Polish–English dictionary

obrazić

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]

obrazić się

(intransitive) To feel or become offended; to take insult.

obrazić w celu odwrócenia uwagi

(chiefly, cricket, Australian) An instance of sledging.

obrazkowy

Of, relating to, composed of, or illustrated by pictures.

obraźliwy

Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.

obrażony

(informal) Angry, annoyed, indignant or irritated.

obrazować

(figurative) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.

obrazowy

Explicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.

obrębek

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.

obręcz

An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

obręcz kończyny dolnej

(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.

obręcz miedniczna

(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.

obrobić

To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.

obróbka

The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.

obrócić

(transitive) To spin, turn, or revolve something.

obrócić się

(intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.

obrodzić

(intransitive) To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas.

obrok

Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

obrońca

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]

obrończyni

(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.

obronić

(transitive) To maintain or defend (a cause) against opposition.

obronny

Intended for defence; protective.

obrót

A complete rotation of anything.

obrót na pięcie

Act of turning on one foot.

obrotnica

(rail transport, road transport) A rotating platform placed in a circular pit, used for turning locomotives, cars, or trucks.

obrotnik

(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

obrotny

Knowing, shrewd, astute.

obrotowy

Of, pertaining to or caused by rotation.

obroty

(accounting) The total sales; turnover.

obrus

A cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table.

obryw

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

obrządek

A rite; a repeated set of actions, especially in religious contexts.

obrzęd

A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.

obrzędowy

Related to a rite or repeated set of actions.

obrzęk

(medicine) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.

obrzezać

(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

obrzezanie

The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.

obrzezany

(medicine, urology) Of a man, having had the foreskin of the penis excised.

obrzeże

(geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.

obrzezywać

(military, nautical, slang) To trim off the portion of the barrel liner of a large-caliber naval gun that protrudes from the end of the barrel as a result of the liner slowly stretching from prolonged fire.

obrzydlistwo

(informal) Dirt or filth, especially when difficult to clean.

obrzydliwie

In a disgusting manner.

obrzydliwy

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

obrzydzenie

Strong dislike or disgust.

obsada

(art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.

obsadzać

To besiege; to surround with troops.

obsadzać pracownikami

(transitive) To supply (a business, volunteer organization, etc.) with employees or staff members.

obsadzić

To besiege; to surround with troops.

obsadzić pracownikami

(transitive) To supply (a business, volunteer organization, etc.) with employees or staff members.

obsceniczność

(countable) Something that is obscene.

obsceniczny

Obscene.

obserwacja

The act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)

obserwator

Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.

obserwatorium

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

obserwatorka

Someone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.

obserwować

(transitive) To look at attentively.

obsesjonalność

The quality of being obsessed.

obsesyjność

The quality of being obsessed.

obsesyjny

Excessive, as results from obsession.

obskurny

sordid, squalid

obsługa

(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

obsługa klienta

A department that provides services to existing customers.

obsługa klientów

The act of providing services to customers before, during and after a purchase.

obsługiwać

(transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).

obsługiwanie

(business) The business of providing catering, lodging and entertainment service; the industry which includes the operation of hotels, restaurants, and similar enterprises.

obsługiwany

(in combination) operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy

obsłużyć

(intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

obśmiewać

(intransitive, followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.

obstąpić

To besiege; to surround with troops.

obstawić

(transitive, ditransitive) To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

obstępować

To besiege; to surround with troops.

obsuwa

A major glitch or breakdown; a mistake or blunder.

obsydian

(mineral) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.

obszar

A particular geographic region.

obszar chroniony

A protected zone in a country, especially one designated for members of an ethnic or religious minority.

obszar izolowany

(computing) An isolated area where a program can be executed with a restricted portion of the resources available.

obszar występowania

(ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.

obszarpaniec

(derogatory) A shabby, beggarly person; synonym of ragamuffin.

obszerny

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.

obszukać

(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

obszukiwać

(transitive) To search (someone) by feeling their body and clothing.

obszycie

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.

obtaczać w jajku

(cooking) To coat (a food ingredient) with or dip (a food ingredient) in beaten egg (noun sense 1.1.1) during the process of preparing a dish.

obtoczyć w jajku

(cooking) To coat (a food ingredient) with or dip (a food ingredient) in beaten egg (noun sense 1.1.1) during the process of preparing a dish.

obudowa

A frame or housing containing electrical or mechanical equipment, such as on a computer.

obudzić

(transitive) To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.

obudzić się

(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

oburzający

Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative. [from 18th c.]

obustronnie

In a bilateral manner.

obustronność

(grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.

obustronny

Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.

obuty

Wearing shoes.

obuwie

Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.

obwarzanek

(Australia, North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid.

obwieść

To draw a line around; to encircle.

obwiesić

(transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

obwieszać

(transitive) To decorate (something) with hanging objects.

obwieszczenie

That which conveys what is announced.

obwiniać

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

obwinić

(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).

obwód

The distance measured around an object; the circumference.

Obwód leningradzki

An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

Obwód odeski

A raion of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Capital: Odessa.

obwodnica

A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).

obwodowy

(not comparable) Of or pertaining to a circumference.

obwodzić

To draw a line around; to encircle.

oby

(subjunctive present, defective, chiefly, poetic) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]

obyć się bez

(mostly, transitive) To manage despite the lack of.

obycie

Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.

obyczaj

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

obydwa

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

obydwie

Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.

obyty

Having experience and skill in a subject.

obywać się bez

(mostly, transitive) To manage despite the lack of.

obywatel

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

obywatelka

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.]

obywatelski

Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.

obywatelstwo

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.

obżarstwo

The vice of eating to excess.

ocalać

(transitive, of discarded goods) To put to use.

ocalała

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

ocalały

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

ocalenie

The rescue of a ship, its crew and passengers or its cargo from a hazardous situation.

ocalić

To save from any violence, danger or evil.

ocean

(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

oceanarium

A park where visitors can see marine mammals and/or fish.

ocena

An appraisal or evaluation.

oceniać

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.

ocenić

(transitive) To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.

ocenzurować

(transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

ocet

(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.

och

Expression of surprise.

ochłodzenie

(countable) A decrease in temperature.

ochmistrz

The person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship, or for dealing with the passengers on a ship or aircraft.

ochoczo

In an eager manner.

ochoczość

Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

ochoczy

(comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

ochota

The state of being willing

ochotniczka

One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.

ochotniczy

Working or done without payment.

ochotnik

One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.

ochra

A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.

ochraniać

To furnish with cushions.

ochraniacz na jądra

(cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.

ochrona

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

ochroniarz

A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting someone.

ochronić

To furnish with cushions.

ochrypły

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

ochrzczony

(of a person) Who has been baptised.

ochwat

(veterinary medicine) A severe laminitis of a horse, caused by untreated internal inflammation in the hooves.