Polish–English dictionary

permanentny

Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

peron

A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.

perora

(by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism. [from late 18th c.]

Pers

(historical, countable) A person from Persia.

Persefona

(Greek god) A minor deity, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and vegetation. Originally named Kore/Core, she is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades. Her Roman counterpart is Proserpina.

Persja

Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.

Persjanka

(historical, countable) A person from Persia.

perski

(historical, countable) A person from Persia.

persona

(grammar) A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person. [from 14th c.]

persona non grata

A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country.

personalizować

To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.

personalny

Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals

personel

(engineering) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

personifikacja

(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse.

perspektywa

A view, vista or outlook.

perspiracja

The action or process of perspiring.

perswazja

The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]

Persyjka

(historical, countable) A person from Persia.

persymona

The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.

pertraktacje

A conference, especially one between enemies.

pertraktować

(intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.

Peru

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.

peruczka

(obsolete) A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig, worn by both sexes.

peruka

A wig, especially one with long hair on the sides and back, worn mainly by men in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Peruwiańczyk

A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.

Peruwianka

A person from Peru or of Peruvian descent.

peruwiański

Of, from, or pertaining to Peru or the Peruvian people.

peryferie

The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.

peryhelium

(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.

Perykles

(historical) An Ancient Greek politician.

perymetr

A fortified strip or boundary usually protecting a military position.

perystaltyka

(medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.

perystaza

A series of columns at regular intervals.

pęseta

A small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.

peso

(historical) A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.

pestka

(botany, US) The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.

pesto

A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).

pestycyd

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests.

pesymista

Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

pesymistka

Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

pesymistyczny

Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.

pęta

A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).

pętać

To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles.

petarda

A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.

petent

A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.

petentka

A person who receives help or services from a professional such as a lawyer or accountant.

pętla

A curve in a rope.

pęto

A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).

petting

(sex) The act of kissing, stroking, etc., a person in a sexual manner.

petunia

A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

petycja

Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.

pewien

Very sure of something; positive.

pewnie

Seemingly; in appearance.

pewnie!

(in response to a request for help or a favour) Yes; of course.

pewnik

An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.

pewność

The state of being certain.

pewność siebie

Self-assurance.

pewny

Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

pewny siebie

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

pewny swego

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

pff

An expression of annoyance or disappointment.

Phenian

The capital city of North Korea.

phi

Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".

Phoenix

A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.

photoshopować

(trademark, media, computing, usually, transitive) To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).

piąć

(botany) Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.

piać z zachwytu

(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.

piach

(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

piana

Foam.

piana mydlana

(countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.

pianie

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

pianino

(musical instruments) A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings. [from 1803]

pianista

(musician) A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

pianistka

(musician) A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

piarg

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]

piasek

A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.

piaskowiec

A small wading bird, of species Calidris alba, that breeds in the Arctic and winters on sandy shores and estuaries around the world.

piaskownica

(video games, also, attributive) A gameworld that the player may traverse freely, rather than being restricted to certain predefined areas and quests. [from early 21st c.]

piaskowy

Covered with sand.

piasta

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.

piąstkować

To strike with the fist.

piaszczysty

Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

piąta

Five o'clock.

piątak

A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency. See also fiver.

piątek

The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

piątka

The digit/figure 5.

piąty

The ordinal form of the number five.

pić

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

pić wino

(intransitive) To drink wine.

pica

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

piccolo

A piccolo flute A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.

picer

(informal) A smooth talker, a persuasive person.

picie

The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.

pickup wojskowy

A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.

pidgin

(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

pidżama

Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.

pidżin

(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

pidżyn

(linguistics) An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

pie.

(linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Proto-Indo-European.

piec

(countable, British) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).

piec do wypalania cegły

An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.

pięćdziesiąt

The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

piechur

The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.

pięciocentówka

(US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.

pięciokąt

(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.

pięciolatek

A person who is five years old.

pięciolatka

A person who is five years old.

pięciolinia

(music, plural staffs or staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.

pięciominutówka

A short rest, especially one of five minutes.

pięcioro

A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.

piecyk

(dated) A house or room artificially warmed or heated.

pieczara

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

pieczątka

(literally) A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object.

pieczęć

(archaic) A seal, as of a letter.

pieczeń

A piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.

pieczeń rzymska

A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.

pieczenie

(pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.

pieczętować

(transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.

pieczołowitość

The state of being careful.

pieczony

That has been cooked by baking.

pieczywo

(usually, in the plural) An item or class of items with a flour as a main ingredient, prepared by baking.

pieczywo cukiernicze

(uncountable) The food group formed by the various kinds of pastries.

piedestał

(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

piędź

The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.

pieg

A natural mark on a person's skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman's face.

piekarka

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

piekarnia

A building or an apartment used for the preparing and baking of bread and other baked goods.

piekarnik

A chamber used for baking or heating.

piekarstwo

The trade of a baker.

Piekarz

An English surname originating as an occupation for a baker, or owner of a communal oven

piekielny

(hyperbolic) causing great pain, discomfort or distress

pieklenie się

A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.

piekło

(countable, hyperbole, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life.

piękna

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

pięknie

In a beautiful manner.

piękno

The quality of being beautiful; beauty.

piękność

Something that is particularly good or pleasing.

pięknota

(uncountable) The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.

piękny

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. [from 1520s]

pielęgniarka

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:

pielęgniarstwo

The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

pielęgniarz

A person involved in providing direct care for the sick:

pielęgnica pawiooka

A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.

pielęgnować

(figurative) To nurture; to foster; to tend.

pielęgnowanie

Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)

pielgrzym

One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.

pielgrzymka

A journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.

pielgrzymować

To go on a pilgrimage.

pielmeń

Russian dumplings resembling ravioli.

pielucha

(North America, Philippines, India) An absorbent garment worn around the crotch that retains the wearer's urine and feces, often worn by a baby or young child who is not yet toilet trained, or by an adult who is incontinent or wets the bed, out of convenience, or under extreme working conditions without access to a toilet; a nappy.