Polish–English dictionary

pradawny

Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

prądnica

Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

prądnica prądu stałego

(electromagnetism) An electricity generator; a dynamo-electric machine.

pradziejowy

(by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.

Praga

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

pragmatyczny

(idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

pragnąć

(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

pragnienie

(countable) Someone or something wished for.

praktyczka

A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

praktycznie

As though stating a fact.

praktyczność

(uncountable) The state of being practical or feasible.

praktyczny

(idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

praktyk

A person who practices a profession or art, especially law or medicine.

praktyka

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

praktyka językowa

The established custom of using language; the ways and contexts in which spoken and written words are used, especially by a certain group of people or in a certain region. [from 14th c.]

praktykant

Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.

praktykantka

Someone who is still in the process of being formally trained in a workplace.

praktykować

(transitive) To perform or observe in an habitual fashion.

pralinka

(countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate.

pralnia

(in the plural) A professional laundry or dry cleaner (business).

pralnia samoobsługowa

A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.

prałat

(Roman Catholic) An ecclesiastic title bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics by the Pope

pranie

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

pranie mózgu

A form of indoctrination that forces people to abandon their beliefs in favour of another set of beliefs by conditioning through various forms of pressure or torture.

prapremiera

A short collection of clips edited together to advertise a film, television show, etc.; a trailer.

prasa drukarska

(countable) A printing machine.

praskać

To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.

praski

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

prasknąć

To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.

prasnąć

To hit (someone or something) hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; to thrash, to whack.

prasować

(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

prasowanie

The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron.

prastary

Belonging to the first ages.

prawa

The right side or direction.

prawa człowieka

(international law) The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

prawda

(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

prawdomówność

The quality of being truthful

prawdomówny

Honest, and always telling the truth.

prawdopodobieństwo

(countable) The probability of something happening.

prawdopodobnie

(chiefly, US) In an assumed manner; presumably.

prawdopodobny

Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.

prawdziwie

Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.

prawdziwość

The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original, of having the same origin (or attribution, commitment, intention, etc.) as claimed.

prawdziwy

Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]

prawica

(politics) The more right-wing faction of a group or party.

prawicowy

(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.

prawiczek

A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.

prawidło

A device approximating the shape of a foot that is placed inside a shoe when it is being stored to preserve its shape and extend the life of the shoe.

prawidłowo

In a correct manner.

prawidłowość

(uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular

prawidłowy

Free from error; true; accurate.

prawie

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

prawniczka

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.

prawniczy

Relating to the law or to lawyers.

prawnik

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

prawność

Lawfulness.

prawny

Having its basis in the law.

prawo

Any rule that must or should be obeyed, concerning behaviours and their consequences. (Compare mores.)

prawo autorskie

(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.

prawo do głosowania

(US) The right of women to vote.

prawo miejscowe

A local custom or law of a settlement or district.

prawo Ohma

(physics) Ohm's observation that the direct current flowing in an electrical circuit consisting only of resistances is directly proportional to the voltage applied.

prawo własności

The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.

prawo wybierania

(US) The right of women to vote.

prawo wyboru

A choice; ability to choose.

prawo zatrzymania

(legal) A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.

prawodawca

Someone who creates or enacts laws.

prawodawczy

Relating to legislation.

prawodawczyni

Someone who creates or enacts laws.

prawodawstwo

The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.

prawomierny

(legal) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.

prawomocny

(legal) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.

prawość

Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

prawoskrętnie

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

prawoskrętny

Moving clockwise; having rotary motion in the manner of a clock.

prawosławie

The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.

prawosławny

Pertaining to the faith, practices, etc. of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

prawowierny

(Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.

prawowity

Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.

prawoznawstwo

(legal) The theoretical study of law.

prawy

Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.

prawybory

(political science) A primary election; a preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party, or the first round of a two-round election.

prawzór

An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.

prażona kukurydza

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

prażyć

(physical chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.

prażyć się

(intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.

preambuła

A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute.

precedencja

The state of preceding in importance or priority.

precel

(culinary) A toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.

pręcik

A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft.

precjoza

(usually, in plural) A personal possession such as jewellery, of relatively great monetary value.

precyzować

(nonstandard, European Union, _, documents, transitive) To make or render precise; to specify.

precyzyjnie

(manner) Without approximation; precisely.

precyzyjny

(broadly) Both exact and accurate.

precz

From a place, hence.

predestynować

(transitive) To determine the future or the fate of something in advance; to preordain.

prędki

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]

prędkie

Quick; acting without delay.

prędko

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].

prędkość

rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

prędkościomierz

(aviation) An instrument that displays an aircraft's current airspeed.

predykat

(grammar) The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.

predykcja

A statement of what will happen in the future.

predyspozycja

The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

prefektura

The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

preferencje

(computing) The user-specified settings of parameters in interactive computer software

preferować

(transitive) To favor, accept; to have a preference for.

prefiks

(computing) An initial segment of a string of characters.

pręga

A raised rib in knitted goods or fabric, especially corduroy.

pręgowany

(countable) A brindled cat.

pręgowiec

Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia.

prehistoryczny

(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

prekognicja

(parapsychology) Knowledge of the future; understanding of something in advance, especially as a form of supernatural or extrasensory perception. [from 15th c.]

prekursor

A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.

prekursorka

That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.

prekursorski

A ceremony marking the commencement of construction of a road, bridge, or building.

preliminarz

The amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or timeframe.

premedytacja

Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation.

premia

An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.

premier

(politics, non-Westminster) The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.

premiera

The first showing of a film, play or other form of entertainment, often held as a special event with celebrity guests.

prenatalny

Being or happening before birth.

prenumerata

Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.

preparat

A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.

prepozyt

A mayor: the chief magistrate of a town, particularly (Scotland) the head of a burgh or (historical) the former chiefs of various towns in France, Flanders, or (by extension) other Continental European countries.

prequel

(narratology) In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel.

preria

An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.

prerogatywa

An exclusive hereditary or official right or privilege.

presja

A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.

presja rówieśnicza

Inducement or influence by one's peers.

preskrypcja

(linguistics) The act of establishing or formalizing ideal norms for language use, as opposed to describing the actual norms of such use; an instance of this.

preskryptywizm

(linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.

preskryptywny

Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

prestidigitator

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

prestidigitatorka

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner.

prestiż

(figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.

prestiżowy

Of high prestige.

pręt

(historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (1⁄4 chain or 5+1⁄2 yards).

pretekst

(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.

pretendent

A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.

pretendować

(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.

pretensjonalny

Influenced or changed by something.

prewencja

The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.

prezbiter

An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.

prezbiterianin

A person belonging to a church in the tradition of Presbyterianism.

prezbiterianka

A person belonging to a church in the tradition of Presbyterianism.

prezbiteriański

Relating to Presbyterianism.

prezbiterium

The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.

prezent

Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.

prezentacja

The act of presenting, or something presented.