No. 601 in Czech
sparta
In Czech, "sparta" typically refers to the name of a sports club, most notably AC Sparta Prague, a professional football team. It may also evoke the historical Spartan ideals or toughness metaphorically.
In a sentence
Sparta je známý fotbalový klub v České republice.
Sparta is a well-known football club in the Czech Republic.
In this sentence, 'Sparta' refers to the football club based in Prague, commonly known as Sparta Prague.
V dějepisu jsme se učili o antickém městě státě Spartě.
In history, we learned about the ancient city-state of Sparta.
'Sparta' here refers to the historical city-state in ancient Greece, used in an educational context.
Jeho vytrvalost a kuráž připomínají proslulé spartské bojovníky.
His perseverance and courage are reminiscent of the famous Spartan warriors.
The term 'Spartan' (from Sparta) is used here metaphorically to describe traits like resilience and bravery associated with the inhabitants of ancient Sparta.
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