Could anyone please suggest a suitable English equivalent for: "jit do sebe" ? Slovnik.cz suggests "eat humble pie", which doesn't fit with...
I have couple of Czech friends who recently spoke of their fondness for reading Dickens (Czech versions of Oliver Twist, Bleak House). One of my...
I couldn't post a reply to the original message from Jeff and Dana, but I received an SMS from a friend in the Czech Republic on New Year's day...
Could someone help me with this please? "Vůbec si Tě nezaslouzim". My own translation is confusing me!! Thanks.
As a small boy, born in the same year that Gagarin became the first man in space, I found the whole space race thing in the sixties fascinating -...
I have found all the words, I think, but I can't make sense of this - can anyone help please? ona má seznamu i schody, které musí vyjít...
Is there a Czech equivalent to the English expression " to be on the same wave-length"? In other words to feel/think the same as somebody else...
Could anyone please give me an idea of the best way to get from Prague Airport to the main railway station with a large group of people? I...
I came across the phrase "byt v jednom kole" the other day. I can work out the literal meaning but am I right in thinking that the figurative...
Hi, a Czech friend has written to me and used a word for which I cannot find the meaning. The word is "krapet" (sorry about the lack of accent...
This is a thank you to everyone who contributes help and assistance with the Czech language on these message boards. This past week marked a...
Please could someone tell me how one would say "She means the world to me"? Thanks (Sorry I seem to have put this in the wrong forum but I...
I am having difficulty understanding the full meaning of two sentences and I would be grateful for some help, please. I apologise for the lack of...
Could anyone help me with this please? In context, this word appears in a sentence ". . pracovat na raut pro mesto." (Sorry but I can't do...
Could someone clarify the following phrase for me, please. A friend is taking her baby son to an eye clinic and writes: "jdeme k ocnimu...
Am I correct in assuming that this abbreviation (sl.) is for "Miss" (as in, for example, "Miss Navratilova" - "sl. Navratilova")?
Could anyone please tell me the Czech word for "battleaxe" - (I mean the medieval weapon and not a derogatory word for Mother-In-Law :wink: ).
Could someone please help me with this? It is possibly a reference to a crash helmet but I can't get the context of it at all. "Helma ti...
I have finally taken the plunge and decided that it is time to tackle the subject of cases - it is driving me mad! I understand the whys and hows...
I'm afraid I cannot work this one out for myself so any help would be very much appreciated - ". . . . jen mne matou ty ctverecky misto...
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