Translation of Czech word "kompas" to English
kompas
/kompas/
Meaning
NounAn instrument containing a magnetized pointer showing the direction.
How to use
Masculine noun. Differentiate between animate and inanimate declensions. A core vocabulary item frequently encountered in standard conversational and written Czech.
🇬🇧 English
compass
Example
Kompas vždy ukazuje na sever.
The compass always points north.
Bez kompasu bychom byli ztraceni v lese.
Without a compass we would have been lost in the forest.
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- Kompas vždy ukazuje na sever.— The compass always points north.
- Bez kompasu bychom byli ztraceni v lese.— Without a compass we would have been lost in the forest.
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The Czech word "kompas" means "compass" in English.
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