Czech–English dictionary

počet zapsaných

The number of people enrolled.

početí

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

početný

Indefinitely large numerically; many.

pocházet

(transitive) To name; to designate; to call.

pochechtávání

A stifled or broken laugh.

pochechtávat se

(intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.

pochlebovač

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

pochlebování

Flattery; fulsome praise.

pochlebovat

(transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.

pochmurný

Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.

pochopení

Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment

pochopit

To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.

pochopitelný

Able to be comprehended.

pochovat

(transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.

pochromovat

(transitive) To plate with chrome.

pochva

The sheath of a sword.

pochvala

Commendation; favourable representation in words.

pochyba

(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

pochybení

(appellate, _, legal, uncountable) One or more mistakes in a trial that could be grounds for review of the judgement.

pochybnost

(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

pochybnosti

A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc. [from 16th c.]

pochybný

Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.

pochybovat

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

pochybující

(of a person) In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.

počíhat si

(transitive) To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

počínat si zmateně

(intransitive) To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly). [from 1530s]

pocit

The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.

pocit urážky

A feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.

počítač

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

počítačka

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.

počítačový

Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.

počítadlo

A device used for performing arithmetical calculations; (rare) a table on which loose counters are placed, or (more commonly) an instrument with beads sliding on rods, or counters in grooves, with one row of beads or counters representing units, the next tens, etc. [from late 17th c.]

počítat

(transitive) To reckon, calculate.

počítat s

(intransitive) To be of significance; to matter.

počitatelný

(grammar, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers.

pocítit

(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

pociťovat

(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

počtář

One who counts.

počtářka

One who counts.

poctivě

(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party

poctivost

(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

poctivý

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

pod

Below.

pod-

Under, beneath.

podání

(medicine) The administration of a drug.

podání ruky

The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.

podat

(transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

podávat

(ditransitive) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another.

podbiják

A tool used to tamp something down, such as tobacco in a pipe.

podbíječka

(rail) A railway vehicle used to tamp down ballast.

podbradek

A fold of fatty flesh under the chin, around the cheeks, or lower jaw (as a dewlap, wattle, crop, or double chin).

podbřišník

A band passed under the belly of an animal, which holds a saddle or a harness saddle in place.

podcenit

(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.

podchlazení

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

podchod

(British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

poddajný

Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.

poddaná

A citizen in a monarchy.

poddaný

A citizen in a monarchy.

podebírat se

(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.

poděděný

Obtained via an inheritance

podědit

(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.

podělit

(transitive) To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.

podělit se

To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.

podélný

In the long direction of an oblong object.

podepisovat

(transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. [from 15th c.]

podepřít

(obsolete) To bear; to support.

podepsaný

Having a signature; endorsed.

podepsat

(transitive) To validate or ratify (a document) by writing one's signature on it. [from 15th c.]

podepsat kontrakt

(intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.

poděšení

A sudden or complete loss of courage and firmness in the face of trouble or danger; overwhelming and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits

podešev

(footwear) The bottom of a shoe or boot.

podesta

A level area at the top of a flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.

podezírat

(transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.

podezřelý

(slang) Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.

podezření

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.

podezřívat

(transitive) To believe (someone) to be guilty.

podfukář

(countable) A person full of tricks or street smarts.

podhlavník

A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.

podhodnotit

(transitive) To underestimate, or assign too low a value to (something or someone); to have too little regard for.

podhrbolí

(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

podíl

An allocated amount.

pódium

A raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from. [from c. 1800.]

podiv

The feeling or experience of being astonished; great surprise.

podívaná

A spectacular ceremony.

podívat

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

podivení

(countable, UK, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.

podivín

(slang, chiefly, derogatory) A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, or business practices; an oddball, a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.

podivínský

Showing independence in thoughts or actions.

podivně

Oddly; in a strange or unexpected way.

podivný

Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.

podivovat se

(transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

podkasat plachtu

(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

podkolenní šlacha

(anatomy) One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the back of the thigh.

podkoní

A person who looks after horses.

podkova

The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

podkovat

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

podkožní

Pertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.

podkroví

The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.

podlaží

A floor or level of a building or ship.

podle

In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.

podle mě

according to me

podle mého mínění

according to me

podle mého názoru

according to me

podlézání

Servile flattery.

podlézavost

Servile flattery.

podlézavý

Seeking favor by way of flattery; flattering, servile.

podlitina

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

podloudně

(transitive) To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.

podloudnice

One who smuggles things.

podloudník

One who smuggles things.

podlouhlý

(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

podložka

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

podlý

(chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.

podmanit si

To forcibly impose obedience, servitude, or submission upon (a country, a people, etc.).

podmanivý

Charming, engaging, winning; inspiring approval and trust, especially if in an innocent manner.

podmáslí

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk.

podmáznout

(UK, Irish, slang) To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation.

podmět

(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.

podmíněný

Limited by a condition.

podmíněný trest

(legal) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions.

podmínka

(legal) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions.

podminovat

To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.

podmnožina

(set theory, of a set S) A set A such that every element of A is also an element of S.

podmořský

Being, relating to, or made for use underwater, especially beneath the sea.

podnajímat

(transitive, property law) To grant a sublease out of property held under a lease.

podnebí

The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).

podněcování

A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

podněcovat

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

podněcovatel

A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

podněcovatelka

A person who intentionally instigates, incites, or starts something, especially one that creates trouble.

podnět

Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.

podnik

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

podnikatel

A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

podnikatelka

A woman involved in business.

podnikavec

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. [from 1762]

podnikový

Of or relating to a corporation.

podnítit

(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.

podnos

A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

podnožka

A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.

poďobaný

having pockmarks

podobat

(transitive) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

podobenství

A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.

podobizna

(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

podobně

(manner) In a similar manner.

podobnost

Closeness of appearance to something else.

podobný

(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

podojit

(transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).

podomně prodávat

(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

podomní prodavač

An itinerant seller of small goods.

podomní prodejce

(North America) A person soliciting sales, especially door to door.