Polish–English dictionary

odkażać

To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.

odkażanie

The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

odkładać

(intransitive) To delay, to wait.

odkładać na półkę

(intransitive) To stop either temporarily or permanently.

odkręcać

(transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve. [from 19th c.]

odkryć

(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.

odkrycie

Something discovered.

odkrywać

(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.

odkrywanie

(uncountable) The discovering of new things.

odkrywca

One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.

odkrywczyni

One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.

odkrztuszanie

(physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.

odkształcać

(also, figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.

odkształcać się

(intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.

odkształcanie

The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.

odkształcić

(also, figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.

odkształcić się

(intransitive) To become changed in shape or misshapen.

odkupić

To purchase (something already sold, misplaced, destroyed, or given away).

Odkupiciel

honorific title for Jesus Christ

odkupienie

(religion) Salvation from sin.

odkupywać

To purchase (something already sold, misplaced, destroyed, or given away).

odkurzać

(intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.

odkurzyć

(intransitive) To remove dust; to clean by removing dust.

odlać

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

odległość

(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.

odległy

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

odlew

Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.

odlewać

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

odlewnia

A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.

odliczać

(transitive) To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.

odliczanie

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

odliczenie

(law, finance) A sum withheld from an employee's pay for the purpose of paying tax.

odliczyć

(transitive) To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.

odlot

A departure.

odlotowy

(slang) Amazing; cool.

odludek

A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

odludny

Not much visited or frequented; remote from society

odłączony

That is no longer connected.

odłączyć

(intransitive) To separate from a larger group.

odłam

A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

odłamek

A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.

odłogi

(of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.

odłogować

(transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.

odłogowy

(of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.

odłożyć

(intransitive) To delay, to wait.

odłupać

(transitive) To break small pieces from.

odłupywać

(transitive) To break small pieces from.

odma opłucnowa

(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

odmawiać

(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

odmiana

(particle physics) One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).

odmiana języka

(linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.

odmiana językowa

(linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.

odmianek

A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially from one held by a majority of people, usually because of nonconformity or spite. [from mid 20th c.]

odmieniać

(grammar, transitive) To inflect (a verb) for each person, in order, for one or more tenses; to list or recite its principal parts.

odmieniać (przez przypadki)

(transitive, grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number, gender, and the like.

odmienić

(transitive, grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

odmieniec

(European folklore, also, figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.

odmienny

(grammar) Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections.

odmładzać

To render young again.

odmłodzenie

The process of rendering young again.

odmłodzić

To render young again.

odmowa

(psychology) A defense mechanism involving a refusal to accept the truth of a phenomenon or prospect.

odmówić

(transitive) To disallow; to proscribe.

odmrażać

(transitive) To thaw something.

odmrażacz

A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.

odmrożenie

An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.

odmrozić

(transitive) To remove frost from.

odnawiać

(transitive) To renew or revitalize.

odnieść nagły sukces

(intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.

odnoga

A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).

odnosić

(intransitive) To relate to, concern, or be relevant to.

odnosić nagły sukces

(intransitive) To become successful, to flourish.

odnosić się

(intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.

odnosić się do

(sometimes, proscribed) To mention, to refer to.

odnośnie

In relation to (someone or something).

odnośnik

(transitive) To provide something with a cross-reference.

odnośny

Connected to or depending on something else; comparative.

odnoszący się

Suitable for application, relevant.

odnowa

The act of renewing.

odnowić

(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

odnowienie

The act of renewing.

odnowienie przyjaźni

The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.

odnóżka

(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

Odo

A en given name.

odolan

(uncountable) The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine.

Odon

A en given name.

odontologia

The study of the structure and development of teeth

odór

A strong bad smell.

odosiowy

(botany, zoology) Of a side that is facing away from the axis or central line, such as the underside of a leaf, or the back of an animal. [Mid 19th century.]

odosobnienie

A period of seclusion.

odosobniony

Hidden, isolated, remote.

odpad

(figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.

odpady

Waste or impure matter.

odpalać

(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

odpalić

(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation

odparowanie

The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase the concentration of solid matter in the mixture.

odparzać

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

odparzenie

Injury or wear caused by friction.

odparzyć

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

odpis

A copy of any kind; an imitation.

odpisać

(transitive) Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.

odpisanie długu

(accounting) The cancellation of an item; the amount cancelled or lost.

odplatać

(transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.

odplatać się

Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.

odpleść

(transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.

odpleść się

Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.

odpluskwiać

(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.

odpluskwianie

(US) To remove insects from (somewhere), especially lice.

odpływ

(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

odpoczywać

(transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.

odpokutować

(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]

odpokutowywać

(ambitransitive) To make reparation, compensation, amends or satisfaction for an offence, crime, mistake or deficiency. [from 1680s]

odporność

Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.

odporny

Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships.

odpowiadać

(ambitransitive) To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.

odpowiadający

Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.

odpowiedni

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.

odpowiedniejszy

Better than some other option; preferred.

odpowiednik

(transitive) To provide something with a cross-reference.

odpowiednio

In a manner conforming or corresponding to; in proportion to; in accordance with. [from 16th c.]

odpowiedniość

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

odpowiedź

(religion) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.

odpowiedzialnie

In a responsible manner. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

odpowiedzialność

The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.

odpowiedzialny

Obliged, when called upon, to answer (for one’s deeds); answerable.

odpowiedzieć

To correspond to; to be in harmony with; to be in agreement with.

odpowietrzać

(transitive) To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

odpowietrzyć

(transitive) To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

odprawa celna

The process of going through customs checks at a border checkpoint.

odprężać

(transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.

odprężający

Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.

odprężyć

(transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.

odprysk

A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

odpuszczenie

The action of forgiving.

odpychający

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

odpyskiwać

(ambitransitive, slang) To talk impudently, especially to one's superior.

odpyskować

(ambitransitive, slang) To talk impudently, especially to one's superior.

odpyskowywać

(ambitransitive, slang) To talk impudently, especially to one's superior.

Odra

A river in central Europe, that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea.

odraczać

(intransitive) To delay, to wait.

odradzać

(transitive) To convince not to try or do.

odradzić

(transitive) To convince not to try or do.

odratować

(transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved.

odratowany przedmiot

(sometimes, attributive) Anything put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted, such as damaged goods.

odratowywać

(transitive) To make new or restore for the use of being saved.

odraza

(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]

odrażający

Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

odręczny

Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.

odrętwiały

Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

odrętwienie

Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.