Polish–English dictionary

smrodliwy

(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

SMS

(countable) A text message sent using the short message service.

SMS-ować

To send a message on a cell phone via short message service.

smuga kondensacyjna

An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.

smukły

Thin; slim.

smutas

Like a spoilsport.

smutek

Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness. [from early 14th c.]

smutno

In a doleful manner

smutny

Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.

smużyć

To smear, stain or smudge.

smycz

(by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.

smyczek

(musical instrument) A rod with horsehair (or an artificial substitute) stretched between the ends, used for playing various stringed musical instruments.

smykałka

A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. [from 1580]

smyrać

(transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

snajper

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

snap

(social media) A visual message sent through the Snapchat application.

Snapchat

(Internet, social media) A mobile photo-messaging application, introduced in 2011.

snapshot

(computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.

śniadać

(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.

śniadanie

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

śniady

Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.

śnić

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

śnić na jawie

(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather.

śniedź

The colour or incrustation which age and wear give to (mainly metallic) objects; especially, the green rust which covers works of art such as ancient bronzes, coins and medals.

śniedzieć

(intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.

śnieg

(uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.

śnieg pada

(intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.

śniegopad

(uncountable) The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.

śnięty

Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

śnieżka

A bird of species Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.

śnieżnobiały

The white color of snow.

śnieżny

Marked by snow, characterized by snow.

śnieżyć

(intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere.

śnieżyca

A large snowstorm accompanied by strong winds and greatly reduced visibility caused by blowing snow.

śnieżynka

A crystal of snow, having approximate hexagonal symmetry.

sniffer

(networking) A software or hardware tool for intercepting and logging network traffic.

snob

(informal, derogatory) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes. [from 20th c.]

snooker

A cue sport, popular in the UK and other Commonwealth of Nations countries.

Snoopy

Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz; often representing doggish soulfulness.

snopowiązałka

(agriculture) A machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle.

snorkeling

The act of swimming using a snorkel.

snowboard

A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding.

snowboarding

The sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard.

snowboardzista

Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.

snowboardzistka

Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.

snuć się

(British) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.

snycerz

a person who is skilled at woodcarving

sobek

An egocentric or self-centered person.

sobie

(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.]

soból

(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.

sobota

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Saturday.

sobowtór

Someone who, or something which, physically resembles (looks like) another.

social media

(uncountable) Applications or websites allowing users to share content and communicate with one another through the Internet.

socjal

A system whereby the state either through general or specific taxation provides various benefits to help ensure the wellbeing of its citizens.

socjalista

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.

socjalistka

One who supports or advocates socialism.

socjalistyczny

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.

socjalizacja

(sociology, psychology) The process of learning how to live in a way acceptable to one's own society, said especially about children.

socjalizować

(transitive) To take something into collective or governmental ownership.

socjeta

A special group or social class of people who have a superior social or economic status and attendant power, advantages, or privileges in society; a member of such a group.

socjodarwinizm

(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.

socjologia

A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.

socjologiczny

Of or pertaining to sociology.

socjopata

A person with an antisocial personality disorder.

socjopatka

A person with an antisocial personality disorder.

socjopatyczny

Having the characteristics of a sociopath.

soczewica

(biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.

soczewica jadalna

Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.

soczewka

A thin lens, made of flexible or rigid plastic, that is placed directly on to the eye to correct vision, used as an alternative to spectacles, or, if coloured, to change one's eye color cosmetically.

soczewkowaty

Shaped like a biconvex lens.

soczewkowy

Of or pertaining to a lens.

soczysty

Juicy or lush.

sód

The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never found unbound in nature.

soda

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

Sodoma

(biblical, Quranic) A city in the Middle East which, according to the Bible and Islamic tradition, but not specifically named in the Qur'an, was destroyed by God (along with Gomorrah) for the sins of its inhabitants.

sodomia

Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.

sodomita

(derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.

sodówka

(idiomatic) Water that contains carbon dioxide dissolved in it under pressure and is intended for drinking.

sofa

(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.

Sofia

The capital city of Bulgaria.

sofistyka

(uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning.

sofizm

(countable) A flawed argument, superficially correct in its reasoning, usually designed to deceive.

sofizmat

(logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.

softball

(sports) A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.

software

(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).

soja

The edible seed of this plant.

sójka

A widespread species of jay, usually crested and with pinkish-brown plumage and a harsh screech (Garrulus glandarius).

soju

A Korean distilled alcoholic beverage, similar to shochu.

sojusz

(uncountable) The state of being allied.

sojuszniczka

A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.

sojusznik

A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.

Sojuz

Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft.

sok

(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.

sok jabłkowy

(US) Filtered and pasteurized juice of apples, as opposed to apple cider and hard cider.

sok mleczny

(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.

sokolnik

A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.

sokół

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.

sokowirówka

A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables.

Sokrates

A en given name of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher.

sól

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

sól kuchenna

A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seasoning, condiment, and preservative.

sól ziemi

(idiomatic) A person or group of people considered to represent the most decent and admirable parts of humanity.

sola

(fish) Solea solea, a flatfish of the family Soleidae; a true sole.

solanka

Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

solarium

A room used for its abundant sunlight, especially one in a residence with numerous large glass windows.

solarny

Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun

solecyzm

(grammar) An error in the use of language.

solić

(mining) To blast metal into (as a portion of a mine) in order to cause to appear to be a productive seam.

Solidarność

(historical) A political movement begun in the labor unions of Poland that contributed to the fall of Communism in that country.

solidnie

In a reliable manner.

solidność

The quality of being robust.

solidny

(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

solilokwium

(drama) The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.

solipsyzm

Self-absorption, an unawareness of the views or needs of others; self-centeredness; egoism.

solista

A person who performs a solo.

solistka

A person who performs a solo.

solniczka

A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling condiments such as sugar, salt, pepper, etc.

solo

Without a companion or instructor.

Solon

An ancient Athenian statesman and lawgiver, one of the Seven Sages (c.630-c.560 BC).

solony

To which salt has been added.

solówka

(music) A piece of music for one performer.

solucja

(video games) A thorough demonstration that explains or illustrates the steps involved in winning the game.

sołdat

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.

soma

(anatomy) The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.

Somalia

A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital and largest city: Mogadishu.

Somalijczyk

(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali.

Somalijka

(countable, collective) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separatists prefer terms such as Somalian or Somalilander in civic contexts over the ethnolinguistic connoted term Somali.

somalijski

Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

sombrero

A kind of hat with a high conical or cylindrical crown and a saucer-shaped brim, highly embroidered, made of plush felt.

sommelier

The member of staff at a restaurant who keeps the wine cellar and advises the guests on a choice of wines; a wine steward / stewardess, a wine waiter / waitress / server.

somnambuliczka

A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker.

somnambulik

A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker.

somnambulizm

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

sonar

(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.

sonata

(music) A musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.

sonda

(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc. [from 15th c.]

sondaż

A poll organized in an attempt to quantify public opinion on a subject.

sonet

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

Sony

(trademark) An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.

sopel

A drooping, tapering shape of ice.

SOR

Initialism of emergency department.

sorbet

A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients.

sorgo

A cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).

sorry

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

sortować

(transitive) To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.

sortowanie

An act of sorting.

sortyment

(operations) A store of goods ready for sale; inventory.

sos

A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.

sos angielski

(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

sos bolognese

An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.