Polish–English dictionary

plemienny

Relating to a clan, tribe, or nation; clannish, tribal, national.

plemnik

(countable) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.

plenić się

To multiply rapidly.

plenipotent

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.

pleonastyczny

(uncomparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.

pleonazm

(uncountable) Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.

pleonazmiczny

(uncomparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.

pleść

(transitive) To unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.

pleśń

(plant disease) A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.

pleśnieć

To be lazy, waste time.

Pleton

Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

plewa

(in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.

plewić

(transitive) To remove unwanted vegetation from a cultivated area (especially grass).

plewy

The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

plik

A collection of papers collated and archived together.

plik binarny

(computing) .

plik wykonywalny

(computing) A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.

Pliniusz

An ancient Roman praenomen.

plisa

(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

plomba

(dentistry) Any material used to fill a cavity in a tooth or the result of using such material.

plon

The production amount of such an output for a specific season or year, particularly of plants.

ploter

(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.

plotka

(uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.

plotkara

Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

plotkarka

(countable) Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

plotkarz

Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.

plotter

(computing) An output device that draws graphs and other pictorial images on paper, sometimes using attached pens.

pluć

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

pluć sobie w brodę

(reflexive, informal) To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.

plugastwo

Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty

plugawy

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]

plunąć

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

plus

By way of addition; in addition to; also.

plusk

(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

pluskwa

A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.

pluskwiak

(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

pluśnięcie

(countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.

plusz

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

pluszcz

Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.

pluton

(military) A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.

pluwiał

(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.

plwocina

(physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.

płaca

Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

płacz

A shedding of tears; the act of crying.

płaczliwy

Having a tendency to fuss, cry, or be bad-tempered/ill-tempered (especially of babies).

płakać

(intransitive) To shed tears; to weep. Especially in anger or sadness

płaski

(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.

płasko

So as to be flat.

płaskostopie

A person having the above condition.

płaskowyż

A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.

płaszcz

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.

płaszcz przeciwdeszczowy

A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain.

płaszcza i szpady

A kind of period adventure story with flashy action and a lighthearted tone.

płaszczka

Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.

płaszczyzna

(geometry) A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane); a bounded portion thereof.

płatek

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything

płatek korony

(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored.

płatek śniegu

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

płatki kukurydziane

A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize.

płatki owsiane

Meal made from rolled or round oats.

płatniczka

One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

płatnik

One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

płatność

(uncountable) The act of paying.

płatny

(rare) Not free, not free of charge, that costs money, that must be paid for, that must be purchased; paid (as in paid service); pay (as in pay channel); cash (as in cash bar); paywalled (as in paywalled content).

płatny zabójca

A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

płatowaty

Resembling a lobe.

pława

(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes

płazi

Of or relating to the class Amphibia.

płciowy

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

płeć

The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.

płetwonurek

A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear).

płoć

A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)

płochacz pokrzywnica

A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.

płochliwy

Easily frightened; timid.

płód

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

płodność

(uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.

płodny

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

płody rolne

Harvested agricultural goods collectively, especially vegetables and fruit, but possibly including eggs, dairy products and meat; the saleable food products of farms.

płodzić

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

płomień

The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

płomienny

Full of ardor; expressing passion, spirit, or enthusiasm.

płomyk

Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.

płonąć

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

płot

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

płotek

(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

płotka

A common roach (Rutilus rutilus)

płótno

(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.

płowić

(transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;

płowieć

(intransitive) To grow or become white.

płowy

Of a brownish grey colour.

płoza

The flat functional end or piece of a propeller, oar, hockey stick, chisel, screwdriver, skate, etc.

płucny

(anatomy) Pertaining to, having, or affecting the lungs.

płuco

(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.

płuczka

A device that removes impurities from gases.

pług

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

pług śnieżny

A motorized vehicle that is used to push snow off flat surfaces such as roads and parking lots.

płukać

(transitive) To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice.

Płungiany

A city and municipality of Telšiai, Lithuania.

płużka

(music, lutherie) An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.

płyn

Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.

płyn chłodniczy

A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.

płyn do płukania jamy ustnej

A liquid used to clean one's mouth.

płynąć

(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.

płynąć po brzegu

(intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.

płynnie

In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language.

płynność

(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.

płynny

Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.

płynowy

(not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.

płyta

The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.

płyta gipsowo-kartonowa

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

płyta główna

(computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.

płyta gramofonowa

(dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.

płyta regipsowa

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

płyta winylowa

(dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.

płytka

A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.

płytka bakteryjna

(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).

płytka nazębna

(uncountable, dentistry) An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calculus (tartar).

płytki

(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.

pływ

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.

pływać

To ride in a boat, especially a sailboat.

pływactwo

The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.

pływaczka

One who swims.

pływak

A float of a seaplane.

pływanie

The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.

pn.

Abbreviation of Monday.

pnącze

Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.

pneumatofor

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

pneumatyczka

(gnosticism) In the gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man, the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).

pneumatyk

(gnosticism) In the gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man, the highest type; a person focused on spiritual reality (the other two being hylic and psychic).

po

In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.

po Chr.

(often, punctuated) Initialism of Anno Domini (borrowed from Latin); in the year of our Lord.

po co

For what purpose, what for, why.

po części

To an extent; not fully.

po czym

At which, or toward which.

po drodze

Along the way.

po drugie

In the second place.

po drugiej stronie

On the other side.

po kawałku

Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees.

po królewsku

In a royal manner.

po lewej stronie

On the left side.

po ludzku

In a humane manner.

po mieczu

Received or inherited from one's father.

po mojemu

according to me

po omacku

In a blind manner; without sight.

po pierwsze

(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else.

po prawdzie

Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.

po prawej stronie

On the right side.

po prostu

Only, simply, merely.

po ptokach

(by extension) The end of some ongoing situation due to either failure or success, typically failure.

po rozpoczęciu

After the start of.