Czech–English dictionary

naprostý

Resolute or strenuously active.

naproti

Facing, or across from.

náprsník

A piece of armor that covers the chest.

náprstník

Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.

napružený

(slang) Restless, apprehensive and fidgety.

napsat

To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

napuchnout

(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

napůl cesty

Halfway through a term, or roughly so.

narace

The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.

náramek

A rigid bracelet or anklet, especially one with no clasp.

náramný

Conspicuous, exceptional, outstanding; usually in a negative sense.

narativní

Telling a story.

náraz

A light blow or jolting collision.

narážet

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

narazit

(transitive) To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.

narážka

An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.

nárazník

(automotive) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.

nárazový

Of wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.

narcis

(countable) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.

narcisismus

Excessive love of oneself.

narcismus

Excessive love of oneself.

narcista

(psychology) One who shows extreme love and admiration for themselves.

nářek

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

nářez

(uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.

nařezat

(transitive) To beat severely; to thrash.

nařídit

(ambitransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

naříkání

A low intermittent sob.

naříkat

(transitive) To moan or complain about (something).

nařízení

That which is enjoined; such as an order, mandate, decree, command, precept.

nařizovat

To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

Narkissos

(Greek mythology) A youth who spurned the love of Echo and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool: in some versions of the myth, he drowned trying to reach it, while in others he sat fixated until a god took pity and transformed him into a flower.

nařknout

(transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.

narkolepsie

(pathology) A disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.

narkotikum

(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.

Narnie

(fantasy) A land in which a series of seven children's books, The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis are set.

náročný

Requiring much endurance, strength, or patience.

národ

(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

národní

Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. [from 16th c.]

národní hymna

A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric.

národnost

National origin or identity; legal membership of a particular nation or state, by origin, birth, naturalization, ownership, allegiance or otherwise. [from 18th c.]

národovecký

Of or relating to nationalism.

nárok

A demand of ownership for previously unowned land.

narovnat

(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

narovnat se

(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

narození

(countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.

nárožní kámen

A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.

nárt

(anatomy) The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.

narudlý

Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.

narukovat

(intransitive) To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service.

narušení

An interruption of that which is normal or regular.

narušený

Showing symptoms of mental illness, severe psychosis, or neurosis.

narušit

(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

narušovat

(intransitive) To intrude unrightfully on someone else’s rights or territory.

narůst

(intransitive) To grow in size; to swell or expand.

náruživý

Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

nárys

(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.

náš

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

násada

The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

nasadit si

(transitive) To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire.

nasáklý

Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.

nasát

(transitive) To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.

nasávající

(of a person) Inclined to consume a significant amount of alcohol.

nasávat

To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).

nasazení

Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.

nascentní

(chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.

nasednout

(transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.

násep

A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

nashle

(colloquial) Goodbye.

nashromáždit

(transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.

násilník

A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. [from late 17th c.]

násilný

Obtained forcefully, not naturally.

naskicovat

(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

naskytnout

(intransitive) To present or offer itself.

následek

That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe.

následně

(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.

následnice

A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

následnictví

A passing of royal powers.

následník

The heir to a throne.

následovat

(obsolete, transitive) To follow (in time), to be subsequent to. [15th–17th c.]

následovník

A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.

následující

Coming next, either in sequence or in time.

našlehat

(transitive) To beat or whip.

naslouchat

(archaic, often, imperative) To listen attentively.

nasměrovat

(transitive) To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.

násobek

(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.

násobit

(transitive, arithmetic, with by) To perform multiplication on (a number).

násoska

A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.

nasrat

(transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.

Nassau

The capital city of the Bahamas.

nastalý

Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

nastat

(intransitive) To happen or take place.

nastávající

Scheduled; expected.

nastavení

(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software

nastavit

(transitive, dated) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a spot.

nastavitelný

capable of being adjusted

nastehovat

(transitive) To sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.

nástěnný svícen

A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.

nastínit

To give a vague outline.

nástraha

A mental or psychological trap.

nastrojený

Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.

nástrojová sada

A storage case for tools.

nástup

(military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. [from 15th c.]

nástupce

A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.

nástupiště

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

nástupkyně

A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.

naštvaně

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

naštvaný

Displaying or feeling anger.

naštvat

(transitive) To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.

nasycenost

The state of being satiated.

nasycený

(informal) Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.

násyp

A road that is raised so as to be above water, marshland, and similar low-lying obstacles, which in some cases may flood periodically (e.g. due to tides). Originally causeways were much like dykes, generally pierced to let water through, whereas many modern causeways are more like bridges or viaducts.

nasytit

(transitive) To clog, to glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate.

natáhnout

(intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

natáhnout si

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

natahovací

(of a machine) Needing to be wound up in order to function.

natahovat

(intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

Natálie

A en given name.

Nataša

A en given name borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya.

natažený

(also, figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.

nateklý

protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).

nátěr

(countable) A covering of material, such as paint.

nátlak

Constraint by threat.

NATO

Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization

natočit

(transitive) To curl; to make frizzy.

natrhnout

To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.

natrhnout se

To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.

naturalismus

A state of nature; conformity to nature.

natvrdlý

Intellectually slow.

naučený

Derived from experience; acquired by learning.

náušnice

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

nauzdit

(transitive) To put a bridle on.

navádět

(transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]

nával

A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.

Navarra

An autonomous community and province in northern Spain.

navážit

(intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.

naverbovat

To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.

navést

(transitive) To carefully manipulate (someone or something) into a particular desired state, situation or position.

navést jinudy

(transitive) To change the route taken by something.

návětrný

(geology) Facing towards the flow of a glacier or fluid.

navíc

(not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.

navigátor

A person who navigates, especially an officer with that responsibility on a ship or an aircrew member with that responsibility on an aircraft.

naviják

A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.

návlek

An overshoe or sock worn to cover dirty shoes or feet.

navlhčit

(transitive) To make moist or moister.

návnada

Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

navonět

(transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

návrat domů

Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms.

návratnost

Gain or loss from an investment.

návrh

A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

návrhář

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.