Czech–English dictionary

proděravět

To fill with holes like a riddle.

prodlévat

(intransitive, archaic, or, dialectal) To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.

prodloužený

Longer in length or extension; elongated.

prodloužit

(transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.

prodloužit se

(intransitive) To become longer.

producent

(UK, Irish, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven (in the UK) or ten (in Ireland) days to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.

producentka

(UK, Irish, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven (in the UK) or ten (in Ireland) days to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.

produkce

(geometry) The formation or production of any geometrical magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude, by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a semicircle, etc.

produkovat

(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.

produkt

(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]

produktivita

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

produktivní

Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

profese

An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.

profesionalismus

The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.

profesor

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

prognóza

(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. [from mid 17th c.]

program

A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting).

programátor

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

programátorka

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

programování

(computing) The act of writing a computer program.

programovat

(transitive) To enter a program or other instructions into (a computer or other electronic device) to instruct it to do a particular task.

programové vybavení

(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

prohánět

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

prohibice

An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something.

prohlášení

An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

prohlásit

(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.

prohlašovat

(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof.

prohledat

(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

prohlédnout

(informal, transitive) To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.

prohlídka

The act of examining something, often closely.

prohlížet si

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

prohlubeň

(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

prohlubenina

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

prohnanost

The quality of being astute.

prohnaný

Quickly and critically discerning.

prohnat

To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.

prohra

(countable) Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

prohrabat

To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food.

prohrabávat

To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food.

prohrábnout

To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.

prohrát kontumačně

To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.

projekt

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.

projektil

An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.

projektor

An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]

projet

(transitive) To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader.

projev

(countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.

projevit

(transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

projevovat

(transitive) To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.

projímadlo

Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect.

projížďka

A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).

prokázat

(transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.

prokázat správnost

(transitive) To justify by providing evidence.

prokazovat

(transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).

proklad řádků

(typography) Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.

prokládání

(electronics) A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

proklatý

(sometimes, vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

prokletí

(literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.

proklínat

(transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.

proklít

(transitive) To confer eternal divine punishment upon.

prokluz

(engineering) The motion of the centre of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horizontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed it would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller.

prokrastinace

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

prokurátor

A prosecuting attorney.

prokvetlý

(of an animal, especially of a horse) Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

proláklina

(geography) An area that is lower in topography than its surroundings.

proletář

A member of the proletariat.

proletariát

(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.

proletářka

A member of the proletariat.

proletářský

Of or relating to the proletariat.

prolínat

(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture

prolog

A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

proluka

A vacant space or time.

promáčený

Very wet; sodden, soaked.

promáčený skrz naskrz

Very wet; sodden, soaked.

promáčet

(intransitive) To soak in, or be soaked; to percolate.

promáčklina

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

promáčknout

(transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.

promáčknout se

(intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.

promazat

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

proměna

(pathology) A change, usually degenerative, in the structure of a specific body tissue.

promenádovat se

To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.

proměnit

(ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.

proměnit (se)

(transitive) To substantially or completely alter the form of.

proměnlivý

In a state of flux; subject to change.

proměnný

Able to vary or be varied.

proměňovat

(ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.

Prométheus

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

promíchat

To mix two things irregularly, placing things of one kind among things of other.

promíchat se

(intransitive) To become mixed or blended.

promile

One thousandth part.

promiň

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

prominentní

Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.

prominout

(transitive) To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).

promiňte

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

promítání

The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.

promočený

Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.

promočit

To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.

promodralý

Having a dark, bluish appearance.

promovat

(intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

promulgace

The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.

promyka

Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.

promyšlený

Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.

promýšlet si

(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.

pronájem

Synonym of lease (an interest in land, its related contract or the document containing that contract); more commonly used when a lease is short-term or has a periodic rent that is not merely nominal.

pronajímatel

(chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house.

pronajmout

(transitive, chiefly, British) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.

pronásledovaný smůlou

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

pronásledovat

(transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.

pronést

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

pronikat

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

pronikavost

The state of being pungent.

pronikavý

Intense; sensitive; sharp.

proniknout

(ambitransitive) To surreptitiously penetrate, enter or gain access to.

proniknutelný

Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

pronomen

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

propad

A lower section of a road or geological feature.

propadnout

(intransitive) To be unsuccessful.

propagace

Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.

propagační

Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.

propaganda

(religion, historical) The propagation of the faith by the Catholic Church by means of missionary work etc.

propagátor

One who promotes.

propagovat

(transitive) To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.

propan

(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867]

propast

Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

propíchnout

To open with a lancet; to pierce.

proplatit

(transitive, finance) To convert (some bond or security) into cash.

proplést

To twine (things) together.

proplést se

To become twined together.

propletenec

A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.

propletený

(chiefly, anatomy, zoology) Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; convolute.

proplouvat

(intransitive, figurative) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.

propočet

(chess, uncountable) The act or process of imagining sequences of potential moves and responses without actually moving the pieces.

propojení

The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.

propojenost

The state or quality of being connected.

propojit

(transitive) To connect to one another.

propojitelnost

The state or quality of being connected.

propojovat

(figuratively) To unite as if splicing.

proporcionální

Of a typeface, having characters with natural (non-uniform) width (in contrast to monospace typefaces).

propůjčit

To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.

propust

An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.

propustek

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

propuštěnec

A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.

propuštění

Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

propustit

(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.

propustka

A leave of absence or vacation.

propustnost

(operations) The rate of production; the rate at which something can be processed.

propustný

(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.

proradnost

A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.

prořezat

(transitive) To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to promote new growth.

prořezávání

(computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

prořezávat

(transitive) To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to promote new growth.