Polish–English dictionary

okrasić

(transitive) To deck, ornament, or adorn

okrążać

(transitive) To travel around along a curved path.

okrążenie

The act of walking around something in a circle, especially for a ritual purpose.

okrążyć

(transitive) To surround.

okręg

An administrative division of some Slavic states.

okręg wyborczy

(politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.

okres

(slang, dated, derogatory, usually with "the") A woman's menses.

okres dojrzewania

The age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction.

okres kwitnienia

The state or season of producing such flowers.

okres pokojowy

The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.

okres pokoju

The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.

okres próbny

A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met.

okres świąt Bożego Narodzenia

Christmastide, Yuletide; the Twelve Days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany, January 6.

określać

To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.

określać ilościowo

(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

określenie

The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

określić

To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.

określić ilościowo

(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

określony

(grammar) Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number. [from 19th c.]

okresowo

In a manner that is regular or periodic.

okresowy

Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical

okręt flagowy

(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

okręt podwodny

(watercraft) A boat that can go underwater.

okręt wojenny

Any ship built or armed for naval combat.

okręty

A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).

okrężnica

(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)

okrężnie

In a circuitous manner; following a circuitous route.

okrężny

Not direct or to the point.

okropieństwo

A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.

okropność

A thing that causes horror; a terrifying thing, particularly a prospective bad consequence asserted as likely to result from an act.

okropny

Very bad; abominable, disgusting.

okruch

A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

okrucieństwo

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

okruszek

A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

okrutnie

In a cruel manner.

okrutny

Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.

okryć

(military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.

okryć fosforanem

To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.

okrywać

(military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.

okrywać fosforanem

To treat or coat with a phosphate or phosphoric acid.

okrzyk

A cry or shout.

oksydacja

The combination of a substance with oxygen.

oksymoron

(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.

oksytocyna

(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding.

oktawa

(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.

oktet

(music) A group of eight musicians performing together.

okular

The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.

okulary

(dated) A pair of lenses set in a frame worn on the nose and ears in order to correct deficiencies in eyesight or to ornament the face.

okulary ochronne

Protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face.

okulary przeciwsłoneczne

Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.

okulary słoneczne

Tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun or other bright light, and may also be worn as a fashion accessory.

okulawić

(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to become lame.

okulista

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

okulistka

A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist.

okultyzm

(usually, _, with "the") Supernatural affairs.

okupacja

(geopolitics, military) The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.

okupant

One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.

okupantka

One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.

okupować

(military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).

okupowany

Subjugated; under the control of a foreign (usually military) presence.

ol

(functional group suffix) An alcohol or phenol.

Olaf

A en given name.

olbrot

(chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

olbrzym

(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

olbrzymi

Extremely large or on a great scale.

olcha

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

Oleg

A en given name.

olej

A purified fat taken from plant material that is commonly used in cooking, e.g. olive oil, canola oil, sunflower oil, etc.

Olga

A transliteration of the Russian female given name О́льга (Ólʹga).

oligarcha

A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.

oligarchini

A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.

Olimp

The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods.

olimpiada

(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success.

olimpijski

(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods.

olinowanie

Dress; tackle; especially (nautical) , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.

Oliwer

A en given name.

Oliwia

A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive.

oliwić

(transitive) To lubricate with oil.

Oliwier

A en given name.

oliwkowy

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

olśnienie

An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.

olsza

Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

oło

(of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately.

ołów

(transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.

ołówek

A writing utensil with a graphite (commonly referred to as lead) shaft, usually blended with clay, clad in wood, and sharpened to a taper. [from 16th c.]

ołowiany

(literary, or, dated) Made of lead.

ołowiować

(transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.

ołownica

(botany) A plant of the genus Plumbago; leadwort. [from 17th c.]

Ołtarz

(constellation) A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.

om

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.

omal

Very close to, but not quite.

omam

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

omamiać

(figurative, transitive) To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.

omamić

(figurative, transitive) To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.

omamienie

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

Oman

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat.

ombudsman

An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments.

omega

The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.

omijać

(intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.

omikron

(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant.

ominąć

(intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer.

omlet

A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives.

omnibus

A jack of all trades.

omniprezencja

The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).

omroczyć

(transitive) To make something less bright.

omułek

A medium-sized edible mussel, Mytilus edulis, found on the North Atlantic coast of North America, Europe, and in other temperate and polar waters around the world.

omylny

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

omyłka

(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.

on

a ketone

ona

(personal) The female (typically) person or animal previously mentioned or implied.

onanista

(sometimes, pejorative) Someone who masturbates.

onanistka

(sometimes, pejorative) Someone who masturbates.

onanizować się

(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm.

ondyna

A female water-sprite or nymph.

one

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

oni

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.]

oniemiały

Having or showing awe.

oniryczny

Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness.

oniryzm

(rare) Dream-like experiences or qualities; dreaminess.

onkolog

(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

onkologia

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

online

While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet.

ono

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing.

ono samo

(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

ontologiczny

Of or pertaining to the nature of being or existence.

onumerowanie

The action of creating or assigning such a sequence for identification.

onyks

(mineral) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.

ONZ

Initialism of United Nations.

opacki

Belonging to, relating to, or pertaining to an abbey, abbot, or abbess. [late 17th century]

opactwo

The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

opad atmosferyczny

(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.

opad śniegu

(uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.

opady deszczu

(meteorology) The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

opakowanie

The materials used to pack something.

opal

(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O.

opalać

(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

opalać się

(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

opalarka

A tool which projects a controlled stream of a highly flammable gas over a spark in order to produce a controlled flame.

opalenizna

A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.

opalić

(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

opalić się

(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

opalony

Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.

opancerzony

Clad or equipped with arms or armor.

opanować się

To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.

opanowanie

Calmness of mind or temperament.

opanowany

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

opanowywać się

To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.

opar

A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.

oparcie

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.

oparzelina

Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard when it lands, in dry conditions.