Polish–English dictionary

ravioli

Small square parcels of pasta filled with meat, cheese, spinach etc.

raz

(frequency) One and only one time.

Raz kozie śmierć!

(slang) Acronym of you only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.

Raz się żyje!

(slang) Acronym of you only live once, i.e. expressing the view that one should make the most of the present moment.

raz, dwa, trzy, moje szczęście

Used after the same thing is said by two people simultaneously.

rażący

Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.

razem

In company; together.

razy

(colloquial) Attacking or fighting a person.

RCz

Initialism of Czech Republic.

rdzawy

Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown. [from 14th c.]

rdzeń

The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.

rdzenny

Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.

rdzewieć

(transitive) To cause to oxidize.

rdzoodporny

Resistant to rust, oxidation and corrosion.

Reading

A number of other townships, listed under Reading Township.

reagent

(chemistry) A chemical substance which responds to the presence of, or contact with, another substance.

reagować

(intransitive) To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.

reakcjonista

(politics) One who opposes revolution, wanting to reverse it, favoring a return to a past golden age. Often used as a derogatory by revolutionaires.

reakcjonistyczny

(politics) Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past.

reakcyjny

(politics) Extremely conservative; opposing revolution (such as the French Revolution); favoring a return to a golden age of the past.

real

Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.

realia

The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work.

realista

(philosophy) An advocate of realism; one who believes that matter, objects etc. have real existence beyond our perception of them.

realistycznie

In a realistic manner.

realistyczny

(idiomatic) Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

realizacja

(mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.

realizacja dźwięku

(uncountable, US) The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.

realizować

To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property.

realność

The state of being actual or real; realness.

realny

Likely to continue; viable.

reanimacja

The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation.

reasumować

(ambitransitive) To prepare a summary of (something).

reasumpcja

Assumption again or anew.

rębacz

A worker whose occupation is to harvest trees.

Rebeka

A en given name, in regular use since the Reformation.

rebelia

(uncountable) Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

rebeliant

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

rebeliantka

One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.

rebus

A riddle.

recenzja

(countable) An essay in which another piece of work is criticized, reviewed, etc.

recenzować

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

recepcja

A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

recepcjonista

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.

recepcjonistka

An employee (such as a secretary) who works in reception (receiving visitors and/or calls) for a person or business, especially an office.

recepta

(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.

recesja

(economics, US) Four consecutive quarters of negative, real GDP growth. See NBER.

rechot

The call of a frog or toad.

rechotać

A joyful, somewhat muffled laugh, rather like a snorting chuckle.

recital

A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist.

recydywa

Committing new offenses after a crime committed in the past.

recykling

The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

recyklizacja

The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use.

recytacja

The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.

ręcznie

By hand.

ręcznie tkany

(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.

ręcznik

(Ukraine) A cloth/towel embroidered with symbols and cryptograms of the ancient world, used in Eastern Slavic ceremonies.

ręczny

(of an activity) Performed with the hands.

ręczny świder

A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.

redagować

To change a text, or a document.

redakcja

(computing) A change in the text of a file, a website or the code of software.

redakcyjny

Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

redaktor

A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

redaktorka

A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

redaktorski

Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

redukcja

(mathematics) Reduction to lower terms, as a fraction.

redundantny

Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.

reduta

A small, temporary, military fortification.

reelekcja

The fact of being reelected.

referencja

(computing) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.

referendum

(politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.

refleks

The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).

refleksyjny

Inclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.

reflektor

A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.

reforma

The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it

reformacja

(historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church.

reformator

One who reforms, or who works for reform.

reformatorka

One who reforms, or who works for reform.

reformista

One who advocates reform (of an institution).

reformistka

One who advocates reform (of an institution).

reformistyczny

(political) Advocating reform of an institution or body.

reformować

(transitive) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better.

reformowany

Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Martin Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.

refować

(nautical) To take in part of a sail in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

refrakcja

(physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.

refren

A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.

refundować

(transitive) To return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.

regał

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

regaty

(countable) A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.

regencja

A system of government that substitutes for the reign of a king or queen when that king or queen becomes unable to rule.

regent

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

regentka

One who rules in place of the monarch, especially because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled. [from 15th c.]

reggae

(Rastafari, music genre, originally, dance) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

regiel

(ecology) An animal or a plant of a montane habitat.

regiment

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

region

Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.

regionalny

Of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district.

reglamentacja

Controlled distribution of scarce resources such as food or fuel; used typically in wartime.

regres

(legal) An action that can be taken by an individual or a corporation to attempt to remedy a legal difficulty.

regresja

An action of regressing, a return to a previous state.

regresywny

(of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

regulacja

The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration

regularnie

With constant frequency or pattern.

regularność

(uncountable) The condition or quality of being regular

regularny

(crystallography) Having three equal axes and all angles 90°.

reguła

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

rehabilitacja

(informal) An institution for rehabilitation.

rehabilitować

(informal, transitive) To rehabilitate.

Reichstag

(historical) The lower chamber of the federal parliament of Germany until 1945; the building that housed it.

reinkarnacja

Reincarnation; new birth subsequent to one's first.

reintegracja

The process of reintegrating.

reja

(nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.

rejestracja

(countable, uncountable) The act of signing up or registering for something.

rejestrator

An apparatus for recording; a device which records.

rejestrować

(transitive, legal) To give legal status to by making an official public record.

rejestrować się

(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list

rejon

A particular geographic region.

rejs

A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure.

rejwach

A stir; a fuss or uproar.

ręka

(countable, Australian rules football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.

rękaw

The part of a garment that covers the arm. [from 10th c.]

rękawek

(swimming) One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.

rękawica

Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.

rękawiczka

(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.

rękawicznica

A person who makes or sells gloves.

rękawicznik

A person who makes or sells gloves.

rekcja

(grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.

reklama

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

reklamacja

(legal) A legal demand for compensation or damages.

reklamować

(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales. [from 19th c.]

reklamówka

(UK) A bag made of thin polythene or paper, generally used for carrying groceries or other purchased items.

rękodzielnik

A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.

rękodzieło

A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.

rękojeść

The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

rekolekcje

A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude, especially for meditation, prayer, or study.

rekomendacja

The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.

rekompensata

Something which is regarded as an equivalent; something which compensates for loss.

rekompensować

To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

rekoncyliacja

(Roman Catholicism) Ellipsis of sacrament of reconciliation (“a sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest”).

rekonesans

The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.

rekonstrukcja

A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.

rekonstruować

To construct again; to restore.

rekonwalescencja

A return to normal health.

rekonwalescent

A person recovering from illness.

rekonwalescentka

A person recovering from illness.

rękopis

A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.

rekreacja

Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

rekrut

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

rekrutacja

The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.

rekrutka

One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.

rekrutować

To enroll or enlist new members or potential employees on behalf of an employer, organization, sports team, the military, etc.