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пола́
A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs. · pola
полагаемо
Deserved acknowledgment. · polagaemo
полагам
(transitive) To place in a coffin. · polagam
полагам се
(intransitive, legal) To become an enforceable and permanent right. · polagam se
полазват ме тръпки
To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of the body; to crawl. · polazvat me trapki
поле
(TCGs) The portion of the playing field where creatures or minions can be placed (or played, summoned, etc.). · pole
полевка
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini. · polevka
полегат
At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped. · polegat
полегатост
The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. [from 15th c.] · polegatost
поледица
A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement. · poleditsa
полезен
Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose. · polezen
полезен товар
That part of a cargo that produces revenue. · polezen tovar
полезно
In a useful manner; in a way that achieves something · polezno
поле́мика
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree. · polemika
полен
A fine, granular substance produced in flowers. · polen
полента
Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled. · polenta
полесраже́ние
The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field. · polesrazhenie
Полет
A en given name. · Polet
полза
(obsolete) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. [15th–19th c.] · polza
ползвам
(intransitive, impersonal) To matter; to be relevant. · polzvam
ползвам някого
(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to. · polzvam nyakogo
поли
(geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat. · poli
полиамория
Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved. · poliamoriya
поливам
(transitive) To supply (farmland) with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc. · polivam
поливане
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants. · polivane
полигамен
Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy. · poligamen
полигамия
(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”). · poligamiya
полигло́т
(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages. · poliglot
полигон
(geometry) A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines. · poligon
Полидевк
(Greek god) One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor. · Polidevk
полиле́й
A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling. · poliley
Поли́на
A en given name. · Polina
Полине́зия
A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them. · Polineziya
полирам
To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine. · poliram
полиран
Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface. · poliran
полис
(historical) A Greek city-state. · polis
политеи́зъм
The belief in the existence of multiple gods. · politeizam
политиза́ция
(politics) The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized · politizatsiya
политизи́рам
(transitive) To give something political characteristics; to turn into a political issue. · politiziram
полити́к
One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. · politik
поли́тика
A principle of behaviour, conduct which an entity (government, organization, etc.) applies or seeks to follow, especially as formally expressed by an authoritative body. [from 15th c.] · politika
полити́чески
Concerning or relating to politics, the art and process of governing. · politicheski
полити́ческо уби́йство
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain. · politichesko ubiystvo
полити́чка
One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. · politichka
политично
In a political manner. · politichno
полити́чност
Wise, advantageous, or politic conduct; prudence, formerly also with connotations of craftiness. [from 15th c.] · politichnost
политура
A substance used to polish. · politura
полифо́ния
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony). · polifoniya
полица
A shelf on which articles may be laid. · politsa
полица над камината
The shelf above a fireplace which may be also a structural support for the masonry of the chimney. · politsa nad kaminata
полицай
(UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers. · politsay
полица́йка
(police) A female police officer. · politsayka
полицейска значка
(colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge. · politseyska znachka
полицейска палка
A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer. · politseyska palka
полицейски участък
(US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district. · politseyski uchastak
полице́йски час
Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time. · politseyski chas
полицейско наблюдение
The act of watching a location or people, generally covertly. · politseysko nablyudenie
полиция
A police force. · politsiya
поличба
An evil omen · polichba
полк
(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units. [from 16th c.] · polk
по́лка
A lively dance originating in Bohemia. · polka
полко́вник
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). · polkovnik
по́ло
(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. · polo
полов
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.] · polov
по́лов акт
Sexual intercourse usually involving humans. · polov akt
по́лови о́ргани
(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation. · polovi organi
половин
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect. · polovin
полово́ сноше́ние
(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. [from 1899] · polovo snoshenie
полово съзряващ
At or just after the age of puberty. · polovo sazryavasht
по́лог
A place used by a monotreme, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young. · polog
положение
(medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb. · polozhenie
положителен
(algebra) positive; not negative · polozhitelen
положително
(manner) In a positive manner. · polozhitelno
поло́ний
A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84. · poloniy
полоса
A broad well-defined band of color. · polosa
по́лска вра́на
A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. · polska vrana
полска мишка
Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini. · polska mishka
по́лски
Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language. · polski
полски джоджен
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent. · polski dzhodzhen
полски кръстовник
A plant of the genus Ambrosia. These weeds are particularly noted for producing pollen that triggers hay fever. · polski krastovnik
полтъргайст
(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about. · poltargayst
полу
(of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common. · polu
полу-
half or partial; not complete · polu-
полубо́г
(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal. · polubog
полувоенен
Relating to a paramilitary. [1935] · poluvoenen
полуглас
An auditory tone of low pitch or volume. · poluglas
полугодие
A period or term of six months. · polugodie
Полукс
(Greek god) One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor. · Poluks
полукълбо́
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s]. · polukalbo
полуме́сец
The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. · polumesets
полумрак
(now, _, rare) Twilight. · polumrak
полунощ
The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. · polunosht
полуо́стров
(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass. · poluostrov
полупрозра́чен
Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent. · poluprozrachen
полусляп
Of a person: having impaired vision; partially blind; dim-sighted. · poluslyap
полусфе́ра
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. [1550s]. · polusfera
полутон
A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour. · poluton
полуфина́л
A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final. · polufinal
полуход
(artificial intelligence, combinatorial, _, game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players. · poluhod
полу́ча
(transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution. · polucha
получавам
(transitive) To find as an answer. · poluchavam
получавам конвулсии
(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort. · poluchavam konvulsii
получавам се
(intransitive) To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from. · poluchavam se
получа́ване
The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. · poluchavane
получа́тел
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended. · poluchatel
получател на пари
one to whom money is paid. · poluchatel na pari
получа́телка
The person or organization to which something, such as a letter or message, is addressed or sent, for whom the item is intended. · poluchatelka
получе́рен
(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface. · polucheren
По́лша
A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw. · Polsha
полъх
Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air. · polah
полюлявам се
(transitive) To shake something gently; to rattle or wiggle. · polyulyavam se
по́люс
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple. · polyus
полю́ция
(now, archaic) The ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission. [from 14th c.] · polyutsiya
полягам
(intransitive) To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose). · polyagam
по́ляк
A person from Poland or of Polish descent. · polyak
поляки́ня
A person from Poland or of Polish descent. · polyakinya
поля́на
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest. · polyana
полярност
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles. · polyarnost
помагам
(transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist. · pomagam
помага́ч
One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary. · pomagach
помага́чка
One who helps; an aide; assistant; auxiliary. · pomagachka
помежду
In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places). · pomezhdu
по́мен
(chiefly, Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration. [from 15th c.] · pomen
поместя
(transitive) To keep within a structure or container. · pomestya
помещавам
(transitive) To keep within a structure or container. · pomeshtavam
помещение за гласуване
A polling place (usually, as plural, polling places) · pomeshtenie za glasuvane
помийна яма
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water. · pomiyna yama
помилвам
(transitive) To grant a pardon (to a group). · pomilvam
поми́лване
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection. · pomilvane
помирение
(legal) A form of alternative dispute resolution, similar to but less formal than mediation, in which the parties bring their dispute to a neutral third party, who helps lower tensions, improve communications and explore possible solutions. · pomirenie
помирисвам
(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. · pomirisvam
помири́тел
A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking. · pomiritel
помирителен
Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions. · pomiritelen
помири́телка
A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking. · pomiritelka
помирявам
(ambitransitive) To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony. · pomiryavam
помиря́ване
The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement. · pomiryavane
помия
Water that dishes and cooking utensils have been washed in. · pomiya
помияр
(dated, or, humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog. · pomiyar
помни, че си смъртен
An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality. · pomni, che si smarten
помня
(chiefly, in the imperative) To pay attention or heed to so as to obey; hence to obey; to make sure, to take care (that). [from 17th c.] · pomnya
помогна
(transitive) To promote; to assist. · pomogna
по́мощ
(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief. · pomosht
помощен
Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. · pomoshten
помощник
(countable) Something which helps; a material source of help. · pomoshtnik
помощник игумен
In an abbey, the person ranking just after the abbot, appointed as his deputy; a prior claustral. · pomoshtnik igumen
помощник-капитан
(nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship. · pomoshtnik-kapitan
помощник-шериф
A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering. · pomoshtnik-sherif
помо́щница
A person who assists or helps someone else. · pomoshtnitsa
помо́щничка
A person who assists or helps someone else. · pomoshtnichka
по́мпа
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. · pompa

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