Polish–English dictionary

przyprowadzić

(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

przypuścić

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof

przypuszczać

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof

przypuszczalnie

According to someone's allegation.

przypuszczalny

Appearing to be the most probable, often with some preparations starting to be made for it.

przypuszczenie

An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

przyroda

(uncountable, often, _, capitalized) The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.

przyrodni

(of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.

przyrodzone prawo

Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.

przyrodzony

Naturally as part or consequence of something.

przyrost

(uncountable) (Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this.

przyrostek

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

przyrumieniać

(cooking, transitive) To cook something until it becomes brown.

przyrumienić

(cooking, transitive) To cook something until it becomes brown.

przyrząd

Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

przyrząd pomiarowy

Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things

przyrządzać

To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.

przyrządzić

To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.

przysadka

(anatomy) The pituitary gland.

przysadka mózgowa

(anatomy) The pituitary gland.

przysadka mózgowa z lejkiem

(anatomy) The pituitary gland together with the pituitary stalk.

przysadkowy

Of or pertaining to the hypophysis (the pituitary gland).

przysadzisty

Short and thick; stout or stocky.

przysiad

A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.

przysiadać

(intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.

przysiąść

(intransitive) To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost.

przysięga

A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.

przysięgła

(law) A member of a jury.

przysięgły

(law) A member of a jury.

przysiółek

A small village or a group of houses.

przysłona

(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.

przysłowie

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.

przysługa

A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

przysmak

Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.

przyśpieszać

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

przyśpieszać się

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

przyspieszenie

(countable) The amount by which a speed or velocity increases (and so a scalar quantity or a vector quantity).

przyśpieszyć

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

przyśpieszyć się

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

przysposabiać

To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

przysposobić

To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

przysposobienie

The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.

przyssawka

An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.

przystać

(intransitive, now, _, rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. [from 15th c.]

przystający

(mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.

przystań

(countable) Any place of shelter.

przystanek

A place where public transport buses stop to allow passengers to board or leave.

przystąpić

(intransitive, now, _, rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. [from 15th c.]

przystawać

(intransitive, now, _, rare) To give one's adhesion; to join up with (a group, etc.); to become part of. [from 15th c.]

przystawka

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

przystęp

(countable) Chiefly followed by of: a sudden outburst of violent activity or feeling; also, the most severe part of an activity or incident; the climax.

przystępny

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

przystępować

(archaic, intransitive) To approach; to arrive, to come forward. [15th–19th c.]

przystojniak

(colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.

przystojny

Physically attractive (of a person).

przystosowanie

(countable, uncountable, followed by to) The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.

przystosowawczość

(biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.

przyswajać

(transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.

przyswajanie

(physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]

przyswoić

(transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.

przyszłość

Having to do with or occurring in the future.

przyszły

Having to do with or occurring in the future.

przyszpilać

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

przyszpilić

(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

przyszwa

The top part of a boot or shoe, above the sole and welt and in front of the ankle seam, that covers the instep and toes; the front part of an upper; the analogous part of a stocking. [from c. 1225]

przytępiony

Not bright or colorful.

przytłaczać

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

przytłoczyć

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

przytomność

(uncountable) The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.

przytomny

Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.

przytulać

(transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.

przytulać się

(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.

przytulenie

(UK) An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration).

przytulić

(transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.

przytulić się

(US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.

przytulny

(of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

przytułek

A place of safety or refuge.

przytułek dla biednych

A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.

przytwierdzić

(transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).

przytyć

(intransitive) To put on weight.

przyuczać

To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.

przyuczyć

To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.

przywiązanie

A dependence, especially a strong one.

przywidzenie

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

przywieźć

(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

przywilej

A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

przywłaszczyć sobie

(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.

przywłaszczyciel kulturowy

A person who appropriates something.

przywłaszczycielka kulturowa

A person who appropriates something.

przywódca

One having authority to direct.

przywodzić na myśl

(intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply.

przywodziciel

(anatomy) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.

przywołać

(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

przywołujący

(figurative) Suggestive or reminiscent.

przywołujący zapach

(countable) An evocative fragrance.

przywoływać

(intransitive) To express without overt reference; to imply.

przywóz

(uncountable) The practice of importing.

przywozić

(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

przywra

Either of the two lobes of a whale's or similar creature's tail.

przywracać

(transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

przywrócić

(transitive) To restore to a former position or rank.

przywykać

To subject to the process of acclimation.

przywyknąć

To subject to the process of acclimation.

przyziemność

The characteristic of being mundane; ordinariness; worldliness.

przyziemny

(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.

przyznać

(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.

przyznać się

(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

przyznanie

The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).

przyznawać

(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.

przyznawać się

(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

przyzwalać

(intransitive, with in or to (or sometimes with)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.

przyzwoitka

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.

przyzwoitość

The quality of being respectable.

przyzwoity

Pure, especially morally or religiously.

przyzwolenie

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

przyzwolić

(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

przyzwyczaić

(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

przyzwyczajać

(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

przyzwyczajony

That has or have previously been owned by someone else.

PS

Initialism of post scriptum, postscriptum, or postscript, initialism written at the end of a text as a footnote.

pseudancjum

A clump of seeds, leaves or flowers; a capitulum.

pseudo-

False; not genuine; fake.

pseudolosowy

Of a sequence of numbers, such that it has all the properties of a random sequence following some probability distribution (except true randomness), but is actually generated using a deterministic algorithm.

pseudonim

A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name; a writer's pseudonym.

psi

Of, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.

psi zaprzęg

A sled, pulled by dogs over ice and snow.

psia róża

The fleshy false fruit of a wild rose plant (e.g. sweetbrier, dog rose, burnet rose, etc.), containing the achenes or true fruits.

psianka

Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade.

psianka słodkogórz

Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).

psikać

(ambitransitive, of fluids) To shoot or spray.

psiknąć

(ambitransitive, of fluids) To shoot or spray.

psikus

A playful trick done for amusement to the detriment of someone else.

psota

mischievous behaviour

psotność

The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.

psotny

Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.

psoty

Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting. [from mid 19th c.]

pstrąg

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

pstrąg źródlany

A fish of the species Salvelinus fontinalis.

pstry

Decorated or colored in blotches.

pstryk

A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.

pstrykać palcami

(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers. Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.

pstryknąć palcami

(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers. Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.

psuć

(transitive) To corrupt, to debase (someone or something).

psuć się

(transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

psy

(slang, with the) The police, considered as a group entity.

Psyche

(Greco-Roman mythology) The personification of the soul. Originally a mortal princess who later married Eros/Cupid, (the god of love), was deified, and bore him a daughter, Hedone/Voluptas.

psychiatra

A medical doctor specializing in psychiatry.

psychiatria

(medicine) The branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.

psychiatryczny

Of, or relating to, psychiatry.

psychiatryk

(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.