Polish–English dictionary

stal

(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

stale

Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).

Stalin

A surname from Russian; usually referring to the Georgian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Joseph Stalin.

stalinizm

The Communist philosophies espoused by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

stalker

A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.

stalkerka

A person who secretly follows someone, sometimes with unlawful intentions.

stalking

The crime of following or harassing another person, causing that person to fear death or injury.

stalkować

(transitive) To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp

stalówka

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

stalowy

Made of steel.

stała klientka

A frequent customer, client or business partner.

stałość

The state of being steady.

stały

Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.

stały klient

A frequent customer, client or business partner.

Stambuł

A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

stamtąd

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

stan

The health status of a medical patient.

stan cywilny

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

stanąć

(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.

stanąć na czele

(transitive) To drive or campaign ardently for, as an effort, project, etc.; to direct.

stanąć w kolejce

(intransitive) To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.

standard

(sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language

standard literacki

(sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language

standardowy

(engineering) According to plan or design.

standaryzacja

The process of establishing a standard.

stanik

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s]

staniol

(informal) Aluminium foil.

stanowczo

(manner) In a firm or definite or strong manner.

stanowczość

(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.

stanowczy

Marked by promptness and decision.

stanowić

(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form.

stanowisko

A role; the position in which one functions.

stanowisko pracy

The place where someone works.

stąpać

(intransitive) To make the sound of a dull impact.

stapel

Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.

stapiać

To mix or combine; often used of metals.

stapler

A heavy-duty device for driving staples directly into wood or other material.

stara panna

(sometimes, derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.

starać się

(intransitive, informal) To give one's all in a particular effort; to perform admirably or forcefully.

staranie

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

staranować

(ambitransitive) To collide with (an object), usually with the intention of damaging it or disabling its function.

starcie

A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.

starczość

(mostly, uncountable) The losing of memory and reason due to senescence.

starczy

Stop! Don't do that any more!

Staré

A village and municipality in okres Michalovce, Košice kraj, eastern Slovakia, first mentioned in 1273.

starodawny

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

staromodny

Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.

staroruski

(historical) A Slavic language used from the 10th to the 14th centuries by East Slavs in the state of Kievan Rus and its successors. The ancestor of Belarusian, Russian, Rusyn and Ukrainian.

starość

(uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.

staroświecki

Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.

staroświeckość

The state or quality of being ancient.

starożytni

The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.

starożytność

The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

starożytny

Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

starszy

older, greater than another in age or seniority.

start

(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.

start up

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.

start-up

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.

startować

(surfing) To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.

startup

A new company or organization or business venture designed for rapid growth.

staruszka

(colloquial) Any elderly woman, regardless of if she has grandchildren.

stary

(Australia, slang, dated) A pal, buddy, mate, friend; often used in direct address by one male to another.

stary pryk

A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.

starzeć

To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.

starzeć się

(intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.

starzejący się

Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time.

starzenie

The process of becoming older or more mature.

starzenie się

(biology) The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.

stateczny

Not capricious or impulsive; sedate, serious, sober.

statek

(chiefly, in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

statek kosmiczny

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

statek niewolniczy

(nautical) A ship used to transport slaves.

statek powietrzny

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.

statki

A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).

statua

A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

statuetka

A small statue, usually a figure much less than life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as distinguished from a figure in terra cotta etc.

status

A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.

status quo

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs.

statut

A law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization (e.g., corporation or business).

statyczny

(rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary.

statystycznie

In a statistical way.

statystyczny

(informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.

statyw

A three-legged stand or mount.

staw

(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.

staw skokowy

(countable) The tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse, pig or dog.

stawać

(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]

stawać się

To happen; to occur.

stawać się coraz silniejszym

(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.

stawać się mocniejszym

(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.

stawiać

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.

stawiać czoła

(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

stawiać kamienie milowe

To place milestones along (a road, etc.).

stawiać na

(transitive) To be sure of something; to be able to count on something.

stawić czoła

(transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.

stawić się

(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.

stawiennictwo

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

stawka

A set price or charge for all examples of a given case, commodity, service etc. [from 16th c.]

staż

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

staza

(medicine) A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.

stażysta

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

stażystka

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

stęchły

Having an odour or taste of mould; also (generally) , having a stale or unfresh odour or taste.

Stefania

A en given name.

stek

Beefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.

Stela

A en given name.

stelarny

(astronomy, notcomp) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.

stelaż

A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.

Stella

A en given name.

stelmach

(chiefly, historical) A craftsman who makes carts.

stempel

An adjustable-height steel support used in the construction industry, typically to temporarily support structures while work is carried out.

stemplować

(transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.

stenograf

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.

stenografia

The practice of transcribing speech (primarily for later dictation or testimony), usually using shorthand

stenografka

Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.

stent

A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.

stentorowy

(of a voice) Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving speeches to large crowds.

stęp

(skeleton) A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.

stępa

(countable) A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

stępić

To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.

stępić się

(intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.

stępka

(nautical) A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.

ster

(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.

ster kierunku

(aeronautics) A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.

sterany

Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.

sterburta

The righthand side of a ship, boat or aircraft when facing the front, or fore or bow. Used to unambiguously refer to directions according to the sides of the vessel, rather than those of a crew member or object.

sterczący

Projecting outwards.

sterczeć

(intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.

sterczyna

(architectural element) An upright member, generally ending in a small spire, used to finish a buttress, to constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles flank a gable or spire.

stereo

Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo.

stereograf

Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.

stereogram

Of a pair of images: one depicting the view as would be seen from one eye and the other from the other eye, so that when viewed appropriately, they combine to give an impression of three dimensions.

sterling

The currency of the United Kingdom.

sternik

(nautical) A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering.

steroid

(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.

sterować

(transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.

sterowiec

(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.

sterowiec ciśnieniowy

(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container.

sterówka

An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.

sterownica

(aviation) The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)

sterownik

(computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.

sterroryzować

To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.

sterta

A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.

stertować

(transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.

stery

(cycling) On a bicycle, the system of bearings that connects the fork to the frame.

steryd

(biochemistry, organic compound) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.

sterylizacja

(uncountable) The process of treating something to kill or inactivate microorganisms.

sterylizować

(transitive, US, informal) To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.

sterylny

Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms.

stetoskop

(medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body.

stewa

(nautical, precisely) The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.