Polish–English dictionary

balować

(intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering. [from 1550s]

balsam

An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.

balustrada

A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

balwierka

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

balwierz

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

Balzac

A surname from French.

Balzak

A surname from French.

bałagan

A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.

bałaganiara

(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

bałaganiarka

(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

bałaganiarski

(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

bałaganiarz

(informal, derogatory) A lazy and slovenly or obese person.

bałamucić

To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.

bałamuctwo

An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

bałamutny

(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.

bałkański

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

Bałkany

A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]

bałwan

A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound

bałwanić

To surge or roll in billows.

bałwanica

(colloquial) A stupid person.

bałwanowaty

Resembling a blockhead; stupid

bałwański

Resembling a blockhead; stupid

bałwaństwo

The state or condition of being blockheaded. [18th c.]

bałwochwalstwo

(religion) The worship of idols.

bambetle

Small ornaments and other miscellaneous display items of little value.

bambus

Made of the wood of the bamboo.

bambusowy

Made of the wood of the bamboo.

ban

A prohibition.

banalność

(uncountable) The quality of being banal.

banalny

Repeated too often.

banał

(countable) Something which is banal.

banan

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

banan manilski

(uncountable) The fiber of this plant, used in rope, fibers, and cloth. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

banan rajski

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

banan właściwy

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

banan zwyczajny

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

bananowiec

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

bananowy

(uncountable) A yellow color, like that of a banana's skin. [from 1923]

banda

A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.

bandana

A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.

bandaż

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

bandażować

To apply a bandage to something.

bandeau

A narrow, tight bra, especially when strapless; hence, any women's top made from a similar band of fabric.

bandera

Any prominent flag or banner.

banderolować

(transitive) To place a seal on (a document).

bandoneon

A small Latin American accordion played with buttons which is frequently used in tango ensembles.

bandy

(sports, uncountable) A winter sport played on ice, from which ice hockey developed.

bandyta

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

bandytka

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

bandżo

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

baner

(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

Bangkok

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

Bangladesz

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

bania

A type of steam bath, popular in Russia (and in some parts of Alaska as well).

banialuki

(uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.

banian

A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots.

banicja

The act of banishing.

banita

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

banitka

(countable) Someone who is banished from his home or country.

banitować

(transitive) To send (someone) away and forbid them from returning.

banjo

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

bańka

A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.

bankier

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

bankierka

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

bankiet

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

bankietować

(intransitive) To participate in a banquet; to feast.

bankomat

(banking) Initialism of automated teller machine or automatic teller machine.

bankructwo

(finance, law) A legally declared or recognized condition of insolvency of a person or organization.

bankrut

One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee.

bankrutka

One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person; a bankruptee.

banner

(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content.

banować

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

baptysta

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

baptystka

An adherent of a Protestant denomination (or various subdenominations) of Christianity, which believes in the baptism of believers (sometimes only adults), as opposed to the baptism of infants.

baptystyczny

Of, relating to, or adhering to the Baptist religious denomination.

Bar

A town in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine.

bara-bara

(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. [from 1899]

Barabasz

(Christianity) In the accounts of the Passion of Christ, an insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the Passover feast in Jerusalem, instead of Jesus.

barak

(US) A (structure with a) movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw, etc.

barakuda

Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.

Baran

Someone with an Aries star sign.

baranek

(physics, meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a thin, white patch of cloud without shadows, composed of very small droplets in the form of grains or ripples. The elements may be merged or separate, and more or less regularly arranged; they subtend an angle of less than 1° when observed at an angle of more than 30° above the horizon. Holes or rifts often occur in a sheet of cirrocumulus. Abbreviated Cc.

baraniarz

(countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

baranica

(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

baranina

The meat of sheep used as food.

baraszkować

(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s]

Barbados

An island and country in the Caribbean.

Barbara

A en given name.

barbaryzm

An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.

barbarzyńca

An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.

barbarzynka

An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; usually associated with senseless violence and self-harm or other such shows of brute force and lack of mental faculty.

barbarzyński

Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

barbarzyństwo

(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality

barbecue

A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.

Barbie

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

Barcelona

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

barchan

(geology, also, attributive) An arc-shaped shifting sand dune comprising well-sorted (uniformly sized) sand.

barchanowy

Made out of fustian (noun sense 1).

bard

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

bardach

A confused mess.

bardak

a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation

bardo

(Tibetan, _, Buddhism) The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.

bardziej

Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13thc.]

bardziej odpowiedni

Better than some other option; preferred.

bardzo

To a great extent.

barek

A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.

bariera

A structure that bars passage.

barierka

A structure that bars passage.

barista

A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

baristka

A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

bark

A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged

barka

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

barka mieszkalna

A vessel, such as a barge, used as a dwelling.

barkas

A boat used for fishing.

barłóg

A straw bed.

barman

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

barmanka

A woman who serves in a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

barn

(nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10−28 square metres.

barok

(arts, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.

barokowy

(arts, music) From or characteristic of the Baroque period.

barometr

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

baronessa

A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

baronet

The bearer of a hereditary title, below a peerage and senior to most knighthoods.

baronowa

A woman holding a baronial title in her own right; a female ruler of a barony.

barszcz

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

barszcz czerwony

A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream, called borsch in its countries of origin.

Bartłomiej

An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character)

Bartosz

A en given name of biblical origin.

barwa

(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.

barwa kasztanowa

Of a maroon color

barwa liliowa

A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers.

barwa ochronna

A disguise or covering up.

barwa pszenicy

(uncountable) A light brown color, like that of wheat.

barwiarka

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

barwiarz

One who dyes, especially one who dyes cloth etc. as an occupation.

barwić

(transitive) To depict someone or something a particular way (often negative).

barwica

The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored; alteration of hue or appearance.

barwidło

A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

barwienie

act or process

barwinek

Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.

barwiony

Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith.

barwisty

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

barwnik

A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

barwnik sadzowy

An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.

barwny

Interesting, multifaceted, energetic, distinctive.

barwy

(in the plural) A standard or banner.

baryła

(colloquial, pejorative) Someone who is overweight.

baryłka

The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.

baryłkowaty

stout, rotund

basałyk

(informal) A pet name one uses for something adorable like a pet, child, or a romantic partner