Czech–English dictionary

bájný

Existing in myth.

bakalář

Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.

bakalářka

Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.

Bakchus

(Roman god) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

baklava

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

baklažán

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

bakteriální

(microbiology) Of, relating to, or caused by bacteria.

bakterie

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

bakteriologie

(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

Baku

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

bál

A formal dance.

balada

A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

balamucení

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

balancovat

To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.

baldachýn

(countable) A canopy suspended over an altar or throne, originally made of this fabric; a ciborium.

baldrián

(uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.

Bali

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

balíček

A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.

balík

(pejorative) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. [from early 18th c.]

balista

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

balistický

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

balistika

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

balit

(transitive, slang) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc.

Balkán

A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]

balkánský

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

balón

(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.

balustráda

A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

balvan

(chiefly, UK, Irish) A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.

balzám

An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.

bambusový

Made of the wood of the bamboo.

banalita

(countable) Something which is banal.

banalizovat

(transitive) To make something appear trivial

banální

Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.

banánová republika

(politics, idiom, pejorative) A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

banánovník

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

banda

An informal body of friends.

bandita

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

banditka

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

Bangkok

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

Bangladéš

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

banjo

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

bank

(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.

banka

(gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.

bankéř

(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.

bankéřka

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

banket

(informal) A large party; a gala event.

bankomat

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

bankrot

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

banyán

A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

baptista

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

baptistka

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

bar

A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.

barák

(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.

barakuda

Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.

Baraň

A city in Vitsebsk Oblast, Belarus.

baráž

(military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.

Barbados

An island and country in the Caribbean.

barbar

An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.

Barbara

A en given name.

barbarismus

An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.

barbarka

An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.

barbarský

Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

barbarství

A barbaric act.

Barbie

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

barbína

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

Barbora

A en given name.

Barcelona

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

barchet

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

bard

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

bardo

(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.

barel

The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.

baret

(headwear) A type of round, brimless cap with a soft top and a headband to secure it to the head; usually culturally associated with France.

barevná křída

A crayon made from such a paste.

barevná paleta

The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.

barevná tužka

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

barevný

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

bariéra

An obstacle or impediment.

bariéry

The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

barikáda

A barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence

bárin

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

bark

(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

bárka

(obsolete) A small sailing vessel, e.g. a pinnace or a fishing smack; a rowing boat or barge.

Barma

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.

barman

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

Barmánec

(chiefly, in the plural) A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.

Barmánka

(chiefly, in the plural) A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.

barmský

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

barmština

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

barokní

(arts, music) From or characteristic of the Baroque period.

baroko

(arts, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.

barometr

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

baron

A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.

baronka

A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

barva

A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

barva pleti

The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.

barva zvuku

The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.

barvený

Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.

barvič

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

barvička

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

barvínek

Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.

barvíř

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

barvířka

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

barvit

(ambitransitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

barvitost

The quality or state of being vivid.

barvitý

Explicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.

barvivo

A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

baryum

The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

basa

(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

baseball

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

basista

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

Bask

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

basketbal

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

baskický

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

baskičtina

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

básník

A person who writes poems.

básnířka

A person who writes poems.

basta

(literary, poetic) (that's) enough; stop!

bastion

(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.

baštit

(transitive, informal) to accept as true; to believe

Bat-šúa

(biblical character) In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.

baterie

(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

baterka

(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

batoh

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

batole

A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

Batšeba

(biblical character) In the Old Testament, the wife of Uriah and later of David.

baťůžkář

A traveler whose luggage consists of a backpack; especially, such a traveler who uses hostels, public transport, and other inexpensive services.

batyskaf

A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.

bavič

A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.

bavit

(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.

bavit se

(colloquial, intransitive) To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters.

bavlna

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

bavlněný

Made of cotton.

bavlník

Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.

Bavor

A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Bavořan

A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Bavoranka

A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Bavorsko

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

bavorský

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

bavorština

A German dialect spoken in Bavaria (a state of southern West Germany) and Austria, which varies considerably across different regions.

bazální

Basic, elementary; relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.

bažant

(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.

báze

(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.

bázeň

Reverential or respectful fear; awe.

bazilika

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

bažina

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

bažit

(intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.

bázlivec

A person who lacks courage.

bázlivý

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

bazmek

(informal, slang) An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled. [from 1909]

BBC

(preceded by “the”) Initialism of w:British Broadcasting Corporation.