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Czech
Etymology
From padat + -ák.
Pronunciation
Noun
padák m inan
- parachute
- (informal) firing (the dismissal of someone from a job)
- Synonyms: výpověď, vyhazov, propuštění
- Dostal padáka. ― He got fired.
- Máte padáka. ― You are fired.
Declension
Declension of padák (velar masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “padák”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “padák”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “padák”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)