Polish–English dictionary

baseball

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

basen

(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin.

Basia

A en given name.

BASIC

Any of a family of third-generation programming languages.

basior

A mammal of the family Canidae:

basista

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

basistka

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

Bask

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

Baskijka

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.

baskijski

Relating to the Basque people or their language.

baskina

A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.

baskinka

A woman's close-fitting bodice, underbodice, or corset having such a feature.

baśniowo

In a fabulous manner.

basować

(transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).

basowy

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

basta

(literary, poetic) (that's) enough; stop!

basteja

(heraldiccharge) A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.

bastion

A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.

basza

(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.

bat

The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.

batalia

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

batalion

(military, now, rare) A division of an army; a battalion.

bateria

(electrical, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.

Batman

A province in the Black Sea region, in northern Turkey.

batometr

An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.

Bats

A commune in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

batut

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

batuta

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

baty

An act or instance of reproving or of reprobating; a rebuke, a reproach, an admonition.

batymetr

An instrument that measures the depth of water, used especially to measure the depth of ocean water.

batyskaf

A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.

Bawar

A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Bawarczyk

A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.

Bawaria

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.

Bawarka

A native or inhabitant of the state of Bavaria, Germany.

bawarski

Of, from or relating to the state of Bavaria, Germany.

bawełna

(uncountable) Thread of such fiber.

bawełniany

Made of cotton.

bawić

(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.

bawić się

To enjoy oneself; to experience enjoyable activities.

bawidło

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

bawny

Enjoyable or amusing.

bawolica

An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.

bawół

An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.

bayou

A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

baza

Something from which other things extend; a foundation.

bazalt

(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

bażant

(countable) A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.

bazar

A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

bazgrać

(ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.

bazgranina

Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting.

bazgroły

A small mindless sketch, etc.

Bazyli

A en given name, in quiet but steady use in the UK.

bazylika

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.

bazyliszek

(figurative) A person who acts deceitfully for personal or social gain; a treacherous person.

BBC

(preceded by “the”) Initialism of w:British Broadcasting Corporation.

BBS

(telecommunications, Internet) Initialism of bulletin board system or bulletin board service.

BDSM

Sexual or non-sexual practices or activities involving bondage, discipline, sadism, masochism, or acts of domination and submission.

be

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry of a sheep.

beagle

A small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.

Beata

A en given name.

Beatlesi

An extremely successful and influential British rock music quartet that operated primarily in the 1960s.

beatnik

A person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.

bebech

The belly of a human, especially a large, fat protruding one.

bebechy

The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

bębenek

(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

bębenkowiec

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.

bebeszyć

(transitive) To eviscerate.

bębniarz

(musician) One who plays the drums.

bębnić

(intransitive) To beat a drum.

bębnista

(musician) One who plays the drums.

bebop

(music genre) An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.

bebzun

A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch. [from 18th c.]

Becia

A en given name.

bęcnąć

(intransitive) To move or fall heavily, or with a dull sound.

bęcwał

(colloquial) A stupid person.

beczeć

To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

beczka

(countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

beczkowóz

(automotive, UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.

beczkowy

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

beczułka

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)

bednarz

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.

beduin

A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.

beduinka

A member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.

beemka

(slang) A BMW motorcycle or automobile.

Beethoven

A surname from German [in turn from Dutch], usually applying to Ludwig van Beethoven.

befsztyk

(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).

behawior

(countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.

behawioralny

(American spelling) Of or relating to behavior.

Behemot

(Bible) A great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.

bejbe

(informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.

bejca

A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

bejcować

(transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.

Bejrut

The capital and largest city of Lebanon.

bejsbol

The ball used to play the sport of baseball.

bek

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

beka

(pejorative, slang) An obese person.

bękart

(pejorative) A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.

bekas

Any of various small waders of the family Scolopacidae.

bekas kszyk

A bird of the species Gallinago gallinago.

bekerel

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq

bekhend

(tennis, and, other, racquet sports) A stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.

bekliwy

Inclined to weep; tearful or lachrymose.

bekon

Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

bekoniak

A pig, especially a castrated male, being fattened and raised for slaughter.

beksa

A baby who cries excessively.

bel

A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.

Belau

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

beletrysta

A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres

beletrystka

A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres

beletrystyczny

Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.

beletrystyka

(archaic) Literature, particularly light compositions valued for their aesthetic properties.

Belfast

The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.

belfer

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

belferka

(US, slang) A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.

belferstwo

The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.

Belg

A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.

Belgia

A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.

Belgijka

A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent.

belgijski

Of, from, or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgian people.

Belgrad

The capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.

Belize

An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.

belka

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

belona

(especially, UK, Ireland) Any fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.

belować

(transitive) To wrap into a bale.

belweder

(architecture) A turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.

bełkot

Idle talk; senseless prattle

bełkotać

(transitive) To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble.

bełt

A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.

bełtać

(transitive) To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).

bełtać się

(intransitive, of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.

bemol

(music, obsolete) The flat symbol (♭), or a flattened note.

bemolowy

(music, note) Lowered by one semitone.

Bendery

A city and municipality of Moldova, under de-facto control of Transnistria.

benedykcja

A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons (sometimes at the end of a church worship service).

Benedykt

(countable) A en given name, particularly of the sixth-century founder of the Benedictine order, and of several popes.

benedyktyński

Requiring a huge amount of work; of extraordinary difficulty.

benefaktor

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

benefaktorka

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

beneficjum

An event, such as a theatrical performance, given to raise funds for some cause.

Beneluks

An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Benelux

An economic and customs union made up of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

benewolencja

(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

Bengal

A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal).

Bengalczyk

A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.

bengali

A language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal, India.

Bengalka

A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.

Bengazi

A port city in eastern Libya.

beniaminek

(idiomatic, informal, usually, derogatory) The favorite, especially a young one, especially of someone in power; a fair-haired boy (US), (Australian).

Benin

A country in West Africa, formerly Dahomey.