Czech dictionary

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A book or electronic tool that lists Czech words and explains their meanings or gives translations.

   Grammar: Countable: one Czech dictionary, two Czech dictionaries.

   Patterns

   • a Czech dictionary
   • a Czech-English dictionary
   • look something up in a Czech dictionary

   She bought a Czech dictionary before her trip to Prague.

   I used a Czech dictionary to check the spelling of that word.

   This app works like a Czech dictionary on your phone.

2. 2nouncountable

   A bilingual reference that gives Czech equivalents for words in another language.

   Grammar: Often used with a hyphen to show the two languages, e.g. Czech-English dictionary.

   Patterns

   • a Czech-English dictionary
   • an English-Czech dictionary

   An English-Czech dictionary is useful for translating documents.

   He keeps a Czech-English dictionary on his desk.

Word forms

Common combinations

look up a word in a Czech dictionary

Look up the word in a Czech dictionary if you are not sure.

a bilingual Czech dictionary

A bilingual Czech dictionary gives both Czech and English.

an online Czech dictionary

An online Czech dictionary is faster than a printed one.

a pocket Czech dictionary

She packed a pocket Czech dictionary for the trip.

Synonyms and how they differ

Czech lexicon

More formal and technical; usually means the vocabulary of Czech rather than a book you buy.

Czech glossary

A short list of special terms, not a full dictionary.

Word family

Czech proper noun

The language or a person from the Czech Republic.

Czechoslovak adjective

Relating to the former country of Czechoslovakia.

Commonly confused: Czech dictionary or Czech vs. cheque?

Practice

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