Polish–English dictionary

patogenny

(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.

patolog

An expert in pathology; a specialist who examines samples of body tissues for diagnostic or forensic purpose.

patologiczny

(medicine) Pertaining to pathology.

patos

The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.

patriota

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

patriotka

A person who loves and zealously supports and defends their country.

patriotyczny

Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country

patriotyzm

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country.

patronimik

(onomastics, by extension) A name acquired from the first name of one's father, grandfather or earlier (male) ancestor. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.

patronować

(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.

Patrycja

A en given name.

patrycjusz

(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.

patrycjuszka

(Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.

Patryk

(countable) A en given name.

patrzący

(literally) One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer.

patrzcie!

Used to express surprise.

patrzeć

(transitive, idiomatic) To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.

patrzeć pożądliwie

(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.

patyczak

(informal) A tall, thin person.

patyk

A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.

patyna

The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.

Paulina

A en given name.

pauza

(typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).

pauzować

(intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

paw

A bird of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).

Pawelowicz

A surname originating as a patronymic.

pawęż

(military, history) Most usually, a very large shield fitted with a stand, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body that could be positioned independently of the user, such as a crossbowman, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center. However, smaller, more standard shield types were also termed as such, with the central verticle ridge as a defining feature.

pawie oczko

A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).

paź

(historical) A serving boy; a youth attending a person of high degree, especially at courts, often as a position of honor and education.

październik

The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.

paździerze

A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching

pazerny

Greedy, eager for wealth.

paznokieć

The hard, flat translucent covering near the tip of a human finger, useful for scratching and fine manipulation.

pazur

A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

PC

Initialism of personal computer.

pchać

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

pchła

A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.

pchnąć

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

pe

The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.

pean

(by extension) An enthusiastic expression of praise.

pecet

Initialism of personal computer.

pech

(uncountable) Bad luck.

pęcherz

A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.

pęcherz powietrzny

The floating organ of siphonophores, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.

pęcherzyk

A small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid and is caused by friction and pressure, burning, freezing, chemical irritation, disease, or infection.

pechowy

Not favored by fortune.

Pecz

A city in Hungary.

pęczek

(biology) A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.

pęcznieć

(intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.

pęd

The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.

pedagogika

The profession of teaching.

pedalski

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

pedał

A fennel cultivar with a bulb-like structure at its base, used as a vegetable; Florence fennel (Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum).

pedał sprzęgła

The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.

pedałek

(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.

pedałować

To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.

pedałować do tyłu

(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

pedant

(US, informal) A person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness.

pedantka

(US, informal) A person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness.

pedantyczny

(psychology, also vulgar informal) Of a person, compulsive and stubborn, obsessed with neatness and accuracy (usually in an egosyntonic way), supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

pediatra

(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

pediatria

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

pedicure

A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.

pedikiur

A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.

pędzący

Travelling very fast; moving at speed.

pędzel

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.

pędzelek

A thin brush for applying paint.

pędzić

(intransitive) To move or drive at high speed; to hurry or speed.

pedzio

(Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

peeling

(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of dead skin, as in cosmetic preparation.

Pegaz

(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially one used for riding.

pejoratywny

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.

pejotl

A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.

pejzaż

(figuratively) a situation that is presented, a scenario

pęk

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

pękać

(transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.

pekan

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

peklować

(intransitive) To undergo a chemical or physical process for preservation or use.

peklowanie

A process of preservation, as by smoking.

pęknąć

(transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.

pęknięcie

An act or instance of bursting.

pektorał

(Judaism) An embroidered square of linen worn on the breast of the Jewish high priest, bearing twelve precious stones, each inscribed with the name of one of the tribes of Israel.

pelargonia

A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

pelikan

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

pełen przepychu

Magnificent, luxurious, splendid.

pełen wdzięku

Having or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.

pełen werwy

Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.

pełen zapału

(figurative) Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty.

pełen życia

Full of life; energetic, vivacious.

pełnia

The state or condition of being complete.

pełniąca obowiązki

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

pełniący obowiązki

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

pełnić obowiązki

(intransitive, transitive) To perform the functions of some office.

pełnokrwisty

Of purebred ancestry.

pełnoletni

Of full legal age, having attained majority.

pełnoletnia

A person of legal age.

pełnoletniość

(uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.

pełnomocnictwo

Enablement; giving the capacity to do something.

pełnomocnik

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to act on behalf of or in behalf of another, such as to transact business for them.

pełnomocny

Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.

pełny

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

pełzać

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

pełzak

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

pełzakowica

(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

pełznąć

(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.

Pendżab

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

Pendżabczyk

(countable) Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.

Pendżabka

(countable) Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.

pendżabski

Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.

Penelopa

(Greek mythology) The faithful wife of Odysseus.

penetracja

The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]

penetrować

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

penetrowalny

Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

penicylina

(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

penitent

One under the direction of a confessor.

penitentka

One under the direction of a confessor.

pensja

Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

pensjonariusz

A pupil who lives at school during term time.

pensjonariuszka

A pupil who lives at school during term time.

pensjonat

A private house in which paying residents are provided with accommodation and meals.

Pensylwania

A state of the United States. Capital: Harrisburg. Largest city: Philadelphia.

Pentagon

The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.

pentagram

The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.

pentakl

(card games) One of the suits of minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.

peonaż

The state of being a peon; the system of paying back debt through servitude and labour; loosely, any system of involuntary servitude.

peonia

A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.

pępek

(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.

pępkowy

Of, or relating to, the navel (umbilicus) or the umbilical cord.

pepsi

A serving of Pepsi.

per capita

Per person.

per se

(philosophy) As the principle of its own determination and positing itself.

percepcja

The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.

perfekcja

The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.

perfekcjonista

Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]

perfekcjonistka

Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. [from 20th c.]

perfekcjonistyczny

(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism.

perfekcjonizm

An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.

perfekcyjny

Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.

perfidia

A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust.

perfumować

(transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

perfumy

A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.

period

The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]

periodycznie

In a manner that is regular or periodic.

periodyk

A regularly issued thematic publication that contains the most current information in its field, often the primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in its field.

perkusista

(musician) One who plays the drums.

perkusistka

(musician) One who plays the drums.

perkusja

A collection of drums and other percussion instruments designed to be played together.

perła

(figuratively) Any precious or highly valued thing or person.

Perm

A city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia.

permanencja

The state of being permanent.