Polish–English dictionary

spleśnieć

To be lazy, waste time.

Split

A port city in Croatia.

splot

(mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.

splunąć

(ambitransitive) To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.

splunięcie

(countable) An instance of spitting; specifically, a light fall of rain or snow.

spluwa

(uncountable, slang) One or more firearms.

spłacenie

Payment of a debt or other obligation; reparations, amends. [from 15th c.]

spładzać

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

spłaszczak

(LGBTQ) Material or clothing used in binding or flattening the breasts.

spłaszczony

Made flat by something.

spłaszczyć

(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.

spłaszczyć się

(intransitive) To become flat or flatter; to plateau.

spłata

The money or other item that is repaid.

spłodzić

To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.

spłonka

A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.

spłowieć

(intransitive) To grow or become white.

spłukać

(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

spłukany

(slang) Broke; having no money.

spłukiwać

(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

spływ rzeczny

The sport of guiding a raft while descending a river, especially through rapids known as white water rafting.

spocić

(intransitive) To emit sweat.

spocony

Covered in sweat.

spoczynek

(uncountable) Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.

spoczywać

(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

spód

The lowest part of anything.

spodek

A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

spodenki

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

spódnica

A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.

spodnie

(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.]

spodobać się

(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.

spodziewać się

To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].

spodziewany

Scheduled; expected.

spoglądać

(transitive) To study visually.

spoić

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

spoisty

Holding together; cohesive.

spójnik

(grammar) A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)

spójnik współrzędny

(grammar) A conjunction that joins two grammatical elements of the same status or construction. It can join subjects, objects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, phrases, and independent clauses. [from 1875–80]

spójność

State of cohering, or of working together.

spójny

(logic) Of a set of statements: such that no contradiction logically follows from them.

spojrzeć

To look briefly at (something).

spoko

Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.

spokój

(uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.

spokój umysłu

The absence of mental turmoil or anxiety.

spokojnie

In a calm manner; coolly.

spokojny

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

spokrewniony

(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.

spokrewniony wyraz

(linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.

spolegliwy

willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance

spółdzielnia

A type of company that is owned partially or wholly by its employees, customers or tenants.

społeczeństwo

Those members of the public who have no special role in a particular area, such as an airport, hospital or railway station; there will typically be restrictions on their access.

społeczno-kulturalny

Of or relating to both society and culture.

społeczny

Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.

spółgłoska boczna

(linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

spółgłoska drżąca

(phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.

spółgłoska półotwarta

(phonetics) A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.

spółgłoska uderzeniowa

(phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound /ɾ/ in the standard American English pronunciation of body.

spółgłoska zwarto-szczelinowa

(phonetics) A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.

spółka

(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

spółka akcyjna

A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members.

spółka partnerska

An association of two or more people to conduct a business

spółka wydmuszka

(business) A legal entity that has no operations.

spółka wydzielona

The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

spółka zależna

A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.

spółkować

(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.

spółkowanie

(uncountable) Sexual activity, usually sexual intercourse unless preceded by a modifier. [from 1899]

sponsor

A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.

sponsoring

(uncountable) The state or practice of being a sponsor.

sponsorka

A person or organization with some sort of responsibility for another person or organization, especially where the responsibility has a religious, legal, or financial aspect.

sponsorować

(transitive) To be a sponsor for.

spontanicznie

In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.

spontaniczność

(uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.

spontaniczny

Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause.

spopielać

(transitive) To destroy by burning.

spopielić

(transitive) To destroy by burning.

spór

(uncountable) Controversy; debate.

spora

A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

sporadycznie

Stopping or starting at intervals.

sporadyczny

Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

sporny

Prone to argue or dispute.

sport

(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

sportowczyni

(countable) A person who exhibits either good or bad sportsmanship.

sportowe zachowanie

The behaviour exhibited in playing sports, either good or bad.

sportowiec

(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.

sportowy

(not comparable) Pertaining to sports

sportsmen

(UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete.

sportsmenka

(US, Canada) A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson.

spory

Significant; worth considering.

sposób

(countable) A style or manner in which something is done.

sposób myślenia

A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.

sposobność

(countable) An opportunity or possibility.

sposoby

(in the plural) Course of life; behaviour; doings; ways.

spostrzec

(intransitive) To comment on something; to make an observation.

spostrzeganie

Conscious understanding of something.

spostrzegawczy

Alert and paying close attention; watchful.

spostrzeżenie

A spoken or written remark.

spotkać

To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer.

spotkanie

A community gathering to share labour, e.g. a sewing bee or a quilting bee.

spotkanie towarzyskie

(informal) Preferring or favoring cooperation or social interaction.

spotykać

(transitive) To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

spowiadać

(religion, transitive, and, intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).

spowiadać się

(religion) To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.

spowiednik

(Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) A priest who hears confession and then gives absolution.

spowiedź

The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).

spowodować

To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

spóźniony

(usually, not comparable) Associated with the end of a period.

spożyć

(transitive) To eat.

spożycie

The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

spożywać

(transitive) To eat.

spożywanie

The process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

spożywczak

A shop or store that sells groceries; a grocery store.

spożywka

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

sprać

(transitive) To beat severely; to thrash.

spragniony

(figuratively) Eager; having an avid desire or appetite for something.

spragnionym

(intransitive, usually followed by "for") To desire vehemently.

spraj

(countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.

sprawa

(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.

sprawca

One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

sprawczość

The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.

sprawczyni

One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

sprawdzać

(transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something.

sprawdzenie

An inspection or examination.

sprawdzian

(education) A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester.

sprawdzić

(transitive) To inspect; to examine.

sprawiać błąd

(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

sprawiać ból

(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.

sprawiać przyjemność

(ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

sprawić

(ambitransitive) To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.

sprawić błąd

(telecommunications) To show or contain an error or fault.

sprawić przyjemność

(ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

sprawiedliwość

The property of being fair or equitable.

sprawiedliwość społeczna

Fairness in society.

sprawiedliwy

Fair and having no partiality; unbiased; just.

sprawiedliwy handel

(uncountable) A system of trading promoting more equitable global trade, especially to sellers and producers in poorer areas, but also to the environment.

sprawka

A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.

sprawność

The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose.

sprawny

Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input.

sprawozdanie

The published record of the actions of a society, or of things done at its meetings.

sprawunki

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

spray

(countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.

spread

(finance) The difference between the prices quoted (by a market maker or an order book) for an immediate sale ("offer") and an immediate purchase ("bid") for stocks, futures contracts, options, or currency pairs.

sprecyzowanie

An act of specifying.

sprecyzowany

Free from any doubt.

sprej

(countable) A pressurized container; an atomizer.

Sprewa

A river in Germany that flows through Lusatia and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel.

sprężarka

A machine for generating compressed air, typically for use by air-powered tools or paint sprayers.

sprężenie

(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.

sprezentować

(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.

sprężony

Pressed tightly together.

sprężyna

An elastic mechanical part or device in any shape (e.g., flat, curved, coiled), made of flexible material (usually spring steel) that exerts force and attempts to spring back when bent, compressed, or stretched.

sprężynowiec

A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.