hlodat

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech hlodati, from Proto-Slavic *glodati.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hlodat impf

  1. to gnaw, nibble
  2. to bother, plague, nag, beset (of a feeling)
    Hlodalo ve mně podezření, že to nepřeložím.I was nagged by the suspicion that I wouldn't be able to translate it.
    Hlodalo v něm pokušení se na to vykašlat.He was beset by a temptation to call it a day.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • hlodati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • hlodati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989