Czech–English dictionary

pořadatelka

A person who arranges the details of a public event.

poradce

A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

pořádek

(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

poradenství

Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.

pořadí

(countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

poradit

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

poradit si

To help (oneself) without the aid of others.

poradkyně

A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

poradní

Able to give advice.

pořádný

Belonging to oneself or itself; own. [14th c.]

pořadový

(maths, of a number) Indicating position in a sequence.

poranit

(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

poraženecký

Of or relating to defeatism.

poraženectví

Acceptance of defeat without struggle.

poražený

Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

porážet

(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

porazit

(transitive) To fell or chop with an axe.

porazit na hlavu

(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).

porážka

The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.

porce

(countable) The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.

pórek

A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

pořekadlo

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

pornograf

One who is involved in the creation or dissemination of pornography. [from mid-19th c.]

pornografický

Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.

pornografie

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]

poroba

The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.

porod

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

porod koncem pánevním

(obstetrics) A breech birth.

porodit

(transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).

porodní asistentka

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

porodní bába

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

porodní dědek

(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).

porodnické oddělení

A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born.

porodnictví

The practice and science of being a midwife.

porodník

(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.

porost

(biology) Something that grows or has grown.

porota

(law) A group of individuals chosen from the general population to hear and decide a case in a court of law.

porotce

(law) A member of a jury.

porotkyně

(law) A member of a jury.

porovnat

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

porovnávat

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

porozumění

A thorough understanding.

porozumět

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

portál

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

portmonka

(US, UK) A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

portrét

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

portské

A type of very sweet fortified wine, mostly dark red, traditionally made in Portugal.

Portugalec

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

Portugalka

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

Portugalsko

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

portugalský

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

portugalština

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

portýr

The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.

porucha

A fault or malfunction.

poručík

(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

poručit

(transitive, chiefly, literary) To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.

poručníce

(legal) A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis).

poručník

A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

porušení

(legal) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.

porušený

Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.

porušit

(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

poryv

A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.

posádka

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

posbírat

To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).

posed

A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species Bryonia dioica.

posedlost

Compulsion; mania.

posedlý

Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

posednout

Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind).

Poseidón

(Greek god) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.

posel

One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.

posera

(countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.

pošetilý

(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

posetý dolíčky

pitted, or scarred with holes

poševní

(relational) Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina.

posílat

(transitive, ditransitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).

pošilhávat

(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

posílit

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

posílit se

(transitive, intransitive) To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.

posilka

(especially, weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

posilovat

(obsolete) To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to energize.

posilovna

(especially, weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

pošírovat

(transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).

poskakovat

(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.

poskládat

To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.

pošklebovat se

(intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.

poskočit

To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly.

poškodit

(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

poskok

A playful leap or jump.

poškorpení

A minor fight or argument.

poškorpit se

(intransitive) To participate in a minor fight or argument; to quarrel.

poškození

The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.

poškrabat

To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

poskvrnit

(transitive) To cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance.

poskytnout

To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.

poskytovat

(transitive) To give; to give back; to deliver.

poskytovatel

One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

poskytovatelka

One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

poslanec

(UK, Canada, Australia, NZ) A representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a house of a parliament.

poslání

(countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.

poslankyně

(US, politics) Specifically, a member of the United States House of Representatives. [from 18th c.]

pošlapat

(intransitive) To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.

poslat

(transitive) To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.

poslat jinudy

(transitive) To change the route taken by something.

poslat zpět

(transitive) To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).

poslechnout

(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound.

poslechnout si

(archaic, often, imperative) To listen attentively.

poslední

Last; ultimate.

poslední vůle

(law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).

posledníček

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

poslouchat

(archaic, often, imperative) To listen attentively.

posloupnost

(mathematics) A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.

posluchač

Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.

posluchačka

Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.

posluhovačka

(archaic) A woman servant; a maidservant.

poslušnost

The quality of being obedient.

poslušný

Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.

posměch

Act of treating with disdain.

posměšek

A mocking remark or reflection.

posměšná poznámka

A facetious or insulting remark; a jeer, a taunt.

posměšný

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

posměváček

A person who mocks.

posmívat

(intransitive, with at) To utter sarcastic or mocking comments; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language.

posmívat se

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

posmrtně

After death.

posmrtný

Taking place after one's own death.

posmrtný život

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

pospíchat

(intransitive) To rush or hurry.

pošpinit

To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.

pošplíchat

(transitive) To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble. [from late 16th c.]

pošťák

(North America) Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

postava

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.

postavení

(uncountable, physiology) The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood.

postavení mimo hru

(sports) An offside play.

postavit

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

postavit do pole

(transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.

postavit se

(transitive) To encounter with courage and fortitude, to defy, to provoke.

poštěkávat

(transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.

postel

A prepared spot in which to spend the night.

poštěváček

(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals. [from 17th c.]

postgraduální

Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

postihnout

(transitive, pathology) Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

postit

(transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.

postižení

(countable, law) Lack of legal qualification to do something; legal incapacity or incompetency.

postižený

Having a disability.

postnatální

After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby).

postní doba

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

postoj

(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.

postoupit

(transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]

poštovné

The charge for posting an item.

poštovní

Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.