Polish–English dictionary

A

Ace. (including in card games)

a kuku

(games) A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then suddenly reveals it, saying "Boo!" or "Peekaboo!".

a kysz

(informal, demeaning) Go away! Clear off!

a nie

And not.

à propos

Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.

a psik

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

a to ci dopiero

(minced oath, euphemism) A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm.

a-

Not, without, opposite of.

ą-ę

(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

AA

Initialism of Alcoholics Anonymous: a self-supporting organization of alcoholic people.

abacysta

One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

abaja

A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

abakus

(architecture) The uppermost portion of the capital of a column immediately under the architrave, in some cases a flat oblong or square slab, in others more decorated. [from mid 16th c.]

abandon

The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment. [Late 16th century.]

abażur

A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.

abderycki

Of or belonging to Abdera or its people.

abdomen

(obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]

abdominalny

Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]

abduktor

(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]

Abdul

A en given name used by Muslims.

Abdullah

A en given name.

abdykacja

The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder. [First attested in the early 17th century.]

abecadło

A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.

abecadłowy

According to the sequence of the letters of the alphabet.

abiogenny

(biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis.

abiotyczny

Nonliving, inanimate, characterised by the absence of life; of inorganic matter. [mid-20th c.]

abisalny

(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

Abisynia

(historical) Former name of Ethiopia: a country and former empire in East Africa; used as an exonym until the mid 20th century.

abiuracja

A solemn recantation or renunciation on oath; as, an abjuration of heresy. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

ablaktacja

The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

ableizm

(uncountable) Discrimination against people with disabilities in favor of those without. [from late 20th c.]

abnegat

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

abnegatka

A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.

abociem

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

abolicjonista

A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice. [since the late 18th century]

abolicjonistka

A person favoring or advocating for the abolition of any particular institution or practice. [since the late 18th century]

abolicjonistyczny

(chiefly, historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. [since the late 18th century]

abominacja

(uncountable) The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred [from ca. 1350–1470]

abonament

Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

abonent

A person who subscribes to a publication or a service.

abonentka

A person who subscribes to a publication or a service.

abonować

(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

abordaż

The act of a sailor or boarding party attacking an enemy ship by boarding it.

abordażować

(transitive, nautical) To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.

Aborygen

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

Aborygenka

(potentially offensive) An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia or other land. [First attested in the 19th century.]

aborygeński

Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, or their languages. [First attested in the 19th century.]

abradować

(transitive) To rub or wear off; erode. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

abrakadabra

Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed. [from 19th c.]

Abram

Abraham (prophet in the Old Testament). [First attested prior to 1150.]

abrazja

(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

abrewiatura

(music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.

abrogacja

The act of abrogating.

abrogować

(transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.]

abrys

A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

ABS

(automotive) Initialism of antilock braking system.

absces

(pathology) A cavity caused by tissue destruction, usually because of infection, filled with pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

absencja

Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absolutnie

In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

absolutny

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. [first attested in the late 1400s]

absolutystyczny

Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; uncompromising. [from mid 19th c.]

absolwent

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

absolwentka

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

absolwować

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

absorbent

Anything which absorbs. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absorber

A device which causes gas or vapor to be absorbed by a liquid. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

absorbować

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

absorbowanie

The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,

absorbujący

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absorpcja

(physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

absorpcyjny

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

absta

A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

abstrahować

To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.

abstrakcja

An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

abstrakt

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstynencja

The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]

abstynent

One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

abstynentka

One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

absurd

(obsolete) An absurdity. [early 17th–mid 17th c.]

absurdalnie

In an absurd fashion. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

absurdalność

(uncountable) The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment. [First attested in the early 16th century.]

absurdalny

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.]

absynt

A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.]

absztyfikant

Someone who woos or courts.

abundance

(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist. [First attested in the late 19th century.]

aby

before an infinitive: As a means of achieving the specified end; to.

abysalny

(geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

acedia

Spiritual or mental sloth.

acetaminofen

(North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever.

aceton

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

acetylen

(organic compound, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odourless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.

ach

Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

Achil

(Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.

Achilles

(Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.

achromatyczny

(optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.

achroniczny

(astronomy, not comparable) Happening at sunset (of the rise or fall of a star; opposed to cosmic).

ący

Used to form present participles of verbs.

acz

(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.

aczasowy

Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.

aczka

(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.

aczkolwiek

Although, despite (it) being.

ad hoc

For a particular purpose.

adamant

An imaginary rock or mineral of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness.

adamantowy

Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated.

adaptabilność

(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.

adaptacja

(uncountable) The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.

adaptator

One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.

adaptatorka

One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.

adapter

(British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.

adaptować

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

adaptować się

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

adaptowalność

The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.

adaptowalny

Capable of adapting or of being adapted.

addendum

Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.

addukt

(chemistry) The product of an addition reaction.

adduktor

(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.

addycyjność

(uncountable, math) The property of being additive.

addytywność

(uncountable, math) The property of being additive.

adekwacja

The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

adekwatnie

In an adequate manner.

adekwatność

The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

adekwatny

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

Adela

A en given name.

Aden

A port city, the largest city in Yemen; the former capital of South Yemen.

adept

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

adeptka

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

ADHD

(informal) as of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

adherencja

Faithful support for some cause.

adherent

A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.

adherentka

A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.

adidas

(footwear) A shoe designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, typically with a soft, rubber sole.

adideacja

(linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.