Polish–English dictionary

sos mięsny

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

sos pieczeniowy

(Southern US) A pale sauce prepared from a roux with meat fat; a type of béchamel sauce.

sos teriyaki

A sweet soy sauce marinade.

sośnina

(uncountable) The wood of a pine.

soul

(music) Soul music.

sowa

(idiomatic, derogatory) A person who wears spectacles/eyeglasses.

sóweczka dwuplamista

The mountain pygmy owl, Glaucidium gnoma, a small owl of the western United States.

Sowiet

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Sowietka

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

ŚOZ

Initialism of World Health Organization.

śp.

Initialism of requiescat in pace, requiescant in pace, or rest in peace (a blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace).

spa

A health resort near a mineral spring or hot spring.

spać

(intransitive) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

spacer

An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.

spacerować

(intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.

spacerowicz

One who saunters.

spacerowiczka

One who saunters.

spacja

The space character; the character resulting from pressing the space bar on a keyboard.

spaczenie

(countable) A mental or moral distortion, deviation, or aberration.

spad

(agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.

spadać

(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.

spadająca gwiazda

A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.]

spadek

An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.

spadkobierca

Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.

spadkobierczyni

Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.

spadochron

(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.

spadochroniarz

(pejorative, by extension) One who comes to a place or organisation with which they have no previous connection with the sole or primary aim of personal gain, especially political or financial gain.

spadź

(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.

spajać

(transitive) To bind together inseparably; to unite closely or intimately.

spakować

(physical) To put or bring things together in a limited or confined space, especially for storage or transport.

spalać

(transitive) To destroy by burning.

spalanie

(chemistry) The act or process of burning.

spalenie

The act of burning something with fire.

spalić

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

spalić na panewce

(figuratively, informal) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.

spalić się

(intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.

spalony

(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.

spałować

(transitive) To hit with a club.

spam

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

spandex

(uncountable) A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.

spaniel

Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.

spanielka

Any of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.

sparaliżować

(figuratively) To damage seriously; to destroy.

sparing

The act of one who spars.

sparować

(transitive) To group into one or more sets of two.

sparring

The act of one who spars.

Sparta

An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.

Spartakus

A Thracian name, notably borne by a gladiator who was one of the slave leaders in a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

Spartanin

A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.

Spartanka

A citizen of Sparta; a native or inhabitant of Sparta.

spartański

Of or relating to Sparta or its citizens.

spaść

(transitive) To come down upon; to overwhelm.

spaślak

(colloquial, pejorative) Someone who is overweight.

spawać

(transitive) To join two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination.

spawacz

One who welds, or wields.

spawanie

joining two materials (especially two metals) together by applying heat, pressure and filler, either separately or in any combination, or

spazm

A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.

spazmatyczny

Of or relating to a spasm; resembling a sudden contraction of the muscles.

specjalista

Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

specjalistka

Someone who is an expert in, or devoted to, some specific branch of study or research.

specjalizacja

(education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

specjalnie

(idiomatic) By design, as opposed to by accident; intentionally; deliberately. [from 16th c.]

specjalność

That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.

specjalny

Distinguished by a unique, particular, or unusual quality.

specyficznie

Such as to be greater than usual; particularly; exceptionally.

specyficzny

(idiomatic) Something that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.

specyfik

A medicinal compound, typically a suspension of a solid in a solution

specyfika

The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.

specyfikacja

An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service.

spęd

(military) An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. [from 15th c.]

spędzać

To consume, to use up (time).

spędzić

To consume, to use up (time).

spękany

Covered with cracks (generally applied to porcelain, plastics, and paints).

spektakl

(countable) A theatrical performance featuring actors.

spektrometr

(analytical chemistry) An optical instrument for measuring the absorption of light by chemical substances; typically it will plot a graph of absorption versus wavelength or frequency, and the patterns produced are used to identify the substances present, and their internal structure.

spektrum

A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes.

spekulant

(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.

spekulatywny

Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.

spekulować

(intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.

speluna

A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

spelunka

(slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.

spełniać

(transitive) To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).

spenetrować

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

sperma

A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells.

spermacet

(chemistry) Sperm oil; whale oil from a sperm whale; spermaceti.

spermatozoid

(countable) The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.

spersonalizowany

(archaic) Accustomed; usual.

speszony

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

speszyć

(transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]

spętać

(transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle.

sphotoshopowane

Of an image, digitally edited or altered.

śpiący

In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.

śpiączka

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

spichlerz

The region that produces the food for a particular population.

spichrz

(agriculture) A storage facility for grain or sometimes animal feed.

spiczasty

(informal) Pointed in shape; having a point or points.

spid

(slang, uncountable) Amphetamine or any amphetamine-based drug (especially methamphetamine) used as a stimulant, especially illegally.

spięcie

An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event.

spienić

(transitive) To create froth in (a liquid).

spieniężać

(transitive, finance) To convert into capital, i.e., to get cash or similar immediately fungible resources for some less fungible property or source of future income.

spieniężenie

The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

spieniężenie ocalałego towaru lub mienia

The compensation paid to the rescuers.

spieniężyć

To convert something (especially a security) into currency.

spierać

(also, figuratively) To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.

spierzchły

(of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.

spierzchnięty

(of skin) Dry and flaky due to excessive evaporation of water from its surface.

śpieszyć

(intransitive) To do things quickly.

spieszyć się

(intransitive) To career; to move rapidly.

spiętrzenie lodu

A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.

spięty

(idiomatic) Tense, nervous; consequently irritable.

śpiew

The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

śpiewać

(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

śpiewać radośnie

(intransitive) To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.

śpiewaczka

One who chants or sings.

śpiewak

One who chants or sings.

śpiewnik

A book containing songs.

spiker

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

spikerka

(television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.

spin

(quantum mechanics) A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment.

spin-off

(fiction) A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.

spinacz

(British, Australia, NZ, Canada) An object (usually made of wood or plastic) used to attach wet laundry to a clothesline so that it (the laundry) can dry.

spinka

A pin or fastener for the hair.

spinka do włosów

A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.

śpioch

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

spiracić

(intransitive) To engage in piracy.

spirala

A contraceptive device consisting of a spiral or similar shape of plastic or metal inserted through the vagina into the uterus in order to prevent the implantation of a fertilized egg.

spiralny

In the shape of a helix.

spirytus

An alcoholic spirit that has been purified to or close to the maximum concentration obtainable by using conventional distillation processes, i.e. about 96% by volume.

spirytyzm

A philosophical doctrine, established in France in the mid nineteenth century, postulating that humans are essentially immortal spirits that temporarily inhabit physical bodies, and may have influence on the physical world.

spis

An alphabetical listing of items and their location.

spis dań

A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.

spis ludności

(cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.

spis statystyczny

(cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.

spisa

(military, historical) A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.

spisać

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

spisek

(legal) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.

spiskować

(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.

spiskowiec

One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

spisywać

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

spity

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.

spiżarka

A small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.

spiżarnia

A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry.

spiżowy

Always on course and steady.

splądrować

(archaic) To plunder, pillage, rob, pirate, or remove.

splątać

(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

splątać się

(intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.

splątanie

The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.

splątywać

(transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.

splendor

Great beauty and splendor.

spleśniały

Covered with mould.