Czech–English dictionary

poštovní schránka

A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.

poštovní směrovací číslo

(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.

postrach

(figuratively) A bugbear: any terrifying thing.

postrádající

Completely without; having none of.

postrádat

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

postranní

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

postrašený

(Scotland) Frightened, timid.

postrašit

(intransitive) (To be able) to be scared.

postrčení

A gentle push.

postrčit

(transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

postříkat

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

postroj

(countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

postulát

A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

postup

A forward move; improvement or progression.

Postupim

A town in Buffalo City municipality, Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

postupka

(poker) Five cards in sequence.

postupně

In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.

postupný

Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees

postupovat

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.

postýlka

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) A bed for infants or small children, with high, often slatted, often moveable sides.

posudek

A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.

posun

Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. [from 16th c.]

posun paradigmatu

(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]

posunovat

(transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.

posuvník

(computing, GUI) A graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable text or images.

posuzovat

(transitive) To form an opinion on; to appraise.

posvátná kniha

A sacred writing or holy book.

posvátný

Revered in a religion.

posypat

(cooking, transitive) To sprinkle (food) with spices or seasonings, using a dredge.

posypat drtí

To cover with grit.

pot

Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

potácení se

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.

potácet se

To stumble.

potáhnout

(transitive) To cover or wrap with cloth, or paper, or other similar material.

potáhnutí

(informal, countable) An act of inhaling smoke from a cigarette, cigar or pipe.

potají

In a surreptitious manner; stealthily, furtively, secretly.

potápěč

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

potápěčka

Someone who works underwater; a frogman.

potáplice

(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

potaš

The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts).

potažmo

(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.

poté

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

potemnět

(intransitive) To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.

potenciál

(physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.

potenciální

Existing in possibility, not in actuality.

potenciální energie

The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).

potencionální

Existing in possibility, not in actuality.

potentát

A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.

potěr

The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

potěšení

Joy; pleasure.

potěšení na mé straně

A polite reaction to receiving thanks, meaning that the speaker enjoyed helping the listener.

potěšit

(transitive, slang) To excite or arouse, especially in a sexual manner, as to cause to experience orgasm.

potěžkat

To test the weight of (something) by lifting.

potěžkávat

To test the weight of (something) by lifting.

potící

Giving off sweat.

potit

(intransitive) To emit sweat.

potit se

(intransitive) To emit sweat.

potíž

An obstacle that hinders achievement of a goal.

potíže

An action which is not worth the difficulty involved.

potížista

One who causes trouble, especially one who does so deliberately.

potkan

A rat of species Rattus norvegicus, common worldwide.

potkat

(transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

potkávat

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

potlačit

(transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.

potlesk

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

potloukat se

(dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.

potok

A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.

potom

Behind; later in time; following.

potomek

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

potomkyně

One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

potomstvo

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

potopa

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

potopení

The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.

potopit

(intransitive) To swim under water.

potřást si rukama

(intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.

potrat

(medicine) The spontaneous natural termination of a pregnancy, especially before it is viable; the fatal expulsion of a foetus from the womb before term. [from 17th c.]

potrava

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

potravina

Anything edible.

potraviny

A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

potravní řetězec

The feeding relationships between species in a biotic community.

potřeba

(countable, and, uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.

potřebný

Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.

potrestat

(transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.

potrhaný

In tatters, having the texture broken.

potrhat

(usually of an animal) To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.

potrhlost

An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.

potrhlý

Of unsound mind; insane; demented. [from 17th c.]

potřísnit

(transitive) To soil or stain; to dirty.

potřísnit krví

(transitive) To cause something to be covered with blood; to bloody.

potřít

(transitive) To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate.

potrubí

A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.

potůček

A little brook.

poťukat

(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

potulný

Habitually travelling from place to place. [from 1560s]

potulovat se

To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.

potupa

Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy. [from late 17th c.]

potupit

(transitive, usually, used passively) To injure the dignity of; to embarrass; to humiliate. [from 17th c.]

potutelný

Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.

potvora

A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind.

potvrdit

(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

potvrdit poslední vůli

(transitive) To establish the legality of (a will).

potvrzení

A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.

potvrzení poslední vůle

(legal) The legal process of verifying the legality of a will.

potvrzovat

To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.

potyčka

(countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.

potýkat se

(figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.

poučit

(transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.

poučka

A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

poučování

The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.

poučovat

(transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.

pouhý

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.

poukaz

A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.

poukázat

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

poukazovat

(transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

pouliční bitka

(slang) A street fight or brawl.

pouliční děvka

A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets.

pouliční lampa

(countable) Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.

pouliční lupič

A person who makes exaggerated faces, as a performance; a gurner.

pouliční rvačka

(slang) A street fight or brawl.

poušť

A place with no remaining resources; a desert.

pouštění žilou

(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

pouštět draka

(ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.

poustevník

One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

pouť

A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions.

pouta

A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.

poutat

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

poutko

A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on.

poutník

One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.

pouťový

(of clothing, appearance, etc.) Cheap and gaudy; showy.

pouzdro

(engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.

pouze

Only, simply, merely.

použít

To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use.

použitelný

Capable of being used.

použití

A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.

používat

(transitive) To employ; to apply; to utilize.

povadlý

Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.

povaha

The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.

povaleč

(pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.

povalečka

(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

poválečný

Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.

povalovat

(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]

povázka

(anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.

považovat

To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.

považovat za

(transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

povědět

(intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.

povel

An order to do something.

pověra

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.

pověrčivý

Susceptible to superstitions.

pověření

(informal) Evidence of skill or excellence.

pověřit

To assign a duty or responsibility to; to order.