Polish–English dictionary

przestrzegać

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

przestrzelić kolana

(transitive) To destroy the knees of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.

przestrzeń

Room (space) in which to move or maneuver.

przestrzeń kosmiczna

The atmosphere of the Earth and the region of space around it.

przestrzeń powietrzna

(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies.

przestrzenny

Of, or relating to the science, technology and industry associated with aircraft, missiles, satellites and spacecraft.

przesunąć

(transitive) To move; to shift from a fixed position.

przesunąć na wcześniejszy termin

(transitive) To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

przesunięcie

The act of redeploying.

przesuwać się

(intransitive) To proceed in sequence.

przeświadczenie

(countable) A firmly held belief.

przeświadczony

Very sure of something; positive.

przeświecający

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.

prześwietlać

(transitive, informal) To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.

prześwietlić

(transitive, informal) To take a radiograph of; to obtain an image of using X-ray radiation, especially for the purpose of medical diagnostic evaluation.

prześwit

The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.

przesyłać tym samym torem

(computing) To combine several signals into one.

przesyłka

A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.

przesyłka konsygnowana

A collection of goods to be sent, in transit or having been sent.

przeszczep

(medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.

przeszczepiać

(transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.

przeszczepić

(transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.

przeszkadzać

(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.

przeszkoda

An obstacle or impediment.

przeszkodzić

(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

przeszłość

The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

przeszły

Having already happened; in the past; finished. [from 14th c.]

przeszukiwanie

An attempt to find something.

przeszyć

To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.

przeszywać

To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.

przetacznik

A plant of the genus Veronica

przetak

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

przetarcie

(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]

przetargowy

(legal) A formal offer to buy or sell something.

przeterminować się

(intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.

przetłumaczyć

(transitive) To express spoken words or written text in a different (often clearer or simpler) way in the same language; to paraphrase, to rephrase, to restate.

przeto

therefore (especially in syllogisms)

przetoka

(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.

przetrwać

To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

przetrwalnik

A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

przetrwanie

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

przetrwanie najsilniejszych

(evolutionary theory) Natural selection.

przetrząsać

(transitive) To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.

przetrząsnąć

(transitive) To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.

przetwarzać

(transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.

przetwarzanie

The action of the verb to process.

przetwór

A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.

przetwornik

An electronic device for detecting sound, vibration, etc., such as one fitted to an electric guitar or record player.

przetworzyć

(transitive) To break down and reuse component materials.

przewaga

(obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.

przewaga liczebna

(transitive, stative) To be more in number than somebody or something.

przewartościować

(transitive) To evaluate again; reassess; revisit; reconsider.

przeważający

Common or widespread; prevalent.

przeważnie

(idiomatic) In most aspects; mostly; generally.

przewidywać

(obsolete) To provide.

przewidywalny

Able to be predicted.

przewidywanie

A statement of what will happen in the future.

przewidzieć

(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.

przewieźć

(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

przewiezienie

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

przewijać

(ambitransitive, computing, GUI) To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen.

przewina

(theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.

przewinąć

(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

przewlekły

(medicine) Prolonged or slow to heal.

przewód

(anatomy, botany) A tubular channel within the body or within a plant.

przewód sądowy

(legal, pluralonly) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an action at law.

przewodnictwo

The time during which one is president; a president's term of office.

przewodnicząca

A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.

przewodniczący

A person presiding over a meeting.

przewodniczka

Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.

przewodniczka oświetlająca szlak

One who blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.

przewodniczyć

(intransitive, transitive) To perform the functions of some office.

przewodnik

(physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.

przewodnik oświetlający szlak

One who blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.

przewodnik stada

The dominant animal in a pack of animals, such as wolves or lions.

przewodzić

(intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

przewóz

An act of transporting; conveyance.

przewozić

(obsolete) To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.

przewracać

To push something such that it falls.

przewrażliwiony

Having excessive sensitivity; reacting to stimuli too readily; thin-skinned.

przewrócić

To push something such that it falls.

przewrót

(politics, government) The sudden overthrow of a government, differing from a revolution by being carried out by a small group of people who replace only the leading figures.

przewrotowiec

A radical supporter of political or social revolution.

przewrotowy

Intending to subvert, overturn, undermine or debase.

przewyższać

To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power

przewyższyć

To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power

przez

(Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).

przez noc

See also individual entries for phrasal verbs: go over, hand over, run over, take over, win over, etc.

przez pomyłkę

By accident; by mistake; in error (without intention to do so).

przezabawny

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

przeziębienie

(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

przeziębiony

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

przeznaczać

(transitive) To set apart for a special use.

przeznaczenie

The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust

przeznaczony dla laików

Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap. [from 19th c.]

przeznaczyć

(transitive) To set apart for a special use.

przezorność

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.

przezorny

Having or full of forethought; provident; proactive; visionary.

przezrocze

(photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.

przezroczystość

(uncountable) The quality of being transparent.

przezroczysty

Allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.

przeżuć

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

przeżuwać

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

przeżuwanie

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.

przezwisko

A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

przezwyciężać

(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.

przezwyciężanie

The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted.

przezwyciężenie

The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted.

przezwyciężyć

(transitive) To get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.

przeżyć

To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

przeżyć na nowo

(transitive) To experience (something) again; to live over again. [from 18th c.]

przeżycie

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.

przeżytek

Something old and outdated, possibly kept for sentimental reasons.

przeżywać

To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.

przód

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

przodek

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

przodkowie

A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.

przodować

(countable) Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in an incomplete game.

prztyczek

(archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.

przwijać

(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

przy

Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place. [from ca. 1350–1470]

przy kości

(euphemistic, of a person) Fat.

przy okazji

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened.

przy zwłokach

A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.

przybitka

A soft plug or seal, particularly as used between the powder and pellets in a shotgun cartridge, or earlier on the charge of a muzzleloader or cannon.

przybliżać się

(ambitransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

przybliżony

Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

przybliżyć się

(ambitransitive) to draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near

przybłęda

Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.

przybój

Waves that break on an ocean shoreline.

przybór

A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.

przybrana siostra

The daughter of one's stepparent by a previous relationship.

przybrany brat

The stepson of one's parent who is not one's half-brother.

przybrzeżny

(geography) Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore.

przybudówka

A building, such as a barn, shed, or garage, that is separate from, but associated with some main building.

przybudówka wakacyjna

An outbuilding in a garden where the owners can relax in warm weather.

przybyć

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.

przybysz

A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

przybyszka

A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

przybywać

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.

przybywająca

A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

przybywający

A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

przychód

(now, _, only, _, US) Proceeds; profits from business transactions. [from 15th c.]

przychodnia

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

przychodzący

Incoming.

przychodzić

(intransitive, copulative) To reach; to get to a certain place.

przychylność

(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

przychylny

Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.

przyciąć

To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.

przyciągać

(transitive) To entice; to attract.