Czech–English dictionary

blboun nejapný

A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

blbuvzdorný

(of a device) Protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.

blbý

(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.

blecha

(informal, idiom) Cramped or illegible handwriting.

bledule

Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.

bledule jarní

Any of several bulbous European plants, of the genus Leucojum, having white flowers.

bledý

Ash-colored; pale; anemic

blejzr

A semi-formal jacket.

blekotat

Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.

blesk

A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.

blesková válka

A fast military offensive, typically involving a large and highly mobile tank force with air support.

blikat

To flash on and off at regular intervals.

bliknout

To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.

blinkr

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, automotive ) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.

blít

(colloquial, ambitransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

blizard

A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.

blížící

Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

blížit

(ambitransitive) To come closer to; to approach.

blízko

Physically close to, in close proximity to.

blízkost

Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.

blízký

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

blizna

(Christianity, chiefly, _, in the plural, _, stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus's body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.

bližní

(biblical) A fellow human being.

blog

(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

bloger

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

blogerka

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal.

blogovat

(blogging, ambitransitive) To contribute to a blog.

blok

A block of any various dense materials.

blokáda

(by extension) Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.

blokování

The exclusion of someone; blackballing.

blokovat

(transitive) To create a blockade against.

blonďák

(countable) A person with this hair color.

blonďatý

Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour.

blondýna

(countable) A person with this hair color.

bloodhound

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

bloudit

(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

bloudit očima

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

bloumat sem a tam

(archaic, ambitransitive) To go, or cause to go, hither and thither.

blouznivec

One who daydreams.

blud

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

bludiště

A structure similar to a maze, but containing only one path with no branches, as distinguished from a maze which contains multiple branching paths

Bluetooth

(networking, trademark) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.

blůza

(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.

blýskat

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

Bob

A en given name.

bobrovka

A hat made from the fur of the beaver.

bochník

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

bocman

(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

boční

(disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.

bod

A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.

bod na obrazovce

(electronics) A small dot registered on electronic equipment, such as a radar or oscilloscope screen.

bod odůvodnění

(legal) A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation.

bod varu

The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.

bod zlomu

(geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.

bodat

(transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.

bodavá bolest

(often, in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.

bodec

A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.

bodka

Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.

bodlák

This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

bodlina

A small, sharp pointed object similar to the true prickle, such as a thorn.

bodlinatý

Covered in spines or thorns.

bodnout

(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

bodovat

To earn points in a game.

body

An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]

bodyguard

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

boháč

(informal) A wealthy person.

bohatství

An abundance of wealth.

bohatý

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

bohatýr

(historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant.

Bohdan

A en given name.

bohém

A person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.

Bohemie

A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.

bohémský

Unconventional, especially in habit or dress.

boho-

(religion) god; deity

bohosloví

(uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.]

bohoslužba

(uncountable, countable, as bare noun) Christian worship held at a church; service. [from 10th c.]

bohužel

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

boj

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

bojácný

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

bojar

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

bóje

(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes

bojínek

Other species of genus Phleum.

bojiště

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

bojkot

The act of boycotting.

bojkotovat

(transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

bojler

A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.

bojová hlavice

The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.

bojovat

(intransitive) To join in battle; to contend in fight

bojovnice

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

bojovník

One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.

bojovnost

The state of being belligerent; aggressive inclination to war. [1804]

bojovný

Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.

bojový

(comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.

bok

(anatomy) The lateral flesh between the last rib and the hip.

bok po boku

Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]

bokorys

(architecture) A geometrical projection of a building, or other object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a vertical plane; called by the ancients the orthography.

boková souhláska

(linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

bolavý

Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]

bolehlav

Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera

bolest

Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

bolest břicha

Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.

bolest hlavy

(pain) A pain or ache in the head.

bolest zad

Any pain or ache in the back.

bolest žaludku

A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.

bolest zubů

(medicine) A pain or ache in a tooth.

bolesti v břiše

(chiefly, in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.

bolestivý

Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]

bolestný

Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]

bolet

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

bolid

An extremely bright meteor.

Bolívie

A country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre.

Bolivijec

A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.

bolivijský

Of, from, or pertaining to Bolivia, or the Bolivian people.

Bologna

The capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.

bolognský

Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.

Boloňa

The capital city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the capital of Bologna and also of Emilia-Romagna.

boloňský

Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.

bolševik

(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.

bolševismus

The Communist political ideology adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Marxism-Leninism.

boltec

(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.

bomba

An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.

Bombaj

(dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.

bombarda

A medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.

bombardér

(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.

bombardování

The action of dropping bombs from the air.

bombardovat

(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.

bona fide

In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.

Bonaventura

A surname transferred from the given name.

bonbón

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

bondáž

(sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.

bonsai

(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

bonsaj

(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

bonzák

(slang) An informer, one who betrays their group.

bonznout

(slang, intransitive) To inform on, especially in betrayal of others.

bonzovat

(intransitive, obsolete) To inform on someone; turn informer.

booleovský

(logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.

bordel

A house of prostitution.

bordelmamá

(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

borec

(informal, term of address) Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.

Boris

A en given name.

Borneo

A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.

borovice

(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.

boršč

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

bosenský

Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.

bosenština

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

bosky

Wearing nothing on the feet.

Bosňan

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosňanka

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

bosý

Wearing nothing on the feet.

bota

A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.