Polish–English dictionary

seler naciowy

A European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.

selfie

(informal, mobile phones) A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.

semantyczny

Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words. [from late 19th c.]

semem

(linguistics) The smallest unit of meaning; especially, the meaning expressed by a morpheme.

semestr

Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.

semicki

Of or pertaining to the Semites; of or pertaining to one or more Semitic peoples.

seminarium

A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.

semiologia

Semiotics, the study of signs.

semiotyka

The study of signs and symbols, especially as means of language or communication.

sempiterna

(slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.

sen

(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.

sen na jawie

An intense or confusing dream, often caused by fever.

sen zimowy

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

senacki

(US) Entitled to elect a senator, or by senators.

senat

In some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.

senator

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

senatorka

A member, normally elected, in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate, as, for instance, the legislatures of the United States and Canada.

senatorski

(US) Entitled to elect a senator, or by senators.

Senegal

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

Seneka

A Roman cognomen, notably borne by Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Roman stoic philosopher, dramatist, and statesman.

senekowie

A member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.

seneszal

A steward, particularly (historical) one in charge of a medieval nobleman's estate.

sennowłóctwo

The act of walking while not conscious or aware of it, during one's sleep.

senny

Of or pertaining to dreams.

sens

Import, intention or purpose.

sensacja

(figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.

sensor

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner.

sensowny

Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.

sensu stricto

In a narrow or limited sense.

sensualizm

(epistemology) The doctrine that all knowledge not only originates in sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or relics of sensations; sensationalism.

sentyment

(uncountable) Feelings, especially tender feelings, as apart from reason or judgment, or of a weak or foolish kind.

sentymentalność

An act or state of being sentimental.

sentymentalny

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion.

sęp

(colloquial) One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.

separacja

The act of estranging; the act of alienating; alienation.

separatysta

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

separatystka

Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatics.

separatystyczny

Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

separatyzm

A theory or doctrine which supports a state of separation between organizations, institutions, or other societal groups (e.g. between church and state) or between different political jurisdictions (e.g. a country and its former colony).

separować

(transitive) To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.

sepia

Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.

seplenić

(intransitive) To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/, /ð/). This is a speech impediment common among children.

seplenienie

The act or a habit of lisping.

seppuku

A form of ritual suicide by disembowelment using a blade, practiced by Japanese samurai, especially to rid oneself of shame, as a means of protest, or, formerly, as a method of capital punishment.

septyczny

Causing sepsis or putrefaction.

septyma

(music) A tone of the seventh degree from a given tone, the interval between two such tones, or the two tones sounding in unison.

sequel

(narratology) A narrative that is written after another narrative set in the same universe, especially a narrative that is chronologically set after its predecessors, or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative that has a preceding narrative of its own.

ser

(photography) Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.

ser biały

A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.

seraficki

Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.

seraficzny

Of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim.

serafin

(post-biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology, ranked above cherubim, and below God.

seraj

A palace of a sultan.

Serb

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

Serbia

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

Serbka

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

serbski

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.

serce

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see beating,‎ heart.

sercówka

Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.

sercowo-naczyniowy

Relating to the circulatory system, that is the heart and blood vessels.

serdecznie

In a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.

serdeczność

(uncountable) The quality of being cordial.

serdeczny

Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

serduszko

A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥.

Serengeti

A geographic region and ecosystem in Tanzania and southern Kenya, known for hosting the largest and longest overland semiannual migration of herd animals in the world.

seria

A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.

serial

(broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.

serio

(manner) In a serious or literal manner.

sernik

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

serotonina

(neurotransmitter) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

serowiec

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

serownik

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

serowy

Of or relating to cheese.

serum

(skincare) A skincare product of varying consistencies with a high concentration of one or more active ingredients, for a targeted purpose, such as preventing acne, repairing sun damage, or moisturizing.

serw

(sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.

serwatka

The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.

serwer

(computing) A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.

serwetka

A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.

serwilizm

The condition of being servile.

serwis

(sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.

serwis stołowy

Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.

serwisować

(transitive) To perform maintenance.

serwitut

(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

serwować

(transitive) To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person. [from 15th c.]

seryjny

Having to do with or arranged in a series.

sesja

A period of time devoted to a particular activity.

Seszele

An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles.

Set

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.

seter

Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.

setka

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).

setny

The ordinal form of the number one hundred.

Seul

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

Sewilla

The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.

sezam

The seed of this plant.

sezon

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

sezonowy

Employed irregularly.

sfałdować

To make wavy; to crimp.

sfałszować

(transitive) To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of.

sfałszowany

False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine.

sfera

(also, figurative) A sphere of knowledge or of influence; a domain. [from after 1400]

sfermentować

To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.

sferyczny

Spherical, ball-shaped.

sfilmować

(ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film.

sfinansować

(transitive) To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.

sfingować

To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.

sflaczały

(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.

sfora

A group of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.

sformatować

(computing) To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

sformułować

(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

sformułowanie

The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.

sforsować

(intransitive) To make advance with force.

sfotografować

(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of).

sfotokopiować

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier.

sfotoszopowane

Of an image, digitally edited or altered.

sfrustrować

(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

sfrustrowany

Suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire, or something happened or someone else did something in a way one did not hope for, expect, or desire.

sfuszerować

(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something

shaka

A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist, used to express a variety of positive meanings including all right, hello and goodbye.

shake

A milkshake.

Shanxi

A province in the northern part of China. Capital: Taiyuan.

Shaolin

A collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery.

sherry

(uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.

shikoku

A dog of a particular breed of Japanese origin.

shinjitai

The simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947.

shipować

(fandom, transitive) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.

shogun

The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

shopping

The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy.

show

(countable) An exhibition of items.

shumai

A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum.

si

(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.

siać

(transitive) To plant or sow an area with seeds.

siadać

(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

sianie

The act or process by which something is sown.

siano

(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.

siąpić

(impersonal) To rain lightly.

siarczan

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.

siarczek

(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

siarczyn

(American spelling, inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.

siarka

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol S) with an atomic number of 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and matchsticks.

siarkowy

(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

siata

(countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.

siatka

A grid of horizontal and vertical lines.

siatka na włosy

A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.

siatka wielościanu

(geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.

siatkówka

(ophthalmology) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.

sic

Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

sidła

A mental or psychological trap.

sidło

A mental or psychological trap.

się

(emphatic) it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

siebie

(proscribed) Me, as the object of a verb or preposition without a reflexive trigger. Sometimes used for intensifying the pronoun of oneself. [from 10th c.]