Czech–English dictionary

podotknout

(intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.

podpálit

(figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.

podpalubí

(nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).

podpatek

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

podpaží

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

podpažní jamka

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

podpěnka

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

podpěra

A signal for mounting a horse.

podpírat

(obsolete) To bear; to support.

podpis

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

podplatit

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

podpora

An alliance of factions.

podpora v nezaměstnanosti

(informal) Payment by the state to the unemployed; unemployment benefits.

podpořit

(transitive, often, figurative) To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.

podporovat

(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]

podprahový

(physiology) Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally) , below the threshold where a response can be produced. [from late 19th c.]

podprogram

(computer science) A section of code, called by the main body of a program, that implements a task.

podprostor

(countable, mathematics) A subset of a space which is a space in its own right.

podprsenka

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

podřadný

Of low rank, standard or quality.

podrazák

A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.

podráždění

Injury or wear caused by friction.

podrážděný

(informal) Angry, annoyed, indignant or irritated.

podráždit

(transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.

podrazit

(transitive, slang) To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.

podrážka

(footwear) The bottom of a shoe or boot.

podrbat

(transitive) To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.

podřídit

(intransitive) To do as one is told.

podřídit se

(transitive, or, intransitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.

podřít

To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.)

podřízený

A person of lower rank, stature, or ability to another.

podrobení

The act of subjugating.

podrobit

(transitive) To overpower; to subdue.

podrobit se

(ambitransitive) To submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.

podrobit si

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

podrobnost

(countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.

podrobný

Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

podrobovat

(transitive) To overpower; to subdue.

podrost

A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.

područí

(uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person.

podržet si

(intransitive) To stay back, to refrain.

podsaditý

Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.

podšálek

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

podšívka

A covering for the inside surface of something.

podškrabek

(informal, often, in combination) A youngest child who is born after a long gap in time.

podsouvat

(transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.

podstata

Subject matter; semantic information (or a portion or body thereof); that which is contained in writing, speech, video, etc.

podstatné jméno

(grammar, narrowly) A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.

podstatný

Related to a foundation, base, or basis; serving as a foundation.

podstavec

(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

podstoupit

(transitive) To suffer or endure; bear with.

podstřeší

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.

podstrkovat

(transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.

podsvětní

Infernal or hellish.

podtácek

A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.

podtext

(literature) The implicit meaning of a text, often a literary one, or a speech or dialogue.

podtitul

(authorship) A heading below or after a title.

podtrhnout

(transitive) To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.

podtržítko

(dated) An announcement of a theatrical performance to follow, placed in an advertisement for the current one.

podusit

(cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.

poduška

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

poduška klekátka

A cushion used primarily in churches for kneeling on while praying. [from 16th c.]

podvádět

(intransitive) To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

podvazek

(British) An item of apparel used to hold up a sock or (now especially) a stocking, such as a garter, or each of the fastening-straps attached to a corset or suspender belt.

podvedený

A person who has been deceived.

podvědomě

Below the level of conscious awareness.

podvědomí

The state of being subconscious.

podvědomý

(psychology) Without directed thought or awareness.

podvést

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

podvod

The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery. [from 17th c.]

podvodně vymámit

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

podvodní

(not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

podvodnice

A person who lies or deceives.

podvodník

A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster.

podvodnost

The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

podvodný

Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.

podvody

Deceitful tricks; trickery; games. [from mid 19th c.]

podvozek

(by extension, rail transport, also, attributively) One of two sets of wheels under a locomotive or railcar; also, a structure with axles and wheels under a locomotive, railcar, or semi which provides support and reduces vibration for the vehicle.

podvrh

The use of dishonest means or subterfuge to achieve one's (especially political) goals; chicanery, trickery. [from 17th c.]

podvrtnout 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

podvrtnutí

The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining

podvýbor

A committee formed by an existing committee, comprising a subset of its members.

podvýživa

A lack of adequate nourishment.

podzemí

(geography) Regions beneath the surface of the earth, both natural (eg. caves) and man-made (eg. mines).

podzemní

Below ground, under the earth, underground.

podzemní dráha

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.

podzemní voda

Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.

poeta

A person who writes poems.

poetka

A person who writes poems.

poezie

Poetic form in general.

poflakovat se

To hang out or wait around a location, preferably without drawing attention to oneself.

pofňukávat

(pejorative, intransitive) To cry while sniffling; to whine or complain while crying.

pogrom

The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.

pohádka

A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

pohan

A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, or Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)

pohánět

(transitive) To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).

pohanka

A pagan; someone who is neither Christian, Jewish, or Muslim (other Abrahamic or monotheistic religions may or may not be included)

pohanský

Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan.

pohanství

Any of a class of religions often associated with nature rituals.

Pohár

(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.

pohladit

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

pohlavní

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

pohlavní styk

(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. [from 1899]

pohlavní úd

(euphemism) The penis.

pohlazení

An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.

pohlcený

Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.

pohlcovat

To overpower emotionally.

pohled

(also, figuratively) A brief or cursory look.

pohlednice

(post) A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope.

pohledný

Of a person: attractive or pleasing to look at; beautiful, handsome; also, attractive but not particularly beautiful or handsome.

pohltit

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

pohnojit

(archaic, literary) To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.

pohnout

(transitive) To move; to shift from a fixed position.

pohnout se

(intransitive) To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.

pohnutka

(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]

pohodit

(transitive) To batter, bruise; to cause to bulge or swell.

pohodlí

Pleasantness.

pohodlně

In a comfortable manner.

pohodlný

Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.

pohodný

One who dismantles old ships, houses, etc. and sells their components.

pohonná hmota

Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.

pohostinnost

The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests.

pohostinný

cordial and generous towards guests

pohostinství

(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

pohostit

(transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward. [from 16th c.]

pohotový

Quickwitted and alert.

pohoupat se

(intransitive) To ride on a swing.

pohovka

(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.

pohraničí

The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.

pohrávat si s myšlenkou

(intransitive) To ponder or consider.

pohřbení

The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

pohřbít

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

pohřbívat

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

pohrdání

(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

pohrdat

To regard with contempt or scorn.

pohrdavě se usmívat

(intransitive) To raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.

pohrdavý

Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

pohřeb

The act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.

pohřebiště

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

pohřební píseň

A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

pohřební vůz

A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.

pohřebník

A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations.

pohroma

Something that impedes development or growth, or spoils any other aspect of life.

pohroužen

(comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.

pohroužený

Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.

pohroužit se

(figuratively, intransitive) To fall or rush headlong into some thing, action, state or condition.

pohrůžka

Constraint by threat.

pohupovat se

(intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.

pohyb

(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.

pohyb do strany

A sideways movement.