zmizet

Czech

Alternative forms

  • zmiznout, zmizeti (archaic)

Etymology

From z- +‎ mizet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzmɪzɛt]

Verb

zmizet pf (imperfective mizet)

  1. (intransitive) to disappear
    Antonym: objevit se
    zmizet z dohledu ― to disappear from sight
    zmizet z očí ― to disappear from sight
    zmizet jako pára nad hrncem ― to vanish into thin air
    zmizet jako dým ― to disappear like a puff of smoke
    zmizet jako by se vypařili ― to disappear like though they had evaporated
    zmizet po anglicku ― to take French leave
    Zmizela beze stopy. ― She disappeared without a trace.
    Kam jsi zmizel? ― Where did you disappear to?
    On zmizel v davu. ― He vanished into the crowd.
    Zmizeli, jako kdyby se nad nimi zavřela voda. ― They disappeared as though the earth had swallowed them up.

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Further reading

  • zmizeti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • zmizeti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • zmizet in Internetová jazyková příručka
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