Polish–English dictionary

offline

Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.

ofiara

(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

ofiarny

Noble, kind and generous.

ofiarodawca

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

ofiarodawczyni

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

ofiarowanie

(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.]

ofiary

Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.

oficer

A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.

oficer śledczy

(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.

oficjalnie

In an official manner; according to official rules or regulations.

oficjalny

Official.

oficjel

An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.

oficjum

(religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:

ogar

A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.

ogarnąć

(transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]

ogarniać

(transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand. [from 16thc.]

ogarnięty

(of a person) Characterized by efficient organization.

ogień

(countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.

ogień piekielny

(uncountable) The fire of Hell.

ogień zaporowy

(military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.

ogierek

A young male horse.

ogląd

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

oglądalność

(collectively) percentage of viewers that watched television programs or other video broadcasts.

oględziny

Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury.

ogłaszać

(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]

ogłosić

(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]

ogłoszenie

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

ogłowie

(equestrian) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.

ogłupienie

Mental lethargy or dullness.

ogłuszać

(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.

ogłuszyć

(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.

ognia

Command to shoot with firearms.

ogniowy

Of or relating to fire.

ognisko

A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.

ognisko domowe

(figurative) Home or family life.

ogniskować

(ergative) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

ognista czerwień

A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour. flame:

ognistoczerwony

Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.

ognisty

Of or relating to fire.

ogniwo

A form or state of connection.

ognoić

(archaic, literary) To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.

ogolić

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

ogolić się

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

ogólnie

(linguistics, semantics) In the broad sense; broadly.

ogólnonarodowy

Extending throughout an entire nation.

ogólnopaństwowy

Happening in or affecting an entire sovereign state; nationwide.

ogólnostanowy

Happening in or affecting an entire state (political subdivision of a federal union).

ogólnoustrojowy

(physiology) Pertaining to an entire organism.

ogólny

Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.

ogolony

Having had hair (especially facial hair) shaved off, so that it is no longer visible; smooth-shaven.

ogół

A person's ancestors, relatives or family.

ogon

(heraldry) An animal's tail. [from 16th c.]

ogonek

(orthography) A hook-shaped diacritical mark ⟨◌̨⟩ attached underneath a vowel, typically to indicate nasalization, as in Ąą, Ęę, Įį, Ǫǫ or Ųų.

ogoniasty

(zoology) Having a tail.

ogórek

(vegetable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

ogórek kiszony

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

ogórek konserwowy

A small cucumber, often pickled whole.

ogórek w occie

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

ogr

(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.

ograbić

(transitive, now, rare) To rob, steal from; to cheat or swindle (someone).

ogradzać

(transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

ograniczać

To limit narrowly; to restrict.

ograniczający

Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.

ograniczenie

An artificial upper limit or ceiling.

ograniczony

(analysis, of a set) That can be enclosed within a ball of finite radius.

ograniczyć

To limit narrowly; to restrict.

ogród

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

ogród zoologiczny

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited.

ogrodnictwo

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.

ogrodniczka

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

ogrodniczki

Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.

ogrodnik

One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.

ogrodzenie

(figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.

ogrodzić

(transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

ogrom

(figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.

ogromniasty

(colloquial) Very large.

ogromnie

Greatly; to a huge extent.

ogromny

Extremely large or on a great scale.

ogryzek

The central portion of an apple containing the seeds and where the stem attaches (and the opposed end). Particularly the portion that remains after the main part of the fruit has been eaten.

ogrzać

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

ogrzewać

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

ogrzewacz

A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.

ogrzewanie

A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.

ohm

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere.

ohydnie

In a disgusting manner.

ohydny

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]

ohydztwo

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

OIT

(medical) Initialism of intensive care unit.

OITM

(medical) Initialism of intensive care unit.

oj

(colloquial) Acknowledging a mistake.

oj tam

(colloquial) A holophrastic expression used to dismiss something that the speaker doesn't care about, doesn't think important, or doesn't want to consider or discuss any further. Sometimes conceived as an ellipsis of whatever you say, implying feigned deference: whatever you say [apparently must be true].

ojciec

(Christianity) One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ.

ojciec chrzestny

(Christianity) A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.

ojciec rodu

A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).

ojcostwo

The state of being a father (biological father, stepfather, adoptive father, foster father; sometimes the biological father specifically).

ojcowizna

The country that one regards as home.

ojcowski

In the manner of an uncle, pertaining to an uncle.

ojczym

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.

ojczysty

Belonging to one by birth.

ojczyzna

The country of one's ancestors.

ojebać

(transitive, intransitive) To stimulate the penis or scrotum using the mouth.

ojej

An expression of surprise.

OK

(transitive, computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK.

ok.

Abbreviation of circa.

okablować

(transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).

okablowywać

(transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).

okaleczać

To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.

okaleczenie

The state, quality, or condition of being crippled

okaleczony

(now, _, rare, dated) crippled

okaleczyć

To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.

okaz

An individual instance that represents a class; an example.

okazać się

(intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy. [from 18th c.]

okazały

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

okazja

(countable) An opportunity or possibility.

okazjonalnie

On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes. [from 15th c.]

okazjonalny

Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

okazywać się

(intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy. [from 18th c.]

Okcydent

(US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.

okej

Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.

okienko

A school period in which a student has free time, i.e., is not enrolled in a class.

okiennica

(usually, in the plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.

Okinawa

A prefecture and island group of Japan.

Oklahomczyk

A native or resident of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America.

Oklahomka

A native or resident of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America.

oklahomski

Of or relating to Oklahoma.

oklapnąć

(intransitive) To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.

oklaski

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

oklaskiwać

(transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.

oklepany

Repeated too often.

okład

(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

okładka

(music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.

okładkowy

Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.

okłamywać

(intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.

okno

A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.

oko

A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.

okocić

(transitive, intransitive) To give birth to kittens.

okolica

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

okolica łonowa

The pubic region.

okoliczność

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.

okolicznościowy

Serving to commemorate something.

około

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

okoń

A freshwater fish of species Perca fluviatilis in the family Percidae, native to northern Eurasia.

okop

(military) A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.

okopać się

(military, also, figurative, _, in, _, sport) To dig trenches to resist an enemy attack.

okopywać się

(military, also, figurative, _, in, _, sport) To dig trenches to resist an enemy attack.

okowita

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.

okra

The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.

okrąg

A circular or spherical object or part of an object.

okrągły

In the shape of, or moving in a circle.

okrągły dom

(archaeology) A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age. [from 19th c.]