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odrobina
A little bit; a small amount.
Odrobinka
A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.
odroczyć
(intransitive) To delay, to wait.
odrodzenie
(by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival.
odrodzony
Revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually.
odrostek
One of the secondary branches of an antler.
odróżniać
To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
odróżniający
Distinguishing, used to or enabling the distinguishing of some thing.
odróżnić
To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
odruch
An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
odruchowy
Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
odrywać
(transitive, often, with off, or, out) To remove by tearing, or with sudden great force.
odrzucać
(intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
odrzucenie
The act of rejecting.
odrzucić
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
odrzut
(mechanics) A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
odrzuty
Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.
odsadzka
A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification.
odsalać
To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply
odsapka
A short break; a rest or respite.
odseparować
(transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
odseparowanie
A separation.
odseparowany
Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
odseparowywać
(transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
odsetek
(uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.]
odsetka
(uncountable, finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.]
odsetki złożone
(banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.
odsiać
(transitive) To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
odsiadka
(British, slang, uncountable) A prison sentence.
odsiewać
(transitive) To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
odsłaniać
(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
odsłonić
(transitive) To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
odsłonięty
(usually followed by to) Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible).
odśnieżarka
A motorized vehicle that picks up snow off the ground and blows it to one side in order to clear a path.
odsolić
To remove the salt from something, especially from seawater for use in a domestic water supply
odsprzedać
To sell again.
odsprzedawać
To sell again.
odsprzedaż
Sale of something previously bought.
odstąpić
To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
odstąpienie
(law) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
odstawiać
(transitive, idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
odstawiać od piersi
(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
odstawić
(transitive, idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
odstawić od piersi
(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
odstawienie
(medicine) The process of quitting a course of treatment with a drug.
odstęp
A distance in space.
odstępca
(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
odstępczyni
(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.
odstępować
To give up or renounce one's position or belief.
odstępstwo
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
odstraszacz
Something that deters.
odstraszający
Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.
odstręczający
Lacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
odstrzał
An organized killing of selected animals.
odświeżać
(idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.
odświeżający
That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
odświeżenia
The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
odświeżenie
The process of refreshing; a means of restoring strength, energy or vigour.
odświeżyć
(idiomatic) To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.
odsyłacz
(transitive) To provide something with a cross-reference.
odszczepieństwo
The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs.
odszkodowanie
(legal) The money paid or awarded to a claimant (in England), a pursuer (in Scotland) or a plaintiff (in the US) in a civil action as compensation for a loss suffered by the same.
odszyfrować
(transitive) To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
odszykować
(transitive) To improve, renew, renovate, or revise (something). [from early 19th c.]
odszypułkowywanie
The removal of stalks from bunches of grapes prior to winemaking.
odtąd
From a specified time in the past.
odtajać
(intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
odtajniać
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
odtajnić
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
odtruć
(transitive) To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
odtrutka
A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
odtruwać
(transitive) To remove foreign and harmful substances from something.
odtwarzać
(sometimes, proscribed) .
odtwórczy
Imitating; copying; not original.
odtworzyć
(sometimes, proscribed) .
odurzający
Intoxicating or stupefying.
odurzenie
(colloquial) A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.
odwaga
(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness.
odwalony
(slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool.
odwarkiwać
(intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
odważać się
(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
odważnie
In a bold manner; with confidence.
odważnik
(measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
odważny
Courageous, daring.
odważyć
(intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
odważyć się
(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
odwdzięczyć się
To reward or repay (someone) for something done, given etc.
odwet
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
odwiązać
(transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
odwiązywać
(transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
odwieczny
Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
odwiedzać
(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]
odwiedzający
Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
odwiedzić
(transitive) To habitually go to (someone in distress, sickness etc.) to comfort them. (Now generally merged into later senses, below.) [from 13th c.]
odwiedziny
A short visit, usually for social purposes.
odwieść
(transitive) To convince not to try or do.
odwilż
The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost
odwłok
(zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [from late 18th c.]
odwłokowy
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]
odwód
(military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
odwodniony
From which the water has been removed.
odwodzić
(transitive) To convince not to try or do.
odwodziciel
(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]
odwołać
(transitive) To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
odwołać się
(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
odwołalny
(of, clothing) Able to be worn inside out.
odwołanie
An order to the contrary of a previous one.
odwoływać
To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
odwoływać się
(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.
odwracalny
Able to be reversed.
odwrót
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
odwrotnie
(generally after or) The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.
odwrotnie proporcjonalny
(mathematics) Proportional to the reciprocal of the independent variable.
odwrotność
The inverse element with respect to multiplication; the reciprocal.
odwrotny
Done, given, felt, or owed in return.
odwyk
(informal) An institution for rehabilitation.
odwzorowanie
The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.
odymać
(transitive) To press (one's lips) in and together so that they protrude.
Odyn
(Norse mythology, and, paganism) A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica.
Odys
(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.
Odyseja
An epic poem, ascribed to Homer, that describes the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy.
Odyseusz
(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.
odzew
(figuratively) A strong protest.
odziać
(transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.
odziany
(of a person, preceded by a garment type) Wearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed.
odziarniarka
A machine used for separating cotton fibers from cotton seeds, etc.
odziedziczyć
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To fall heir to; to inherit.
odzienie
Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
odziewać
(transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.
odzież
Clothing.
odzież męska
Men's clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.
odzież nocna
Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
odznaczenie
A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit.
odzwierciedlanie
(psychology) The behavior in which one person consciously or subconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another.
odzwierciedlenie
(psychology) The behavior in which one person consciously or subconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another.
odźwierna
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.
odźwierny
The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes responsible for security in the immediate area of the entryway, similar to a bouncer.
odzyskać
(transitive) To retrieve (something); to have (something) returned.
odzyskiwać
(transitive) To retrieve (something); to have (something) returned.
odzywać się niepytany
To speak when inappropriate, particularly in a school environment.
odżywczy
(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.
odżywianie
That which nourishes; nutriment.
odżywka
(nutrition, bodybuilding) A vitamin, herbal extract, or chemical compound ingested to meet dietary deficiencies or enhance muscular development; the dosage form that conveys or embodies it (e.g., tablet, capsule, pill, powder, beverage).
ofensywa
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
oferma
(US, pejorative) A clumsy or stupid person.
oferować
(transitive, informal) To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.
oferować się
(ambitransitive) To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
oferta
An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.
ofertorium
(Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. [from 15th c.]
offertorium
(Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected. [from 15th c.]

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