Polish–English dictionary

psychicznie

In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.

psychiczny

(relational) Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.

psychika

The human soul, mind, or spirit.

psycho-

Relating to the soul, the mind, or to psychology.

psychoaktywny

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

psychoanalityczka

A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

psychoanalityk

(psychiatry) A practitioner of psychoanalysis.

psychoanaliza

A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.

psychoanalizować

(ambitransitive) To practice psychoanalysis (on).

psychodeliczny

Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.

psychodelik

Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.

psychol

(slang) A crazy person.

psycholog

An expert in the field of psychology.

psychologicznie

In a psychological sense.

psycholożka

An expert in the field of psychology.

psychopata

A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.

psychopatia

A personality disorder characterized by impaired empathy and remorse, and bold, disinhibited, and egocentric traits masked by superficial charm and the outward presence of apparent normality. Violent and criminal offenses may be indicative of this disorder.

psychopatka

A person with a personality disorder indicated by a pattern of lying, cunning, manipulating, glibness, exploiting, heedlessness, arrogance, delusions of grandeur, carelessness, low self-control, disregard for morality, lack of acceptance of responsibility, callousness, and lack of empathy and remorse. Such a person may be especially prone to violent and criminal offenses.

psychopatologia

(medicine, pathology) The study of the origin, development, diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioural disorders.

psychopatyczny

Exhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.

psychosomatyczny

Psychosomatic.

psychoterapeuta

Someone who practices psychotherapy.

psychoterapeutka

Someone who practices psychotherapy.

psychoterapia

The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of psychological techniques.

psychotrop

(pharmaceutical drug) A psychotropic drug or agent.

psychotropowy

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

psychoza

(psychology) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

pszczelarka

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

pszczelarz

An apiarist; a beekeeper.

pszczoła

(informal, proscribed) Any stinging flying insect, especially a wasp.

pszenica

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

pszenny

Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.

pszonak

Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

PTA

Initialism of parent-teacher association.

ptactwo

A bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.

ptak śpiewający

A bird having a melodious song or call.

ptak wodny

Any of the birds, such as ducks, geese and swans, that spend most of their non-flying time on water; especially those of the family Anatidae.

ptasi

Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.

ptasi móżdżek

(originally, US, informal, derogatory) A foolish, silly, or unintelligent person.

ptaszarnia

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

ptaszek

(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one.

ptasznik

A hunter of wildfowl.

ptaszyna

(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one.

PTO

Initialism of parent-teacher organization.

Ptolemeusz

A en given name of Greek origin, borne by historical persons in ancient Egypt.

pub

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A public house where beverages, primarily alcoholic, may be bought and consumed, also providing food and sometimes entertainment such as live music or television.

publicysta

A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics.

publicystka

A journalist, often a commentator, who focusses on politics.

publicznie

In public, openly, in an open and public manner.

publika

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]

publikacja

The act of publishing printed or other matter.

publikanin

(Ancient Rome, historical) A tax collector, especially one working in Judea and Galilee during New Testament times (1st century C.E.) who was generally regarded as sinful for extorting more tax than was due, and as a traitor for serving the Roman Empire.

publikować

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To send (an item of mail etc.) through the postal service. [from 19th c.]

puch

Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.

Puchar

(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.

Puchatek

Short for Winnie the Pooh.

puchaty

Covered with fluff.

puchnąć

(intransitive) To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

puchowy

Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers or hair.

pucz

(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.

pudel

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

pudełko

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

pudełko od zapałek

A small cardboard box in which matches are kept.

puderniczka

A slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powder puff, small enough to fit in a woman's purse, handbag, or pocket.

pudło

(slang, preceded by the) The television.

pudłować

(transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.

puenta

(ballet) The tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.

puf

Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.

pukać

(intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

puklerz

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

puknięcie

An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.

pula

A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.

pulchny

Slightly overweight; chubby.

pulmonolog

A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

pulower

A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.

pulpet

A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.

pulpit

(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

puls

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

pulsar

(astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

pulsować

To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.

pułapka

A mental or psychological trap.

pułapka na myszy

(countable) A device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.

pułk

(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units. [from 16th c.]

pułkownik

A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).

puma

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

pumeks

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

pumpy

Men's or boys' baggy knee breeches, of a type particularly popular in the early 20th century.

punkt

(astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.

punkt centralny

(figuratively, by extension) A centrally located position.

punkt kontrolny

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.

punkt obserwacyjny

A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.

punkt odniesienia

A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.

punkt orientacyjny

A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.

punkt podparcia

(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.

punkt programu wyborczego

(politics, informal) A list of candidates for an election, or a particular theme to a candidate's manifesto.

punkt przecięcia

(geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).

punkt widokowy

A vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.

punkt widzenia

A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.

punkt wspólny

A topic nearly unrelated to the main topic, but having a point in common with it.

punkt zwrotny

Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.

punktor

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.

punktować

To earn points in a game.

punktowy

(chiefly, mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points.

punktualnie

Punctually or according to the schedule.

punktualność

The state of being punctual

punktualny

Prompt; on time.

pupil

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

purée

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.

Purim

(Judaism) A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite.

purpura

A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)

purpurowoczerwony

Of a mulberry colour.

purpurowy

Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal’s cassock).

purysta

An advocate of purism.

purystyczny

Of or pertaining to purism.

purytański

(usually, derogative) Acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.

Pusan

A metropolitan city of South Korea. It is the second largest city and the largest port city in Korea. It is also well known for its beaches and port.

puścić oko

(transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)

puścić się

(intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.

puścić z torbami

(transitive) To take large amounts of money from.

pustelnia

A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.

pustelnica

A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

pustelniczka

A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

pustelniczy

Of, characterized by, or preferring privacy and isolation; secluded.

pustelnik

A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

pustka

(figuratively) A feeling of emptiness.

pustkowie

An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

pustogłowy

(informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.

pustosłowie

Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]

pustoszyć

(transitive) To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.

pusty

Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty space to be filled in.

pustynia

Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.

pustynny

Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.

puszczać się

(intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.

puszczać z torbami

(transitive) To take large amounts of money from.

puszek

(transitive, informal, often, humorous) To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).

puszka

A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.

puszkarz

A person skilled in the repair and servicing of firearms.

Puszkin

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́шкин (Púškin).

puszysty

Light; soft; airy.

Putin

A surname from Russian.

puzdro

(zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).

puzon

A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).

pycha

Excessive pride, presumption, or arrogance (originally toward the gods).

pylisty

Powdery and resembling dust.

pył

(countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.

pyłek

(literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A small particle; a speck.

pyra

A plant of species Solanum tuberosum or its edible starchy tuber.

pyrrusowy

(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).

pysk

The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws.

pyskaty

(informal) Having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner.