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This dictionary contains about 35,000 english words translated from english to czech.

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a {article} (an) -- SEE: an

AA {prop} (Antiaircraft) -- PL

Aachen {prop} (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) -- Cáchy {p}

aardvark {n} (mammal) -- hrabáč {m}, hrabáč kapský {m}

aardwolf {n} (the mammal species Proteles cristatus) -- hyena cibetková {f}

Aaron's rod {n} (mullein) -- SEE: mullein

abaca {n} (plant) -- manilské konopí {n}

abaca {n} (fiber/fibre) -- SEE: Manila hemp

aback {adv} (backwards) -- zpět

aback {n} (abacus) -- SEE: abacus

abacus {n} (calculating frame) -- počítadlo {n}, abakus {m}

abaka {n} (plant) -- SEE: abaca

abaka {n} (fiber/fibre) -- SEE: Manila hemp

abandon {v} (to give up control of, surrender) -- vzdávat se {impf}, vzdát se {pf}

abandon {v} (to leave behind or desert; to forsake) -- opustit

abandoned {adj} (no longer maintained, forsaken, deserted) -- opuštěný

abase {v} (to lower as in rank, so as to hurt feelings) -- ponížit {pf}

abash {v} (to make ashamed, to embarrass) -- zahanbit

abattoir {n} (public slaughterhouse) -- jatky {f-p}

abaxial {adj} (botany, zoology: of a side away from central line) -- nesouosý

Abaza {prop} (language) -- abazština {f}

abbess {n} (female superior of a nunnery) -- abatyše {f}

abbey {n} (monastery headed by an abbot) -- opatství {n}

abbey {n} (church of a monastery) -- opatství {n}

abbot {n} (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) -- opat {m}

abbreviate {v} (to make shorter) -- zkracovat {impf}, zkrátit {pf}

abbreviation {n} (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase) -- zkratka {f}

abbreviation {n} (act or result of shortening or reducing) -- zkrácení {n}

abbreviation {n} (mathematics: reduction to lower terms) -- krácení

abbreviature {n} (abbreviation) -- SEE: abbreviation

ABC {n} (alphabet) -- SEE: alphabet

ABC book {n} (primer) -- SEE: primer

abdicate {v} (surrender or relinquish) -- abdikovat

abdicate {v} (renounce a throne) -- abdikovat

abdication {n} (the act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder) -- abdikace {f}

abdomen {n} (belly) -- břicho {n}

abdominal {adj} (of or pertaining to the abdomen) -- břišní

abdominal cavity {n} (hollow portion of the torso, containing abdominal organs) -- dutina břišní {f}

abducens nerve {n} (nerve) -- odtahující nerv {m}

abduct {v} (to take away) -- unést

abduction {n} (physiology: movement separating limb from axis) -- abdukce

abduction {n} (law: wrongful carrying off of a human being) -- únos {m}

Abdullah {prop} (Muslim given name) -- Abdulláh

abearance {n} (behavior) -- SEE: behavior

abecedarium {n} (a book used to teach the alphabet) -- SEE: primer

Abel {prop} (biblical character) -- Abel {m}

abelian {adj} (math: of a group) -- Abelova {f}, abelovská {f}, komutativní

abelian group {n} (group in which the group operation is commutative) -- abelovská grupa {f}

aberrant {adj} (straying from the right way) -- scestný

aberrant {adj} (deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal) -- aberující {m}

Abidjan {prop} (the largest city of Côte d'Ivoire) -- Abidžan

ability {n} (quality or state of being able) -- schopnost {f}

abiotic {adj} (Nonliving) -- abiotický

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush {proverb} (small but certain advantage is preferable) -- lepší vrabec v hrsti, nežli holub na střeše

a bit {adv} (a little) -- SEE: a little

Abkhaz {adj} (of or pertaining to Abkhazia) -- abcházský {m}

Abkhaz {n} (person from Abkhazia) -- Abchaz {m}

Abkhaz {prop} (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) -- abcházština {f}

Abkhazia {prop} (territory in the Caucasus, see also: Republic of Abkhazia) -- Abcházie {f}

Abkhazian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Abkhazia) -- SEE: Abkhaz

Abkhazian {n} (Abkhaz) -- SEE: Abkhaz

Abkhazian {prop} (Abkhazian language) -- SEE: Abkhaz

ablative {n} (ablative case) -- SEE: ablative case

ablative case {n} (grammatical case used to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation, source) -- ablativ {m}

ablaut {n} (substitution of one root vowel for another) -- kmenostup {m}, střída {f}

able {adj} (permitted to) -- schopný

able {adj} (skillful) -- schopný

able {adj} (legally qualified) -- způsobilý

-able {suffix} (able to be done) -- -elný

able {adj} (healthy) -- SEE: healthy

able {v} (enable) -- SEE: enable

abnormal {adj} (not conforming to rule or system) -- abnormální {n}

abnormal {adj} (of or pertaining to behaviour that deviates from norms) -- abnormální {n}

abnormality {n} (state of being abnormal) -- abnormalita {f}

abnormality {n} (something abnormal) -- abnormalita {f}

abnormalness {n} (abnormality) -- SEE: abnormality

aboard {adv} (on board) -- na palubě

abode {n} (omen) -- SEE: omen

abolish {v} (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice) -- zrušit

abomination {n} (the feeling of extreme disgust) -- odpor {m}, zhnusení {n}

abomination {n} (something abominable) -- odpornost {f}, ohavnost {f}

Aboriginal {n} (original inhabitant of any land) -- domorodec {m}

aborigine {n} (aboriginal inhabitant of a country) -- domorodec {m}

abort {v} (to miscarry) -- potratit

abort {v} (to cause a premature termination) -- potratit

abortifacient {adj} (producing miscarriage) -- abortivní {m} {f} {n}

abortion {n} (miscarriage) -- potrat {m}

abortion {n} (induced abortion) -- interrupce {f}, potrat {m}

abortion {n} (act of inducing abortion) -- potrat {m}

abound {v} (to be copiously supplied) -- oplývat

abound with {v} (abound) -- SEE: abound

about {prep} (on every side of) -- kolem, okolo

about {prep} (near, approximately, regarding time, size or quantity) -- kolem, okolo

about {prep} (concerning) -- o

about {adv} (nearly, approximately) -- asi, přibližně

about-turn {n} (turn of 180 degrees) -- čelem vzad

about-turn {n} (total reversal of opinion or attitude) -- obrat o 180 stupňů {m}

above {prep} (in or to a higher place) -- nad

above {prep} (superior to, surpassing) -- nad

above {adv} (earlier in order in writing) -- výše

above {adv} (in a higher place) -- výše

above {adv} (higher in rank) -- výše

above {n} (something mentioned previously in a document) -- vyšší

above all {prep} (of prime importance) -- především

above ground {adj} (aboveground) -- SEE: aboveground

aboveground {adj} (on or above the surface of the ground) -- nadzemní

above-mentioned {adj} (mentioned or named before; aforesaid) -- výše zmíněný

above-named {adj} (mentioned or named before) -- SEE: above-mentioned

abracadabra {interj} (used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed) -- abrakadabra

abrade {v} ((transitive) to rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction) -- obrousit, odřít

Abraham {prop} (prophet in the Old Testament) -- Abrahám {m}

Abraham {prop} (male given name) -- Abraham {m}

abrasion {n} (medicine: superficial wound) -- odřenina {f}

abreaction {n} (psychoanalysis) -- abreakce {f}

abreast {adv} (side by side) -- bok po boku, vedle sebe

abreast {adv} (up to a certain level or line) -- na výši, na úrovni

abroad {adv} (in foreign countries) -- v zahraničí

Abruka {prop} (Estonian island located in the Gulf of Riga) -- Abruka

Absalom {prop} (Biblical character) -- Abšalom {m}

abscess {n} (cavity filled with pus) -- absces {m}, hnisavý vřed {m}

abscissa {n} (first of two coordinates) -- abscisa {f}

absence {n} (state of being away) -- nepřítomnost {f}, absence {f}

absence {n} (lack; deficiency; non-existence) -- nepřítomnost {f}, absence {f}

absence {n} (inattention to things present) -- nepřítomnost {f}

absent {adj} (being away from a place) -- nepřítomný {m}

absinthe {n} (liquor) -- absinth {m}, absint {m}

absinthe {n} (Artemisia absinthium) -- pelyněk {m}

absinthium {n} (Artemisia absinthium) -- SEE: wormwood

absolute {adj} (loosed from any conditions or limitations) -- absolutní

absolute {adj} (complete in itself, fixed) -- absolutní

absolute {adj} (capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone) -- absolutní

absolute {adj} (rare: positive; clear) -- jistý

absolute {adj} (chemistry: pure; unmixed) -- čistý

absolute alcohol {n} (reasonably pure ethyl alcohol) -- čistý alkohol {m}

absolute humidity {n} (mass of water vapour in a given volume of air) -- absolutní vlhkost

absolutely {adv} (in an absolute manner) -- naprosto

absolute value {n} (numerical value of a real number) -- absolutní hodnota {f}

absolute zero {n} (coldest possible temperature) -- absolutní nula

absolution {n} (absolving or setting free from guilt, sin or penalty; forgiveness of an offense) -- rozhřešení {n}

absorb {v} (to include so that it no longer has separate existence) -- absorbovat, pohltit, vstřebat

absorb {v} (to suck up or drink in) -- vstřebat

absorb {v} (to learn) -- vstřebat

absorbability {n} (being absorbable) -- pohltivost {f}, nasákavost {f}

absorbed {adj} (fully occupied with one's thoughts; engrossed) -- pohlcený

absorbed {adj} (taken in by a body without reflection) -- pohlcený

absorption {n} (act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything) -- absorpce {f}, vstřebání {n}

absquatulate {v} (to leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to decamp; to depart) -- zdejchnout se

abstain {v} (refrain from) -- zdržet se

abstain {v} (refrain from voting) -- zdržet se

abstract {n} (an abridgement or summary) -- výtah {m}, shrnutí {n}

abstract {n} (an extract of a vegetable substance) -- výtažek {m}

absurd {adj} (contrary to reason or propriety) -- absurdní

absurdism {n} (absurdity) -- SEE: absurdity

absurdity {n} (the quality of being absurd) -- absurdnost {f}, absurdita {f}

absurdly {adv} (in an absurd fashion) -- absurdně

absurdly {adv} (to an extreme degree) -- absurdně

abulia {n} (absence of will-power or decisiveness) -- abulie {f}

abundance {n} (ample sufficiency) -- hojnost {f}

abundant {adj} (fully sufficient; plentiful) -- hojný {m}

abuse {n} (sexual violation or assault) -- zneužití {n}

abuse {n} (delusion) -- SEE: delusion

abysm {n} (abyss) -- SEE: abyss

abyss {n} (bottomless or unfathomed depth) -- propast {f}, hlubina {f}

Abyssinia {prop} (historical name of Ethiopia) -- Habeš {f}

Abyssinian {adj} (of or pertaining to Abyssinia) -- habešský

Abyssinian {n} (a native of Abyssinia) -- Habešan {m}

academic {adj} (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning) -- akademický {m}

academy {n} (learned society) -- akademie {f}

academy {n} (specialized school) -- akademie {f}

acajou {n} (wood from trees of Meliaceae family) -- SEE: mahogany

acajou {n} (cashew tree) -- SEE: cashew

acajou {n} (cashew nut) -- SEE: cashew nut

acarus {n} (genus) -- roztoč {m}

accede {v} (to join a group) -- přistoupit (na nějakou dohodu, uzavřít smlouvu)

accede {v} (to agree to a proposal or view) -- souhlasit

accelerate {v} (to cause to move faster) -- zrychlovat {impf}, zrychlit {pf}

accelerate {v} (to quicken natural or ordinary progression or process) -- urychlit

acceleration {n} (act or state) -- zrychlení {n}

acceleration {n} (amount) -- zrychlení {n}

acceleration {n} ((physics)) -- zrychlení {n}, akcelerace {f}

accent {n} (stronger articulation) -- přízvuk {m}

accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) -- přízvuk {m}

accent {n} (utterance) -- SEE: utterance

accept {v} (to receive with consent) -- přijmout {pf}, přijímat {impf}

accept {v} (to regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in) -- přijmout

accept {v} (to receive officially) -- akceptovat, přijmout, přijímat

acceptability {n} (acceptableness) -- přijatelnost {f}

acceptable {adj} (capable, worthy or sure of being accepted) -- přijatelný {m}

acceptance {n} (act of accepting) -- přijetí {n}

acceptancy {n} (acceptance) -- SEE: acceptance

access {n} (way or means of approaching) -- přístup {m}

access {n} (act of approaching or entering) -- přístup {m}

access {n} (right or ability of approaching or entering) -- přístup {m}

accessory {n} (clothing accessory) -- doplněk {m}

accident {n} (unexpected event with negative consequences) -- nehoda {f}

accident {n} (transport: unintended event that causes damage) -- nehoda {f}

accidental {adj} (happening by chance) -- nahodilý, náhodný

acclaimed {adj} (greatly praised) -- uznávaný

acclimation {n} (acclimatization) -- SEE: acclimatization

acclimatization {n} (the act of acclimatizing) -- aklimatizace {f}

acclimatize {v} (to get used to a new climate) -- aklimatizovat

accoil {v} (nautical sense) -- SEE: coil

accommodation {n} (lodging) -- ubytování {n}

accommodation {n} (adjustment of the eye) -- akomodace {f}

accompaniment {n} (music: that which gives support or adds to the background) -- doprovod {m}

accompany {v} (to attend as a companion) -- doprovodit

accomplice {n} (associate in the commission of a crime) -- spolupachatel {m}, spoluviník {m}, komplic {m}

accord {n} (agreement or concurrence of opinion) -- souhlas {m}

according to {prep} (based on statement) -- podle

according to {prep} (in proportion) -- podle

accordion {n} (A small, portable, keyed wind instrument) -- akordeon {m}, harmonika {f}

accordionist {n} (player of the accordion) -- harmonikář {m}

accoucheur {n} (man who assists women in childbirth) -- porodní dědek {m}

account {n} (a registry of pecuniary transactions) -- účet {m}, konto {n}

account {v} (credit (to)) -- SEE: credit

accountability {n} (state of being accountable) -- odpovědnost {f}

accountant {n} (a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)) -- účetní {m}

accountant {n} (one who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts) -- účetní {m}

accountant {n} (one whose profession includes organizing, maintaining and auditing the records of another) -- účetní {m}

accounting {n} (development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions) -- účetnictví {n}

accourage {v} (encourage) -- SEE: encourage

Accra {prop} (capital of Ghana) -- Accra

accreditation {n} (giving of credentials) -- akreditace

accredited {adj} (given official approval after meeting criteria) -- akreditovaný

accretion {n} (act of increasing by natural growth) -- nárůst {m}, nárůstek {m}

accumulator {n} (one who or that which accumulates) -- akumulátor {m}

accumulator {n} (wet-cell storage battery) -- akumulátor {m}

accuracy {n} (state of being accurate) -- přesnost {f}

accurate {adj} (exact or careful conformity to truth) -- přesný {f}

accusation {n} (act of accusing or charging with a crime) -- obvinění {n}

accusation {n} (that of which one is accused) -- obvinění {n}

accusation {n} (declaration of fault or blame against another) -- obvinění {n}

accusative {n} (accusative case) -- čtvrtý pád {m}, akuzativ {m}

accusative case {n} (case used to mark the immediate object) -- SEE: accusative

accusatory {adj} (pertaining to, or containing, an accusation) -- žalující, obviňující, vyčítavý

accuse {v} (attribute blame to someone) -- obviňovat {impf}, obvinit {pf}

accused {n} (defendant) -- obviněný {m}

ace {n} (card with a single spot) -- eso {n}

ace {n} (tennis: point scored without the opponent hitting the ball) -- eso {n}

ace {n} (expert) -- eso {n}

ace {n} (excellent military aircraft pilot) -- eso {n}

acedia {n} (boredom) -- SEE: boredom

acephalic {adj} (headless) -- SEE: headless

acephalous {adj} (headless) -- SEE: headless

acerbity {n} (sourness) -- hořkost {f}, kyselost {f}, trpkost {f}

acetaldehyde {n} (the organic compound CH[3]CHO) -- acetaldehyd {m}

acetamide {n} (amide of acetic acid) -- acetamid

acetaminophen {n} (drug) -- paracetamol {m}

acetate {n} (salt or ester of acetic acid) -- acetát {m}

acetazolamide {n} (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used to treat glaucoma and other conditions) -- acetazolamid {m}

acetone {n} (the organic compound (CH[3])[2]CO) -- aceton {m}

acetylcholine {n} (the neurotransmitter compound) -- acetylcholin {m}

acetylene {n} (acetylene) -- acetylen {m}, acetylén {m}

acetylsalicylic acid {n} (acetate ester of salicylic acid; aspirin) -- kyselina acetylsalicylová {f}

ace up one's sleeve {n} (a surprise advantage of which others are not aware) -- Eso v rukávu

Achaea {prop} (a region in the northern head of the Peloponnese) -- Achája {f}

Achaemenes {prop} (the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty) -- Achaimenés {m}

Achaemenid {adj} (relating to the dynasty which ruled the Persian empire c. 550–330 BCE) -- achaimenovský

Achaemenid {n} (a member of the dynasty which ruled the Persian empire c. 550–330 BCE) -- Achaimenovec {m}

Achaemenid Empire {prop} (empire ruled by the Achaemenid dynasty) -- Achaimenovská říše {f}

ache {v} (be in pain) -- bolet {impf}

ache {n} (dull pain) -- bolest {f}

acheilia {n} (liplessness) -- SEE: liplessness

achene {n} (small dry fruit) -- nažka {f}

achievable {adj} (capable of being achieved) -- dosažitelný {m}

achieve {v} (to obtain, or gain as the result of exertion) -- dosahovat {impf}, dosáhnout {pf}

Achilles {prop} (Greek mythical hero) -- Achilleus {m}

Achilles heel {n} (vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation) -- Achilova pata {f}

Achilles tendon {n} (strong tendon in the calf of the leg) -- Achillova šlacha {f}

achoo {interj} (the sound of a sneeze) -- hepčí, hepčík

acid {adj} (sour, sharp, or biting to the taste) -- kyselý

acid {n} (a sour substance) -- kyselina {f}

acid {n} (in chemistry) -- kyselina {f}

acidity {n} (quality or state of being acid) -- kyselost {f}, acidita {f}

acidness {n} (acidity) -- SEE: acidity

acidosis {n} (abnormally increased acidity of the blood) -- acidóza {f}

acid rain {n} (unusually acidic rain) -- kyselý déšť {m}

acinar {adj} (pertaining to or located in an acinus) -- acinární

acinus {n} (one of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland (anatomy)) -- lalůček {m}

acknowledgment {n} (act of acknowledging) -- uznání {n}, přiznání {n}

acne {n} (a skin condition) -- akné {n}

aconite {n} (herb wolfsbane) -- oměj {m}

acorn {n} (fruit of the oak tree) -- žalud {m}

acoustic {adj} (pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds) -- akustický, zvukový

acoustic guitar {n} (hollow-body guitar) -- akustická kytara {f}

acoustics {n} (quality of a space for doing music) -- akustika {f}

acoustics {n} (physics: a science of sounds) -- akustika {f}

acquaintance {n} (person) -- známý {m}

acquaintanceship {n} (acquaintance) -- SEE: acquaintance

acrimony {n} (bitter hatred) -- rozhořčenost {f}, strohost {f}, jízlivost {f}

acrobat {n} (an athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination) -- akrobat {m}

acrobatics {n} (art of performing acrobatic feats) -- akrobatika {f}, akrobacie {f}

acromegaly {n} (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones) -- akromegalie

acromion {n} (outermost point of the shoulder blade) -- nadpažek {m}

acronym {n} (word formed by initial letters) -- akronym {m}

acropolis {n} (promontory of Ancient Greek cities) -- akropole {f}, akropolis {f}

Acropolis {prop} (Athenian Acropolis) -- Akropolis {f}, Akropole {f}

across {prep} (from the far side) -- přes

across {prep} (on the opposite side) -- přes

across {prep} (from one side to another) -- přes

across {prep} (bridging a gap) -- přes

across {prep} (perpendicularly) -- přes

across {adv} (crosswords: horizontally) -- vodorovně

act {n} (deed) -- čin {m}, skutek {m}

act {n} (statute) -- zákon {m}

act {n} (process of doing) -- čin {m}, skutek {m}

act {n} (division of theatrical performance) -- dějství {n}

act {v} (to have an effect on) -- působit

actinide {n} (one of a group of radioactive elements) -- aktinid, aktinoid

actinium {n} (chemical element) -- aktinium {n}

action {n} (something done so as to accomplish a purpose) -- čin {m}

action {n} (fast-paced activity) -- akce {f}

action {n} (military: combat) -- akce {f}

action {n} (law: A charge) -- žaloba {f}

action potential {n} (electrical potential) -- akční potenciál {m}

action word {n} (verb) -- SEE: verb

activate {v} (to turn on) -- zapnout

active {adj} (in action) -- činný {m}

actively {adv} (in an active manner) -- aktivně

active voice {n} (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action) -- činný rod {m}, aktivum {n}

activism {n} (practice of using action to achieve a result) -- aktivismus {m}

activist {n} (one who is politically active) -- aktivista {m}

activistic {adj} (activist) -- SEE: activist

activistic {adj} (relating to the practice of activism or the behavior and beliefs of activists) -- aktivistický {m}

activity {n} (state or quality of being active) -- aktivita {f}, čilost {f}

activity {n} (something done as an action or a movement) -- činnost {f}

activity {n} (something done for pleasure or entertainment) -- aktivita {f}

actor {n} (person who performs in a theatrical play or film, see also: actress) -- herec {m}, herečka {f}

actor {n} (plaintiff) -- SEE: plaintiff

actress {n} (female actor, see also: actor) -- herečka {f}

Acts {prop} (Book of Acts) -- SEE: Acts of the Apostles

Acts of the Apostles {prop} (fifth book of the New Testament) -- Skutky Apoštolů {m-p}

actual {adj} (existing in act or reality, not just potentially) -- skutečný

actually {adv} (In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively) -- skutečně, opravdu

actuate {v} (to activate; put into motion) -- aktivovat

actuate {v} (to incite to action) -- podněcovat

acumen {n} (quickness of perception) -- bystrost {f}

acupuncturation {n} (acupuncture) -- SEE: acupuncture

acupuncture {n} (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) -- akupunktura {f}

acute {adj} (medicine: of an abnormal condition) -- akutní

acute {adj} (medicine: of a short-lived condition) -- akutní

acute {n} (acute accent) -- SEE: acute accent

acute accent {n} (acute accent) -- čárka {f}

acute angle {n} (angle measuring less than ninety degrees) -- ostrý úhel {m}

acyclic {adj} (not cyclic) -- acyklický

AD {adv} (anno Domini) -- po Kr. (po Kristu), AD

Adam {prop} (first man in Abrahamic religions) -- Adam

Adam {prop} (male given name) -- Adam

Adam and Eve {prop} (the first man and woman (according to Genesis)) -- Adam a Eva

adamant {adj} (determined; unshakeable; unyielding) -- neoblomný, neochvějný {m}

adamant {n} (magnet or loadstone) -- SEE: magnet

Adam's apple {n} (Citrus medica) -- SEE: citron

Adam's apple {n} (lump in the throat) -- ohryzek {m}

adapt {v} (to make suitable) -- adaptovat, přizpůsobit, upravit

adapt {v} (to fit by alteration) -- adaptovat, přizpůsobit, upravit

adapt {v} (to make by altering) -- adaptovat

adapt {v} (to change to make oneself suitable) -- přizpůsobit se

adaptability {n} (quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable) -- přizpůsobivost {f}

adaptable {adj} (capable of adapting or of being adapted) -- přizpůsobivý

adaptation {n} -- přizpůsobení {n}, adaptace {f} [for theater]

adapter {n} (device to allow compatibility (in general)) -- adaptér {m}

add {v} (to make an addition) -- přidat

add {v} (to perform the arithmetical operation of addition, to add up) -- sečíst

addend {n} (any of various terms added together) -- sčítanec {m}

addend {n} (term added to another) -- sčítanec {m}

adder {n} (viper) -- zmije {f}

add fuel to the fire {v} (worsen a conflict) -- přilít olej do ohně

addict {n} (person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug) -- závislák {m}, závislý adj

addict {n} (adherent or fan) -- fanatik {m}

addictive {adj} (tending to cause addiction) -- návykový {m}

addictology {n} (the study of addictions) -- adiktologie {f}

Addison's disease {n} (Addison's disease) -- Addisonova choroba {f}

addition {n} (thing added) -- přídavek {m}

addition {n} (arithmetic: process of adding) -- sčítání {n}

additional {adj} (Supplemental or added to) -- dodatečný

addon {n} (add-on) -- SEE: add-on

add-on {n} (extension of core application) -- doplněk {m}

address {n} (direction for letters) -- adresa {f}

address book {n} (small book with addresses) -- adresář {m}

addressee {n} (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) -- adresát {m}

address space {n} (range of discrete addresses) -- adresový prostor {m}

add up {v} (be reasonable or consistent) -- SEE: make sense

Adela {prop} (female given name) -- Adéla {f}

Adele {prop} (female given name) -- SEE: Adela

adenine {n} (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) -- adenin {m}

adenocarcinoma {n} (any of several forms of carcinoma that originate in glandular tissue) -- adenokarcinom {m}

adenohypophysis {n} (the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland) -- adenohypofýza {f}

adenoid {n} (folds of lymphatic tissue covered by ciliated epithelium) -- nosní mandle {f}

adenoma {n} (benign tumour) -- adenom {m}

adenosine {n} (nucleoside) -- adenozin {m}

adequate {adj} (equal to some requirement) -- přiměřený, odpovídající, adekvátní

adherent {n} (a person who has membership in some group) -- příznivec {m} (to a principle or rule), stoupenec {m}, člen, přívrženec {m}

adhesion {n} (ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance) -- adheze {f}

adhesive tape {n} (adhesive tape generally) -- lepící páska {f}, izolepa {f}

ad hoc {adj} (for this particular purpose) -- ad hoc

ad hoc {adj} (special) -- SEE: special

adieu {interj} (farewell, goodbye) -- SEE: goodbye

Adige {prop} (river in South Tyrol) -- Adiže {f}

ad infinitum {adv} (endlessly) -- do nekonečna

adios {interj} (goodbye) -- SEE: goodbye

adipocyte {n} (type of cell) -- tuková buňka {f}

adipose tissue {n} (tissue) -- tuková tkáň {f}

adjacency {n} (the quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch) -- sousednost {f}

adjacent {adj} (lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring) -- přilehlý

adjacent {adj} (just before, after, or facing) -- přilehlý

Adjara {prop} (autonomous republic of Georgia) -- Adžárie {f}

adjectival {adj} (functioning as an adjective) -- adjektivní, přídavné jméno {n}

adjectival noun {n} (Adjectival noun in Czech grammar) -- zpodstatnělé přídavné jméno

adjective {n} ((grammar) a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent) -- přídavné jméno {n}

adjective {adj} (adjectival) -- SEE: adjectival

adjika {n} (spicy paste from the Caucasus) -- adžika {f}

adjoin {v} (to be in contact or connection with) -- sousedit

adjudicate {v} (to settle a legal case or other dispute) -- rozsoudit

adjust {v} (to modify) -- upravit

adjustable {adj} (capable of being adjusted) -- nastavitelný

adjustment {n} (result of adjusting, small change) -- přizpůsobení, úprava

adjutant {n} (lower-ranking officer) -- pobočník {m}

adminicle {n} (aid) -- SEE: aid

adminicle {n} (auxiliary) -- SEE: auxiliary

administer {v} (to cause to take by openly offering or through deceit) -- podat

administer {v} (to work in an administrative capacity; to supervise) -- spravovat

administrate {v} (administer) -- SEE: administer

administration {n} (the act of administering) -- správa {f}

administrator {n} (one who administers affairs) -- správce {m}, administrátor {m}

administrator {n} (law: one to whom the right of administration has been committed) -- správce {m}

administrator {n} (computing: one who responsible for software and maintenance of a computer or network) -- správce {m}

admirable {adj} (deserving of the highest esteem or admiration) -- obdivuhodný

admiral {n} (naval officer of the highest rank) -- admirál {m}

admiral {n} (a naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet) -- admirál {m}

admiral {n} (butterfly) -- babočka admirál {f} {m}

admiral of the fleet {n} (top rank in other navies) -- velkoadmirál {m}, admirál loďstva {m}

Admiral of the Fleet {prop} (nautical rank) -- SEE: admiral of the fleet

admiration {n} (adoration; appreciation) -- obdiv {m}

admire {v} (regard with wonder and delight) -- obdivovat {impf}

admirer {n} (one who admires) -- obdivovatel {m}

admissible {adj} (capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable) -- přípustný

admit {v} (to concede as true) -- připustit

admittedly {adv} (by admission) -- nepochybně

admonition {n} (gentle or friendly reproof) -- napomenutí {n}

adobe {n} (unburnt brick) -- vepřovice {f}

adolescence {n} (period between childhood and maturity) -- dospívání {n}

adolescent {n} (a teenager) -- dospívající {m}, puberťák {m}

Adolf {prop} (male given name) -- SEE: Adolph

Adolph {prop} (male given name) -- Adolf

adopt {v} (to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen) -- adoptovat, osvojit

adoption {n} (act of adopting, or state of being adopted) -- adopce {f}, osvojení {n}

adore {v} (love with entire heart and soul) -- zbožňovat

adorn {v} (to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate) -- zdobit

adrenal {n} (noun sense) -- SEE: adrenal gland

adrenal gland {n} (endocrine gland situated above the kidney) -- nadledvinky {n-p}

adrenaline {n} (the compound epinephrine) -- adrenalin {m}

adrenergic {adj} (having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine) -- adrenergní

Adrianople {prop} (former name of Edirne) -- Drinopol {m}

Adriatic {prop} (Adriatic Sea) -- SEE: Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea {prop} (sea that stretches from the Ionian Sea to the Gulf of Venice) -- Jaderské moře {n}

adroit {adj} (dexterous) -- SEE: dexterous

adroitness {n} (displays of skillfulness) -- zručnost {f}, obratnost {f}, šikovnost {f}

adsorb {v} (to accumulate on a surface) -- adsorbovat

adult {n} (fully grown human) -- dospělý {m}

adult {adj} (fully grown) -- dospělý

adult {adj} (pornographic) -- SEE: pornographic

adulterer {n} (husband or wife who commits adultery) -- cizoložník {m} cizoložnice {f}

adulteress {n} (woman or girl who commits adultery) -- cizoložnice {f}

adulterous {adj} (of or characterized by adultery) -- nevěrný

adultery {n} (sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse) -- cizoložství {n}, manželská nevěra {f}

adultescent {n} (adult who continues to participate in and enjoy youth culture) -- zamrzlý puberťák {m}

adulthood {n} (time of life) -- dospělost {f}

adumbrate {v} (To give a vague outline.) -- nastínit

advance {n} (amount of money) -- záloha {f}

advancement {n} (state of being advanced) -- pokrok {m}, vývoj {m}

advantage {n} (any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success) -- výhoda {f}

advantage {n} (superiority; mastery) -- výhoda

advantage {n} (the score where one player wins a point after deuce) -- výhoda {f}

advantageous {adj} (being of advantage) -- výhodný {m}

advent {n} (Christianity) -- SEE: Advent

Advent {prop} (season before Christmas) -- advent {m}

adventure {n} (encountering of risks) -- dobrodružství {n}

adventure {n} (remarkable occurrence) -- dobrodružství {n}

adventure {n} (adventure game) -- adventura {f}

adventurer {n} (one who enjoys adventures) -- dobrodruh {m}

adventurous {adj} (full of hazard) -- dobrodružný {m}

adverb {n} (lexical category) -- příslovce {n}

adverbial {adj} (of or relating to an adverb) -- příslovečný

adverbial {n} (grammar: word or phrase modifying a verb) -- příslovečné určení {n}

adverbial participle {n} (linguistic sense) -- přechodník {m}

adversary {n} (opponent) -- protivník {m}

advert {n} (advertisement) -- SEE: advertisement

advertently {adv} (on purpose) -- SEE: on purpose

advertisement {n} (commercial solicitation) -- reklama {f}

advice {n} (opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel) -- rada {f}

advisatory {adj} (advisory) -- SEE: advisory

advise {v} (to give advice to; to offer an opinion; to counsel; to warn) -- radit {impf}, poradit {pf}

advise {v} (to give information or notice to; to inform) -- informovat {impf}

adviser {n} (advisor) -- SEE: advisor

advisor {n} (one who offers advice) -- poradce {m}, rádce {m}

advisory {adj} (able to give advice) -- poradní

advocate {n} (person who argues the case of another) -- obhájce {m}, advokát {m}, právník {m}, právnička {f}

adware {n} (software application) -- adware {m}, reklamní program {m}, reklamní software {m}

Adygea {prop} (Adygea, Russia) -- Adygejsko {n}

Adygei {prop} (Adygei) -- SEE: Adyghe

Adyghe {prop} (language spoken in the Republic of Adygea) -- adygejština {f}

adze {n} (cutting tool) -- tesla {f}, skoble {f}, teslice {f}

Aegean {prop} (Aegean Sea) -- SEE: Aegean Sea

Aegean {adj} (of or relating to the Aegean Sea) -- egejský

Aegean {adj} (of or relating to Bronze Age civilization) -- egejský

Aegean Sea {prop} (sea of the northeastern part of the Mediterranean Sea) -- Egejské moře {n}

Aeolus {prop} (character in Greek mythology) -- Aiolos {m}

aerate {v} (to supply oxygen or air) -- provzdušnit

aeration {n} (the circulation of air) -- provzdušnění {n}

aerial {n} (device for receiving or transmitting) -- anténa {f}

aerodynamically {adv} (In an aerodynamic manner) -- aerodynamicky

aerodynamics {n} (The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases) -- aerodynamika {f}

aerology {n} (branch of meteorology) -- aerologie

aeroplane {n} (airplane) -- SEE: airplane

Aesop {prop} (ancient Greek author) -- Ezop {m}

aesthete {n} (someone who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature) -- estét {m}

aesthetic {adj} (concerned with beauty) -- estetický {m}

aesthetic {n} (the study of art or beauty) -- SEE: aesthetics

aesthetics {n} (study or philosophy of beauty) -- estetika {f}

aetiology {n} (study of causes or origins) -- etiologie {f}

Afar {prop} (language) -- afarština

a few {determiner} (a small number of) -- několik

a few {pron} (a small number of things) -- několik

affable {adj} (friendly, courteous, sociable) -- vlídný {m}, přívětivý {m}

affable {adj} (mild; benign) -- vlídný {m}, přívětivý {m}

affair {n} (that which is done or is to be done) -- záležitost

affair {n} (adulterous relationship) -- poměr {m}

affect {v} (to influence or alter) -- ovlivnit

affect {v} (to infect or harm) -- postihnout

affected {adj} (simulated in order to impress) -- afektovaný

affection {n} (any emotion) -- afekt {m}, pocit {m}, emoce {f}

affective {adj} (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions) -- afektivní, emoční

affective {adj} (emotional; emotionally charged) -- afektivní, emotivní

affectivity {n} (ability to experience affects) -- emocionálnost {f}

Affenpinscher {n} (Affenpinscher) -- opičí pinč {m}

afferent {adj} (Carrying towards) -- dostředivý (about nerves)

affiliate {v} (to adopt) -- SEE: adopt

affiliate {v} (to attach (to) or unite (with)) -- připojit se {pf}, přidat {pf}

affiliation {n} (The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another) -- přidružení {f}, přičlenění {f}, vztah {m}, propojení {n}

affiliation {n} (A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union) -- sdružení {n}, spolek {m}, svaz {m}

affix {n} (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) -- afix {m}

affix {n} (suffix) -- SEE: suffix

affixoid {n} (regular word that also works as an affix) -- afixoid {m}

afflict {v} (To cause pain to) -- postihnout

affluent {n} (tributary) -- SEE: tributary

afford {v} (to incur, stand, or bear) -- dovolovat si {impf}, dovolit si {pf}

affreightment {n} (hire a vessel for cargo) -- nájem lodi {m}

affricate {n} (sound) -- afrikáta {f}

affront {v} (to insult intentionally, especially openly) -- vysmívat se

Afghan {n} (person from Afghanistan) -- Afghánec {m}, Afgánec {m}

Afghan {adj} (pertaining to Afghanistan) -- afgánský {m}, afghánský {m}

Afghan hound {n} (Afghan Hound) -- SEE: Afghan Hound

Afghan Hound {n} (Afghan Hound) -- afgánský chrt {m}

Afghani {n} (citizen or native of Afghanistan) -- SEE: Afghan

Afghani {adj} (relating to Afghanistan) -- SEE: Afghan

Afghanistan {prop} (country) -- Afgánistán {m}, Afghánistán {m}

aforementioned {adj} (previously mentioned) -- výše zmíněný

afraid {adj} (impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive) -- bojácný, bázlivý, vystrašený

Africa {prop} (continent south of Europe) -- Afrika {f}

African {adj} (Of or pertaining to Africa) -- africký {m}

African {n} (a native of Africa) -- Afričan {m}, Afričanka {f}

African American {adj} (African-American) -- SEE: African-American

African American {n} (African-American) -- SEE: African-American

African-American {adj} (American and black) -- afroamerický

African-American {n} (A black American) -- Afroameričan {m}

Africanist {n} (a specialist in African studies) -- afrikanista {m}, afrikanistka {f}

a friend in need is a friend indeed {proverb} (someone who helps you in your time of need is a real friend) -- v nouzi poznáš přítele

Afrikaans {prop} (language) -- afrikánština {f}

Afrikaans {prop} (Afrikaner) -- Afrikánec {m}

Afrikaans {adj} (of or pertaining to the Afrikaans language) -- afrikánský

Afrikaner {n} (member of ethnic group) -- Afrikánec {m}

Afro-American {n} (African-American) -- SEE: African-American

Afro-American {adj} (African-American) -- SEE: African-American

after {adv} (behind; later in time; following) -- potom

after {prep} (subsequently; following in time; later than) -- po

after {prep} (behind) -- po

after {prep} (in pursuit of, seeking) -- za, na

after {prep} (in allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing) -- po, podle

after {prep} (next in importance or rank) -- po

after {prep} (as a result of) -- za

after {prep} (in spite of) -- po

afterlife {n} (life after death) -- podsvětí, posmrtný život {m}

afternoon {n} (part of the day between noon and evening) -- odpoledne {n}

afterward {adv} (afterwards) -- SEE: afterwards

afterwards {adv} (at a later or succeeding time) -- později, poté

afterword {n} (an epilogue) -- doslov {m}

again {adv} (another time) -- zase, opět, znova

against {prep} (in a contrary direction to) -- proti

against {prep} (in front of; before a background) -- proti

against {prep} (in physical contact with) -- o

against {prep} (in opposition to) -- proti

against {prep} (in competition with) -- proti

against {prep} (as protection from) -- proti

agar {n} (material) -- agar {m}

agaric {n} (any fungus having a cap with gills) -- lupenatá houba

agate {n} (mineral) -- achát {m}

Agatha {prop} (female given name) -- Agáta {f}

agave {n} (genus) -- agáve {f}

age {n} (century) -- SEE: century

age {n} (part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time) -- věk {m}

age {n} (latter part of life) -- stáří {n}

age {n} (one of the stages of life) -- věk {m}

age {n} (time of life when one attains full person rights) -- plnoletost {f}

age {n} (particular period of time in history) -- doba {f}

age {n} (great period in the history of the Earth) -- doba {f}

age {v} (intransitive: become old) -- stárnout

ageful {n} (eternity) -- SEE: eternity

ageing {n} (process of becoming older or more mature) -- stárnutí {n}

agency {n} (place of business of an agent) -- kancelář {f}, agentura {f}

agency {n} (agent) -- SEE: agent

agenda {n} (list of matters to be taken up) -- program {m}

agenesis {n} (imperfect development of the body) -- ageneze {f}

agent {n} (one who acts in place of another) -- agent, zástupce

Age of Enlightenment {prop} (period of history) -- osvícenství {n}

agglomeration {n} (act of collecting in a mass) -- aglomerace {f}

agglomeration {n} (state of being collected in a mass) -- aglomerace {f}

aggregate {n} (any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism) -- skandha

aggregator {n} (feed reader) -- agregátor {m}

aggression {n} (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) -- agrese {f}

aggressive {adj} (tending or disposed to aggress) -- útočný {m}, agresivní

aggressively {adv} (in an aggressive manner) -- agresivně, útočně

aggressiveness {n} (state or quality being aggressive) -- útočnost {f}, agresivita {f}

Aghori {prop} (an order of Hindu ascetics) -- aghóríové

agile {adj} (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) -- pohyblivý {m}, hbitý {m}, čilý {m}, svižný {m}, bystrý {m} (mentally)

agility {n} (quality of being agile) -- pohyblivost {f}, hbitost {f}, bystrost {f}

agitation {n} (excitement of public feeling) -- agitace {f}

aglet {n} (catkin) -- SEE: catkin

aglet {n} (cover of a shoelace) -- SEE: aiglet

Agnes {prop} (female given name) -- Anežka {f}

agnostic {n} (one who holds to a form of agnosticism.) -- agnostik {m}

agnosticism {n} (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) -- agnosticismus {m}

ago {adj} (past; gone by; since) -- před [used before the time]

agonist {n} (molecule that can combine with a receptor on a cell) -- agonista {m}

agoraphobia {n} (fear of open spaces) -- agorafobie {f}

agorism {n} (philosophy that advocates the creation of a voluntaryist society through counter-economics) -- agorismus

agranulocytosis {n} (acute condition) -- agranulocytóza {f}

agree {v} (harmonize in opinion; be in unison or concord; be united; concur) -- shodovat se, souhlasit {impf}

agree {v} (to yield assent, to accede) -- souhlasit

agree {v} (to come to terms or to a common resolve) -- dohodnout se

agree {v} (to resemble, coincide, correspond) -- shodovat se

agree {v} (to do well) -- vyhovovat

agree {v} (grammar: to correspond in gender, number, case, or person) -- shodovat se

agreeable {adj} (pleasing) -- příjemný {m}

agreement {n} (understanding to follow a course of conduct) -- domluva {f}, souhlas {m}, soulad {m}

agreement {n} (state whereby several parties share a view) -- domluva {f}

agreement {n} (legally binding contract) -- dohoda {f}

agreement {n} (grammatical agreement) -- shoda {f}

agricultural {adj} (of or pertaining to agriculture) -- zemědělský

agriculture {n} (the art or science of cultivating the ground) -- zemědělství {n}

agrimony {n} (plant of the genus Agrimonia) -- řepík {m}

ague {n} (malaria) -- SEE: malaria

aha {interj} (exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition) -- aha

Ahasuerus {prop} (the Wandering Jew) -- Ahasver

ahem {interj} (onomatopoeia) -- ehm

ahem {interj} (exclamation or cough to get attention) -- ehm

ahoy {interj} (used to hail a ship, etc) -- ahoj

Aichi {prop} (Aichi prefecture, in Southern central of Japan) -- Aiči

aid {n} (help; succor; assistance; relief) -- pomoc {f}

aid {n} (something which helps; a material source of help) -- pomůcka {f}

aid {v} (to support) -- pomáhat, asistovat, napomáhat

aide {n} (assistant) -- SEE: assistant

AIDS {n} (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) -- AIDS

aiglet {n} (tip on a ribbon or cord) -- návlečka {f}

aikido {n} (Japanese martial art) -- aikido {n}

aileron {n} (Hinged part on trailing edge of airplane wing) -- křidélko {n}

aim {n} (point intended to be hit) -- záměr {m}

aim {v} (to direct the intention or purpose) -- zamýšlet

aimless {adj} (without aim) -- bezcílný {m}

aimlessly {adv} (without an aim) -- bezcílně

aimlessness {n} (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) -- bezcílnost {f}

Ainu {prop} (language) -- ainština {f}

air {n} (historical: one of the basic elements) -- vzduch {m}

air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) -- vzduch {m}

air {n} (music: a song, an aria) -- popěvek {m}

air {v} (to bring into contact with the air) -- větrat

air {v} (to ventilate) -- větrat

air bladder {n} (swim bladder) -- SEE: swim bladder

air-condition {v} (to mechanically cool a space or an entire structure) -- klimatizovat

air-conditioned {adj} (equipped with air-conditioning) -- klimatizovaný

air conditioner {n} (a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space) -- klimatizátor {m}

air conditioning {n} (an air conditioner or system of air conditioners) -- klimatizace {f}

aircraft {n} (machine capable of atmospheric flight) -- letadlo {n}

aircraft carrier {n} (warship for launching aircraft) -- letadlová loď {f}

airfield {n} (place where airplanes can take off and land) -- letiště {n}

airfoil {n} (wing of an aircraft) -- SEE: wing

air force {n} (branch of the military devoted to air warfare) -- letectvo {n}, vzdušné síly {p}

airline {n} (company that flies airplanes) -- letecká společnost {f}, aerolinie {f-p}, aerolinka {f}

airliner {n} (passenger aircraft) -- dopravní letoun {m}

airmail {n} (the system of conveying mail using aircraft) -- letecká pošta {f}

airplane {n} (powered aircraft) -- letoun {m}, letadlo {n}

airport {n} (place designated for airplanes) -- letiště {n}

air raid {n} (attack) -- nálet {m}

air-raid shelter {n} (reinforced underground shelter designed to give protection against air raids) -- protiletecký kryt {m}

airship {n} (self-propelled lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered) -- SEE: dirigible

air ticket {n} (a pass entitling the holder to travel in an aeroplane) -- letenka {f}

air-to-air {adj} (fired from an aircraft in flight at another one) -- vzduch-vzduch

air-to-air missile {n} (missile) -- raketa vzduch-vzduch {f}

air-to-ground {adj} -- vzduch-země

air-to-surface {adj} (fired from an aircraft at a target on land or water) -- vzduch-země

air-to-surface missile {n} (missile) -- raketa vzduch-země {f}

airway {n} (windpipe) -- SEE: windpipe

airway {n} (trachea) -- SEE: trachea

airworthy {adj} (being able to fly) -- letuschopný

aitch {n} (name of the letter H, h) -- há {n}

ajar {adj} (slightly turned or opened) -- pootevřený

a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step {proverb} (a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step) -- cesta dlouhá tisíc mil začíná jedním krokem

Akan {prop} (Niger-Congo language) -- akanština

Akan {prop} (language group spoken in Ghana) -- akanština, akánština

akimbo {adj} (with a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward) -- s rukama v bok

akin {adj} (of the same kin; related by blood) -- příbuzný {m}

akin {adj} (of the same kind; similar) -- podobný {m}, blízký {m}, srovnatelný {m}

akinete {n} (a thick-walled, dormant cell found in cyanobacteria and green algae) -- akineta

Akkad {prop} (capital city of the kingdom of Akkad) -- Akkad {m}

Akkadian {adj} (pertaining to the language) -- akkadský

Akkadian {prop} (Semitic language) -- akkadština {f}

Akkadian {n} (inhabitant of the Akkad region) -- Akkaďan {m}

Alabama {prop} (U.S. State) -- Alabama {f}

alacrity {n} (eagerness) -- čilost {f}

alacrity {n} (promptness) -- hbitost {f}

Alan {prop} (male given name) -- Alan {m}

Alan {n} (member of a Sarmatian tribe) -- Alan {m}

Aland {prop} (archipelago) -- Ålandy, Alandy

alanine {n} (nonessential amino acid; C[3]H[7]NO[2]) -- alanin {m}

alarm clock {n} (type of clock) -- budík {m}

alarmed {adj} (worried) -- SEE: worried

alas {interj} (exclamation of sorrow, etc.) -- běda

Alaska {prop} (US state) -- Aljaška {f}

Alaskan {adj} (of or pertaining to Alaska, its people or its culture) -- aljašský

Alaskan Malamute {n} (Alaskan Malamute sled dog) -- aljašský malamut {m}

Albania {prop} (country in south-eastern Europe) -- Albánie {f}

Albanian {adj} (of or pertaining to Albania) -- albánský

Albanian {n} (person from Albania) -- Albánec {m}, Albánka {f}

Albanian {prop} (language) -- albánština {f}

Albany {prop} (capital of New York) -- Albany

albatross {n} (seabird) -- albatros {m}

albeit {conj} (despite its being; although) -- třebaže

Albert {prop} (male given name) -- Albert {m}

Alberta {prop} (province) -- Alberta {f}

Albina {prop} (female given name) -- Albína

albinism {n} (lack of melanin pigmentation) -- albinismus {m}

albinoism {n} (albinism) -- SEE: albinism

album {n} (book for photographs, stamps, or autographs) -- album {n}

albumen {n} (white part of an egg) -- bílek {m}

alchemist {n} (one who practices alchemy) -- alchymista {m}

alchemy {n} (ancient chemistry) -- alchymie {f}

alcohol {n} (organic chemistry sense) -- alkohol {m}

alcohol {n} (intoxicating beverage) -- alkohol {m}

alcohol-free {adj} (containing no alcohol) -- nealkoholický

alcoholic {n} (a person addicted to alcohol) -- alkoholik {m}

alcoholic {n} (one who abuses alcohol) -- alkoholik {m}, opilec {m}, pijan {m}

alcoholic {adj} (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) -- alkoholický {m}

alcoholism {n} (chronic disease) -- alkoholismus {m}, alkoholizmus {m}

alcoholism {n} (acute alcohol poisoning) -- otrava alkoholem {f}

Aldebaran {prop} (star) -- Aldebaran

aldehyde {n} (organic compound of the general formula R·CHO) -- aldehyd {m}

alder {n} (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) -- olše {f}

alderman {n} (member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town) -- obecní starší {m}, radní {m}, konšel {m},

Alejandro {prop} (cognates of Alejandro) -- SEE: Alexander

Alemannic {prop} (language closely related to German) -- alemánština {f}

Alemannic {adj} (of or relating to the Alemannic language) -- alemánský

alembic {n} (chemical apparatus) -- alembik {m}

a leopard cannot change its spots {proverb} (one cannot change one's own nature) -- starého psa novým kouskům nenaučíš, zvyk je železná košile

alert {n} (an alarm) -- výstraha {f}, poplach {m}

alert {n} (a notification) -- upozornění {n}