Polish–English dictionary

powrót do zdrowia

A return to normal health.

powróz

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

powściągliwość

(uncountable) Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something.

powściągliwy

(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

powstały

Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.

powstanie

The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

powstaniec

A person who provokes or takes part in an insurrection.

powstrzymać

(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

powstrzymać się

(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

powstrzymywać

(intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

powstrzymywać się

(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

powszechnie

As a rule; frequently; usually.

powszechny

(idiomatic) Pertaining to all categories or things.

powszedni

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

powtarzać

(transitive) To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.

powtarzając się

When reading out a repeating decimal, denotes where the periodic part begins.

powtarzający się

Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.

powtarzanie

Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.

powtórka

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

powtórzenie

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

powtórzyć

(transitive) To do or say again (and again).

powyłamywany

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

powyżej

Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go. [first attested before 1150.]

powyżej wspomniany

Previously mentioned.

powyższy

(by ellipsis) Being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page. [first attested in the mid 18th century.]

poza

(usually, in the plural) Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.

poza czymś

Specifically, away from home or one's usual place.

poza ekranem

Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen

poza tym

(conjunctive) Also; in addition.

poza-

Outside of, beyond.

pozaczasowość

The property of being timeless.

pozaczasowy

Lasting forever; unending.

pożądać

To desire or want something, or someone, very much.

pożądanie

An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

pożądany

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

pożądliwość

An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

pożądliwy

Amorous; lustful.

pozaekranowo

Outside the frame of the cinema or television screen

pozaekranowy

Existing or happening outside the frame of the cinema or television screen

pozalekcyjny

Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

pozamałżeński

Of, or characterized by adultery.

pożar

A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

pozasądowy

(legal, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.

pozaszkolny

Outside of the normal curriculum of an educational establishment.

pozaziemski

Beyond mundane, beyond ordinary.

pozbawiać

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

pozbawić

(transitive) Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.

pozbawienie

(countable) The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.

pozbawienie wolności

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

pozbawiony

Deprived of, stripped of, robbed of.

pozbawiony godności

lacking in or damaging to dignity

pozbawiony talentu

Having no talent or natural ability.

pozbyć

(transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

pozbyć się

(transitive, figuratively) To dispose of, to get rid of, to remove.

pozbyć się czegoś

(intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.

pozbywać

(transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

pozdrawiać

To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.

pozdrawiam

A greeting at the end of a letter or e-mail communication.

pozdrowić

To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.

pozdrowienie

A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.

pożegnać się

To bid farewell or say goodbye.

pożegnalny

Parting, valedictory, final.

pożegnanie

An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.

pożenić

(transitive, figuratively) To unite; to join together into a close union. [from 15th c.]

pozer

One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.

pożerać

(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

pożeracz serc

A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.

pożeraczka serc

A person, usually attractive, who flirts with or otherwise enamours another person, but does not reciprocate their love.

pozerka

One who attempts to draw attention to themselves by their behavior.

pozew

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

poziom

Degree or amount.

poziom próchniczy

(agriculture, horticulture) The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.

poziomka

The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.

poziomo

(crosswords) Horizontally.

poziomy

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

pozłacać

(transitive) To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.

pozłacany

Golden in color or shine.

poznać

(transitive) To become acquainted with (someone or something); to meet someone.

poznanie

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

poznawać

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

poznawczy

Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.

później

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

późniejszy

Near (or nearer) to the end.

późno

After a deadline has passed, past a designated time.

późny

(usually, not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.

pożoga

A large fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.

pozór

(figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.

pozornie

Seemingly; in appearance.

pozorny

Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

pozorować

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

pozostać

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

pozostający

Erect, not cut down.

pozostałość

Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

pozostałości

Litter and discarded refuse.

pozostały

All except for some previously mentioned set.

pozostawać

To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.

pozować

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

pożreć

(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

pozwać

(transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

pozwalać

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

pozwana

(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

pozwany

(legal) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another.

pozwolenie

A permission for a vehicle to proceed, or for a person to travel.

pozwolić

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually, after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.

pozycja

(grammar) An element that combines syntactically with a phrase and indicates how that phrase should be interpreted in the surrounding context; a preposition or postposition.

pozycyjny

(grammar) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an adposition.

pożyczać

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

pożyczka

A manner of combing hair from one side to the other in an attempt to conceal a medial bald patch.

pożyczkobiorca

One who borrows.

pożyczkodawca

One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.

pożyczyć

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

pożyteczny

Having a practical or beneficial use.

pożytek

(obsolete) Benefit; value, profit; advantage toward success. [15th–19th c.]

pozytyw

(grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.

pozytywnie

(manner) In a positive manner.

pozytywowy

(photography) Of a visual image, true to the original in light, shade and colour values.

pozywać

(transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.

pożywienie

(chiefly, in the plural) Anything that can be eaten; food. [From 19th c.]

pożywny

That provides nourishment; nutritious.

pra-

(usually in compound forms) Standing in the second or some more remote degree of parentage or descent (see grand-).

prać

To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.

prać mózg komu

(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)

prać się

(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

praca

The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.

praca domowa

(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

praca dyplomowa

(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.

praca zespołowa

The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.

prace

(with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.

prace domowe

domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking

pracochłonny

(American spelling) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.

pracodawca

A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

pracodawczyni

A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

pracować

(intransitive) To toil, to work.

pracować jako inżynier

(rare) To work as an engineer.

pracować na ranczu

(transitive, intransitive) To work on a ranch.

pracować żmudnie

(transitive) To work at (something) diligently.

pracowitość

The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.

pracowity

Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.

pracownia

A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.

pracownica

A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

pracownicy

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

pracownik

A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

pracujący w biurze

Of or pertaining to office work and workers; contrasted with blue-collar.

praczka

A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.

prąd

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.

prąd elektryczny

(electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s).

prąd odpływowy

A strong flow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.

prąd przeciwny podpowierzchniowy

A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.

prąd przemienny

(electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).

prąd zmienny

(electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current).