Translation of Czech word "polévka" to English
polévka
/polɛvka/
Meaning
NounAny of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture.
How to use
Feminine, 'žena' paradigm: polévku (acc.), v polévce (loc., k→c softening). The diminutive is polévčička. A core vocabulary item frequently encountered in standard conversational and written Czech.
🇬🇧 English
soup
Example
Rád jím polévku k obědu.
I love eating soup for lunch.
Polévka byla velmi chutná.
The soup was very tasty.
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Common phrases
- horká polévka— hot soup
- K obědu jsme měli zeleninovou polévku.— For lunch we had vegetable soup.
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The Czech word "polévka" means "soup" in English.
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