Czech–English dictionary

ohrazení

(uncountable) The act of enclosing, i.e. the insertion or inclusion of an item in a letter or package.

ohrazení (se)

A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

ohřebit se

(ambitransitive) To give birth to (a foal); to bear offspring.

ohřev

The act of making something hot.

ohřívač

A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.

ohromení

(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.

ohromený

Amazed; surprised.

ohromit

To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.]

ohromně

Greatly, in a vast manner.

ohromnost

The state or characteristic of being immense.

ohromný

Extremely large or on a great scale.

ohromující

Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.

ohrožení

Something that causes, contains, or presents danger.

ohrožený

in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)

ohrozit

(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.

ohrožovat

(transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.

ohrožující

Threatening in appearance or demeanor.

ohryzek

(anatomy) The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.

ohyb

A curve.

ohýbání

(grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

ohýbat

To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to misapply; to twist.

ohýbat se

(intransitive) To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.

Oidipus

(Greek mythology) A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

oj

(literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.

ojedinělý

Rare and scattered in occurrence.

ojetý

Of tyres: whose surface is worn away.

OK

(transitive, computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK.

okamžíček

(colloquial) A very short, unspecified length of time. [from 1780.]

okamžik

(informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.

okamžik zlomu

(figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.

okamžitě

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

okamžitý

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

okap

(Canada, Upper Midwest US, Western US) A trough under the eaves of a building for draining water from the roof; gutter.

okázalost

Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.

okázalý

Luxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.

Okcident

The western world; i.e. Western Europe, the US and Canada (sometimes includes Latin America), and Australia and New Zealand.

okcipitální

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

okenice

(usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.

okenní parapet

(architectural element) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.

oklamaný

A person who has been deceived.

oklamat

(transitive) To trick or mislead.

oklešťovat

(transitive) To restrict or limit.

oko

A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.

oko obrace

A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.

okolí

(computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system.

okolní

Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping.

okolnost

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.

okolo

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]

okořenit

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

okos

A sloped surface or line.

okotit

(transitive, intransitive) To give birth to kittens.

okoun

Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.

okouzlení

(archaic) The act of bewitching, or enchanting

okouzlený

In love, amorous.

okouzlit

(transitive) To cast a spell upon.

okouzlující

Enchanting.

okovat

(transitive) To apply horseshoes to (a horse).

okraj

The outer edge of something.

okrájet

(transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.

okrajový

Outside the mainstream.

okrasná rostlina

An ornamental plant.

okrasný

That serves to decorate

okrást

(transitive) To do someone out of their due; to deceive or defraud, to cheat (someone).

okres

An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 47 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska, Connecticut, and Louisiana).

okřídlený

Having wings.

okrový

Having a yellow-orange colour.

okrsek

An administrative division of a borough, city or council.

okruží

(anatomy) The membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen, maintaining their position in the abdominal cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics.

okružní křižovatka

(chiefly, UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.

oktáva

(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.

okuj

(uncountable) The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.

okulár

The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.

okultní

(medicine) Secret; hidden from general knowledge; undetected.

okupace

(geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.

okupant

A person who occupies an office or a position.

okupovaný

Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence.

okurka

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

okurka nakládačka

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

okurka setá

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

okusovat

Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.

okvětní lístek

(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

Oleg

A en given name.

olej

Liquid fat.

olejnatý

Covered with or containing oil.

olejový

Resembling oil.

olemovat

(transitive) To put a border on something.

oligarcha

A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.

Oliver

A en given name.

Olivia

A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.

Olivie

A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.

olivový

A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.

oloupat se

(transitive) To shed skin or outer layers.

oloupit

(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.

olověnec

(botany) A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort. [from 17th c.]

olovnice

(archaic, nautical) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.

olovo

(transitive, printing, historical) To place leads between the lines of.

olše

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

oltář

A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

olůvko

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]

Olymp

The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.

olympiáda

The Olympic Games.

Olympie

An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games.

olympijský

(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.

omáčka

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

omáčkový

Similar to sauce; having the consistency or texture of sauce.

omámení

A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.

omámenost

A state of greatly dulled or completely suspended consciousness or sensibility; (particularly, symptom) a chiefly mental condition marked by absence of spontaneous movement, greatly diminished responsiveness to stimulation, and usually impaired consciousness.

omámený

Queasy, dizzy, or disoriented.

omamný

Intoxicating or stupefying.

Omán

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.

ombudsman

An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.

omdlení

An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.

omdlévat

(literally) To faint, to lose consciousness.

omdlít

(literally) To faint, to lose consciousness.

omega

The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.

omeleta

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

omezení

(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.

omezenost

The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.

omezený

With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

omezit

To limit narrowly; to restrict.

omezovat

(transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]

omezující

Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.

omikron

(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant.

omilostnit

(transitive) To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.

omítkářský talíř

A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.

omladit

To render young again.

omlouvat

(transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

omluva

An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).

omluvit

(transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

omluvitelný

Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.

omluvný

Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

omotat

(transitive) To turn coils of (a cord or something similar) around something.

omráčený

Good; pious.

omráčit

(transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.

omračující

Having an effect that stuns.

omšelý

Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.

omyl

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

omylný

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

on

(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

ona

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

onanie

Masturbation.

onanovat

(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.

ondatra

A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini.

onde

(archaic, _, or, _, dialectal, _, outside of) At or in a distant but indicated place.

onemocnět

(transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).

onen

(dated, or, dialectal) Distant, but within sight; (that thing) just over there.

onen svět

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

oni

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

onkolog

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

onkologie

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.