertaining to a fox.

lišejník

Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.

lišit

(intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.

lišit se v názoru

(intransitive) To disagree; to withhold assent. Construed with from (or, formerly, to).

liška

(metaphor) A cunning person.

lískový ořech

The fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.

list

A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.

lišta

(carpentry, construction) A plank or strip of wood, or several of such strips arranged side by side, used in construction to hold members of a structure together, to provide a fixing point, to strengthen, or to prevent warping.

lístek

A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.

listí

The leaves of plants.

listnatý

Sheltered by trees; leafy; shady.

listonoš

(North America) Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

listopad

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.

listovat

(transitive) To read quickly or describe summarily, skipping some detail.

lit

Used to form the names of rocks and minerals.

lít jako z konve

(idiomatic, impersonal) To rain very heavily.

literál

(programming) A value, as opposed to an identifier, written into the source code of a computer program.

literární standard

(sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language

literatura

A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.

literatura faktu

Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.

Litevec

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.

Litevka

(countable) A person living in or coming from Lithuania.

litevský

Of or relating to Lithuania.

litevština

Of or relating to Lithuania.

lithium

(uncountable) The simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal.

litorální

Of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore.

lítost

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

litotes

(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is stated by denying its opposite.

litovat

To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.

litr

(plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)

liturgie

A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; a book in which they are recorded.

Litva

A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Lithuania.

lívanec

A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.

lívanečník

A stone or metal flat plate or surface on which food is fried or baked.

livrej

Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.

lízání

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

lízat

(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

lízat paty

(intransitive) To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.

lízátko

(motorsport) A sign on a stick held in front of the vehicle during a pit stop.

ližina

A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.

líznout

(transitive) To stroke with the tongue.

líznutý

(informal, slang) Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.

lnout

To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.

loajalita

The state of being loyal; fidelity.

loajální

Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.

lobbista

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

lobby

(politics) A class or group of interested people who try to influence public officials; collectively, lobbyists.

lobovat

(transitive) To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.