Czech–English dictionary

bdělost

Alert watchfulness.

bdělý

Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

bdění

An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.

bdící

Not asleep; conscious.

bé

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

beatník

A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

bečení

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

bečet

To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

bečka

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

becquerel

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq

běda

(archaic) An exclamation of grief.

beďar

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

bederní

Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

bederní ústřel

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

bedna

(Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, informal, by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward.

bednář

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.

bědný

In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

bědování

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

bědovat

(intransitive) To express grief; to weep or wail; to mourn.

Bedřich

A en given name.

bedrník anýz

An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.

běh

Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.

běhat

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

během

For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.

behemot

(Bible) A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.

běhna

(informal) Agent noun of bed-hop: one who bed-hops; a person who is promiscuous or has multiple sexual partners.

běhoun

A long, narrow carpet for a high-traffic area such as a hall or stairs.

Bejrút

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

bek

(sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.

bekasina

Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.

bel

A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.

Běla

A en given name.

Bělarus

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

bělásek

Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.

bělavý

Somewhat white, pale or almost white.

Bělehrad

The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

beletrie

(archaic) Literature, particularly light compositions valued for their aesthetic properties.

Belgičan

A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.

Belgičanka

A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.

belgický

Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.

Belgie

A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

belhání

An unsteady, off-balance step.

belhat

To walk lame, or unevenly.

belhat se

(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.

bělidlo

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

bělit

(transitive) To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).

Belize

An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.

bělmo

(archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.

běloch

(anthropology, dated) A member of the Caucasian racial classification (adjective sense 2).

Bělorusko

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Belarus. Capital and largest city: Minsk.

běloška

A person of European descent with light-colored skin.

bělošský

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

bělozubka hnědá

Any of several shrews in the family Soricidae, especially an Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus).

běluha

A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

belvedér

(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.

Benátčan

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Benátčanka

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

Benátky

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic.

Benátská republika

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic.

bendžo

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.

Benedikt

(countable) A en given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.

benevolentní

Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;

Bengálec

A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.

Bengálsko

A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

bengálský

Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

bengálština

A language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal, India.

Benghází

A port city in eastern Libya.

benigní

(medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

Benin

A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.

benjamínek

A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family.

benzen

(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.

benzín

(uncountable, North America, New Zealand, Philippines) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

Beran

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the ram, ruled by Mars and covering March 20 – April 20 (tropical astrology) or April 15 – May 15 (sidereal astrology).

beránek

A young sheep.

Berber

(potentially, _, offensive, occasionally, _, proscribed) A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa.

berberský

Of the Berber people, their culture, or their language.

berberština

A group of closely related Afroasiatic languages spoken in northern Africa, particularly Morocco and Algeria.

bérec

The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.

Berkshire

An inland county of England, bounded by Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Greater London and Wiltshire.

berla

A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.

berle

A staff with a hooked end similar to a shepherd's crook, or with a cross at the end, carried by an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.

Berlíňan

A native or inhabitant of Berlin.

Bermudy

An archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean, 580 nautical miles (1074 kilometers) east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Bern

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton.

berneška

A black and white species of bird within the family Anatidae from the northern hemisphere, Branta leucopsis.

berneška havajská

The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

berserk

(historical) Synonym of berserker (“a Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy”).

Berta

A en given name.

beruška

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

beryl

(uncountable, mineral) A mineral of pegmatite deposits, often used as a gemstone (molecular formula Be3Al2Si6O18).

berylium

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

beryllium

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.

Bes

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth.

besídka

A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.

běsnění

Violent uncontrolled anger.

bestie

(often, _, collective) All non-human animals seen as a group.

bestseller

A book or other product that has sold in large numbers.

beta

The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.

beton

(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

betonovat

(usually, transitive) To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

betonový

(not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).

Betsabé

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

bez

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

bez černý

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

bez chuti

Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.

bez domova

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

bez námahy procházet

(intransitive, figurative) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.

bez nároku na placené přesčasy

(of an employee or his position) Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.

bez pochyb

without a doubt; surely.

bez přístřeší

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

bez průtahů

(informal) Rapid and without delay.

bez sebe

In a state of panic, worry, frenzy, or rush.

bez zájmu

In a manner that shows no emotion.

bez závazků

Tending to travel or do as one pleases; readily without many commitments or responsibility.

bezant

(history) A coin made of gold or silver, minted at Byzantium and used in currency throughout mediaeval Europe.

bezbarvý

Having little or no colour.

bezbolestný

Free from pain; without pain or trouble.

bezbožný

Not acknowledging any deity or god; without belief in any deity or god.

bezbranný

Lacking any form of defense; vulnerable; open to attack.

bezcenný

Having no worth or use; without value.

bezcharakterní

Contemptuous of what is right or honorable.

bezchybná

(specifically) Of a book, manuscript, etc.: having no textual errors.

bezchybné

(specifically) Of a book, manuscript, etc.: having no textual errors.

bezchybný

Without flaws, defects, or shortcomings; perfect.

bezcílně

Without an aim, purpose or direction; in an aimless manner.

bezcílný

Without aim, purpose, or direction.

bezdětný

Not having any children.

bezdomovec

Lacking a permanent place of residence.

bezdrátový

Not having any wires.

beze

Not doing or not having done something.

běžecký pás

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

bezejmenný

(not comparable) Lacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .

běženec

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s]

běženka

(attributive, also, figurative) A person seeking refuge (as for shelter or protection), especially in a foreign country, out of fear or prospect of political, religious persecution, war, natural disaster, etc. [from 1680s]

bezesný

Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful.

bezesporný

(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

bezešvý

(not comparable) Having no seams.

běžet

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

běžet tryskem

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

bezhlavý

Without a head (body part).

bezhříšný

Without sin; never having sinned.

bezinka

A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.

bezkonkurenční

(possibly, _, dated) Without equal, matchless.

bezmocnost

The state of being helpless.

bezmocný

Unable to defend oneself.

bezmyšlenkovitý

Lacking thought or consideration.

běžná praxe

A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

beznaděj

A lack of hope; despair.

beznadějnost

A lack of hope; despair.

beznadějný

Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.