Polish–English dictionary

polihistor

Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar. [from 16th c.]

polimat

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

Polinezja

A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.

Polinezyjczyk

A person from Polynesia.

Polinezyjka

A person from Polynesia.

polinezyjski

Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

polio

(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

polis

(historical) A Greek city-state.

politechnika

(UK, dated) An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects.

politeista

a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

politeizm

The belief in the existence of multiple gods.

polityczka

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

politycznie

In a political manner.

polityk

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

polityka

(countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.

polityka zaciskania pasa

(economics) A policy of deficit-cutting, which by definition requires lower spending, higher taxes, or both.

Polka

A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

Polluks

(Greek god) One of the Dioscuri, son of Zeus and Leda, brother of Castor.

polnik

Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the tribes Arvicolini, Ellobiusini, Clethrionomyini, Pliomyini, Phenacomyini and Prometheomyini.

polo

(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.

polon

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

polot

The characteristic of being imaginative.

polować na bawoły

(transitive) To hunt buffalo.

polować na drób

To hunt fowl.

polować na humbaki

To hunt humpback whales.

polować na ptactwo wodne

To hunt wildfowl.

polować z [[beagle|beagle'ami]]

To hunt with beagles.

polowanie

The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.

Polska

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.

polski

Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

polszczyzna

The language spoken in Poland.

poltergeist

(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

polukrować

(transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.

poluzować

(transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.

pół

Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

pół-

Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

połączenie

The coming together of things; union.

połączyć

To associate; to establish a relation between.

połajanka

A severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.

połamać się

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

połamany

(of a, bone or body part) Fractured; having the bone in pieces.

półbóg

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

półbut

(dated) A heavy shoe of untanned leather.

półdupek

(vulgar, _, slang) A buttock.

półfinał

A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.

półka

A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

półka na książki

(furniture) A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.

półksiężyc

The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

półmisek

A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle.

półmrok

Any faint light through which something is seen.

północ

(meteorology) Of wind, from the north.

północno-wschodni

Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.

północny

Of, relating to, or coming from the north.

północny wschód

The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.

połogowy

After being born, of or pertaining to the period immediately after birth (of a baby).

połowa

One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

połowić

(transitive) To divide into two halves.

połowiczny

Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.

połowina

One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

połówka

One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

położenie

A particular point or place in physical space.

położna

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

położnictwo

The practice and science of being a midwife.

położnik

(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.

położyć

(transitive) To knock down or lay low.

półpasiec

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

półpauza

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

półpiętro

A small landing between two flights of stairs that connect adjacent floors of a building.

półprodukt

(chemistry) Any substance formed as part of a series of chemical reactions that is not the end-product.

półprosta

(mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.

półprzezroczysty

Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent.

półprzytomny

Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

półrocze

The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)

półświatek

(by extension) A group having little respect or reputation.

południe

(now, rare) The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

południk

(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

południkowo

With regard to, or in the direction of a meridian

południkowy

(astronomy, geography, meteorology) along a north–south direction, or relative to a meridian; or relating to meridians or a meridian [from 15th c.]

południowiec

(US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South.

południowo-wschodni

Of or pertaining to the southeast.

południowy

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

południowy wschód

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.

półwysep

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

Półwysep Arabski

A peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

Półwysep Jutlandzki

A cultural region and peninsula in northwestern Europe, consisting of the mainland part of Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein, which is part of Germany.

połysk

(obsolete) A glory, an act or thing that imparts fame or renown.

połyskiwać

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

półzmrok

Any faint light through which something is seen.

pomachać

(transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.

pomada

A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.

pomagać

(transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.

pomagać sobie

(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.

pomagier

A sycophantic follower.

pomału

(manner) At a slow pace.

pomarańcz

(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.

pomarańcza

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

pomarańczowy

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

pomarszczyć

(transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

pomarudzić

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

pomazać

(intransitive, transitive) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.

pomazaniec

A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.

pomiar

The act or result of measuring.

pomidor

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

pomiędzy

Denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects. (See Usage Note at amidst.)

pomierzyć

(transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).

pomieszany

(archaic) Jumbled, mixed.

pomieszczenie

(countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling. [from 15th c.]

pomieszkać

To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.

pomijać

To leave out or omit (something).

pomimo

In spite of, despite.

pominąć

To leave out or omit (something).

pomiot

Any germ or seed, even a figurative source.

pomknąć

To run with quick light steps, to scamper.

pomnażać

(transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).

pomniejszać

(humorous, transitive) To make smaller.

pomniejszy

Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:

pomniejszyć

(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

pomnik

A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

pomny

aware (of something); attentive, heedful. [from 14th c.]

pomoc

(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.

pomoc charytatywna

(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.

pomoc domowa

Someone (traditionally a woman) employed to look after the home, typically by managing domestic servants or superintending household management; also someone with equivalent duties in a hotel, institution etc. [from 16th c.]

pomóc sobie

(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.

pomoce

Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.

pomocnica

A person who assists or helps someone else.

pomocnictwo

(legal) Assisting a crime without actually participating in committing the crime itself; being connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal.

pomocnicza

Helping; giving assistance or support.

pomocnicze

Helping; giving assistance or support.

pomocniczy

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary.

pomocnik

(countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.

pomocny

Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.

pomocy

A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance.

pomodlić się

(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.

pomór

(countable, veterinary disease, chiefly, historical) Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle or other livestock, such as anthrax, babesiosis, or rinderpest; or a particular epizootic thereof; also, an infectious disease affecting other animals, such as poultry.

pomost

A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.

pompa

A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.

pompatyczny

(of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous

Pompeje

A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

pompka szwedzka

(bodybuilding) A gymnastic or bodybuilding exercise on parallel bars in which the performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and then raises himself by straightening his arms.

pompować balon

(intransitive) To enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).

pomruk

(cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.

pomścić

(transitive) To take revenge for (a particular harmful action) or on behalf of (its victim); to avenge.

pomsta

Punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.

pomstować

(transitive) To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; to denounce.

pomyje

(internet slang, derogatory) Content or media of little-to-no value, especially that which is produced consistently and according to trends to satisfy a recommendation algorithm or consumerist demands.

pomylić

(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).

pomylony

(slang) Barmy: eccentric, odd; crazy, mad, insane.

pomyłka

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

pomyśleć

(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.

pomysł

Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).