Czech–English dictionary

mlýnský kámen na krku

(figurative) Ellipsis of millstone round one's neck, a heavy responsibility that is difficult to bear (referring to Matthew 18:6 in the Bible).

mlž

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.

mlžný

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.

MMCH

(Internet slang, texting) Initialism of by the way.

mňau

Used to indicate the cry of a cat.

mně

As the object (direct or indirect) of a verb.

mnemotechnická pomůcka

Something (especially a series of ideas, letters, words, etc.) used to help in remembering a thing; a memory aid.

mnich

A person, such as a monk or nun, who lives a religious life according to vows they have made.

Mnichov

The capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany.

mnichovský

The capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany.

mník

A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

mniška

A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

mnišský

Of or relating to monasteries or monks.

mnohdy

(chiefly, US, elsewhere, _, archaic) Frequently; often.

mnohem

To a great extent.

mnoho

Many things, much.

mnohobožství

The belief in the existence of multiple gods.

mnohojazyčný

Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.

mnohonásobný

Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).

mnohonožka

Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class Diplopoda, with cylindrical bodies that have two pairs of legs for each one of their 20 to 100 or more body segments. [from 1601]

mnohovesmír

(physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.

mnohoznačnost

(countable) An instance of this state: words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from the context.

mnohoznačný

Open to multiple interpretations.

mnou

As the object of a preposition.

mňoukání

(countable) The cry of a cat.

mňoukat

(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry.

mňouknout

(intransitive) Of a cat, to make its cry.

mnout

(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.

množení

(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.

množina

(set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.

množství

(countable) An abstract entity used to describe quantity.

mobilizace

The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.

mobilní

(biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.

moc

(informal) Very much; a great deal; to a large extent.

moc výkonná

The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.

močál

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

močálovité rameno

A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

mocenství

The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.

moci

(modal, _, auxiliary, _, verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.

mocnění

(mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.

mocnina

A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): x^n, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x \times x \times \cdots \times x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.

mocnitel

(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2^3=8.

mocnost

(metonymically) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.

mocný

Very strong; possessing might.

močopudné

(medicine, pharmacology) Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

močová trubice

(anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.

močový

(urology) Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.

močůvka

(agriculture) A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.

mód

(computing) One of various related sets of rules for processing data; more generally, any state of the system associated with certain behaviours.

móda

(countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

modalita

The fact of being modal.

modálnost

The fact of being modal.

model

A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.

modelka

A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.

modelování

The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.

modem

(computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.

moderátor

Someone who moderates.

moderátorka

Someone who moderates.

moderní

Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).

modernizace

The process of modernizing.

modernizovat

(transitive) To make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.

modla

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

modlářství

(religion) The worship of idols.

modlit

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

modlit se

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

modlitba

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

modlitel

One who prays.

modlitelka

One who prays.

modloslužebnictví

(religion) The worship of idols.

módní

(dated, slang) Cool, neat, interesting. [popular in the 1940s and again in the 1960s–1970s]

módní výstřelek

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

modř

(particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.

modravý

Having a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.

modřina

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

Modrozub

The nickname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway.

modrý

(particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.

modul

A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.

modulace

(engineering, physics, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: modification of an electromagnetic wave or other oscillating carrier wave to apply a signal to it; (countable) an instance of this; also, the extent to which such a wave is modified; and the modified wave or signal.

modulární

(chiefly, mathematics) Of or relating to a module or modules.

Mogadišo

The capital city of Somalia.

Mogadišu

The capital city of Somalia.

Mohamed

(Islam, uncountable) The figure who introduced Islam, and the man to whom the Qur'an was revealed; considered a prophet by Muslims and Baháʼís.

Mohan

A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.

mohutnost

(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains.

Mohykán

A member of this tribe; a Mohican.

mohyla

A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

moje chyba

An instance of mea culpa; an apology.

moje vina

An instance of mea culpa; an apology.

mojito

A Cuban cocktail, generally made from rum, lime, sugar, mint, etc.

Mojžíš

(biblical character) The pharaonic patriarch who led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran.

mojžíšský

Pertaining to Moses, or the writings and traditions attributed to him. [from 17th c.]

mokřad

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

mokřina

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

mokrý

Very wet; covered in or composed of slop.

mol

(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]

Moldavan

(historical) An inhabitant or citizen of the former Principality of Moldavia or Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Moldavanka

(historical) An inhabitant or citizen of the former Principality of Moldavia or Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.

moldavský

(historical) Relating to Moldavia (the former principality or Soviet SSR).

moldavština

The dialect of Romanian spoken in the Republic of Moldova, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet.

molekula

(chemistry) The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

moll

(music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.

mollový

(music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.

molo

(fashion) A narrow elevated stage on which models parade.

moment

(abstract) This time, the present situation.

moment síly

(physics, mechanics) Ellipsis of moment of force.

momentálně

At this moment, at present, now.

Monako

A city-state in Western Europe. Official name: Principality of Monaco.

monarcha

The ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.

monarchie

A government in which sovereignty is embodied within a single, today usually hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

monastýr

A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.

Mongol

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.

Mongolka

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Mongolia.

mongoloid

A person of the mongoloid physical type.

Mongolsko

A country in East Asia. Capital and largest city: Ulaanbaatar.

mongolský

Of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures.

mongolština

(uncountable) A group of languages from Mongolia, specifically Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia.

Monika

A en given name.

monocykl

(cycling) A pedal cycle that has only one wheel.

monografie

A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person.

monogram

A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names.

monokl

A periorbital hematoma; a visible bruise surrounding a person's eye; an assault causing such a bruise; the eye involved.

monolit

(also, attributively) A large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument in ancient times.

monolog

(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters.

monopolní

The privilege granting the exclusive right to exert such control.

Monopoly

(board games) A board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy.

monoteismus

The belief in a single deity (one god or goddess); especially within an organized religion.

monotónní

Having an unvarying pitch or tone.

monotónnost

(analysis) Said of a positive measure: the property of a positive measure of a measure space, that given two measurable sets where the first set is contained in the second one, then the measure of the first set must be less than or equal to the measure of the second set.

Montana

A en given name, specifically from the name of the U.S. state.

montáž

The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.

montérky

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

Montevideo

The capital city of Uruguay.

monument

A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

mop

An implement for washing floors or similar, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.

moped

A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.

mops

In full pug dog: a small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. [from 18th c.]

mopsl

In full pug dog: a small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail. [from 18th c.]

mor

Any epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.

moralista

(pejorative) One who bases all decisions on perceived morals, especially one who enforces them with censorship.

morálka

The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.

mořan

Any of several fish of the family Sparidae of seabreams.

morbidita

(medicine, countable) An occurrence of illness or disease, or a single symptom of that illness.

morbidní

(by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease. [from 1770s]

moře

The ocean; the continuous body of salt water covering a majority of the Earth's surface.

morek

(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

mořena

A dye made from the plant.

mořeplavec

A sea explorer.

morf

(grammar, linguistics) A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.

Morfeus

(Greek god) The god and personification of dreams; according to the Roman poet Ovid, one of the sons of Somnus, the god of sleep.

morfin

(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.