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bek
bek
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowing from English back. See also bachyně.[1]
Alternative forms
- back (obsolete)
Noun
bek m anim
- (sports, colloquial) back [20th c.]
- 1996, Bohumil Hrabal, Ze zápisníku zapisovatele, Praha: Pražská imaginace, ISBN 80-7110-165-6, page 251:
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Vojta Bradáč dvěma góly vyrovnal a pak zdánlivě kulhající Puč najednou nekulhal, obešel halvy, pak po něm vystartoval bek Černý, ale Puč dělovkou překonal brankáře Tichého a já jsem odcházel z hřiště smutný…
- Vojta Bradáč equalized with two goals and then seemingly limping Puč suddenly wasn't limping, got through the half-backs, then back Černý started off against him, but Puč defeated goalkeeper Tichý with a hard shot and I was leaving the pitch sad…
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Vojta Bradáč dvěma góly vyrovnal a pak zdánlivě kulhající Puč najednou nekulhal, obešel halvy, pak po něm vystartoval bek Černý, ale Puč dělovkou překonal brankáře Tichého a já jsem odcházel z hřiště smutný…
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Declension
Declension of bek
Synonyms
Antonyms
Noun
bek m inan
- (sports, colloquial) defense (portion of a team dedicated to defending) [20th c.]
- 1999, Vlasta Chramostová, Vlasta Chramostová, Brno: Doplněk, ISBN 80-7239-054-6, page 176:
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Standíkovi bylo třináct čtrnáct a hrál na beku.
- Standík was thirteen or fourteen and played in the defense.
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Standíkovi bylo třináct čtrnáct a hrál na beku.
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Declension
Declension of bek
Synonyms
- obrana
- defenziva, defenzíva
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Noun
bek m inan
Declension
Declension of bek
Synonyms
Interjection
bek
- (onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a roe deer.
- 2015, Karel Čapek, Hordubal, KKnihy.cz, ISBN 978-80-88061-21-2, page 37:
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Bek, bek, povídá, zadupe kopýtky a kluše dál.
- Bek, bek, she says, stamps with its little hooves and keeps trotting.
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Bek, bek, povídá, zadupe kopýtky a kluše dál.
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References
- ↑ "bek" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, ISBN 978-80-7335-393-3, page 80.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Noun
bek m (plural bekken, diminutive bekje n)
- a bird's beak
- any animal's mouth (such as a snout)
- (informal) a human mouth
- Hou je bek!: Shut your mouth!
- op je bek gaan: (informal) to fall, to trip over (so that fall is face-down)
Verb
bek
Derived terms
Terms derived from bek
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Tok Pisin
Etymology 1
Noun
bek
Etymology 2
Adverb
bek
- back
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:19 (translation here):
- Na bai yu wok hat tru long kisim kaikai bilong yu na tuhat bai i kamap long pes bilong yu. Na bai yu hatwok oltaim inap yu dai na yu go bek long graun. Long wanem, mi bin wokim yu long graun, na bai yu go bek gen long graun.”
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:19 (translation here):
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