Polish–English dictionary

sukub

(medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.

sukurs

(uncountable) Aid, assistance, or relief given to one in distress; ministration.

sulica

A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.

sułtan

A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

sum

The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.

suma

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).

suma (zbiorów)

(countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.

suma mnogościowa

(countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.

Sumatra

The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

Sumer

A person of Sumer.

sumerski

Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.

Sumeryjczyk

A person of Sumer.

Sumeryjka

A person of Sumer.

sumeryjski

Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.

sumienie

(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices.

sumienny

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

sumita

(countable, colloquial) A rikishi (sumo wrestler).

summa summarum

On the whole; with everything considered.

sumo

(uncountable) A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.

sumować

(transitive) To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.

sunąć

To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.

Sund

A strait in Northern Europe, which separates Denmark and Sweden.

sunnita

A follower of Sunni Islam.

super

(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.

super-

superior in title or status

superata

A surplus of inventory or capacity or of cash that is greater than the amount in the record of an account.

superbohater

Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.

supergwiazda

Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.

superkomputer

(computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.

superlatyw

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing three or more entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the superlative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -est or the word most (e.g. tiniest, most fully); the superlative of inferiority, by adding the word least (e.g. least big, least fully).

Superman

A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]

supermarket

A chain of such stores.

supermoc

(countable, originally, fiction) An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.

supermocarstwo

(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.

supermodelka

A highly paid, famous fashion model.

supernowa

(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.

supernowoczesny

At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge.

superzłoczyńca

A fantasy-fiction criminal or evil-doer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero.

suplement

An extension to a document or publication that adds information, corrects errors, or brings up to date.

suplikacja

A prayer or entreaty to a god.

suplikant

One who pleads or requests earnestly.

supłać

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

supremacja

The quality of being supreme.

sura

Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.

surfer

A person who rides a surfboard.

surferka

A person who rides a surfboard.

surfing

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

surfować

(ambitransitive) To browse the Internet, television, etc.

surogacja

The practice of being a surrogate mother.

surogat

A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).

surogatowy

Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.

surowica

Blood serum used as a blood product, in the practice of medicine: blood serum from the tissues of immunized animals (human or nonhuman), containing antibodies and used to transfer immunity to another individual (human or nonhuman).

surówka

A type of crude, brittle iron shaped like a block, unsuitable for working but suitable for casting, commonly used as an industrial raw material.

surowo

In a strict manner.

surowość

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.

surowy

In a natural, untreated state.

surowy łój

The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.

surrealista

a surrealist artist

surrealistka

a surrealist artist

surrealistyczny

Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.

surrealizm

(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

Surrey

The easternmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the west; named after the English county.

sus

The act of leaping or jumping.

suseł

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).

sushi

(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.

suspens

(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

suspensja

(legal) A temporary cessation of one's right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.

suspensorium

(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

Sussex

A former county of south-east England, England, United Kingdom, now divided into East and West Sussex), then bordered by Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and the English Channel.

susza

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.

suszarka

(most often) Short for clothes dryer, tumble dryer

suszarka do włosów

(chiefly, _, UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.

suszarnia

A drying shed, as for unburned tile.

suszona papryka

(countable, rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers" or "dried capsicums") A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.

suszona śliwka

The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.

suszyć

(transitive, figurative) To exhaust; to cause to run dry.

suszyć ząbki

(intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.

sutanna

An item of clerical clothing: a long, sheath-like, close-fitting, ankle-length robe worn by clergy members of some Christian denominations. [from 17th c.]

sutek

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.]

sutener

Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

sutenerstwo

The practise of managing and hiring out prostitutes.

suterena

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.

suteryna

(architecture) A floor of a building below ground level.

sutka

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.

suty

Extravagant or lavish.

suw

(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.

suwak

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

suweren

(historical) A feudal lord directly owed rent or personal service by a tenant of subinfeudated land, a tenant's liege lord.

suwerenne państwo

(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.

suwerenność

(by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities.

suwerenny

Exercising power of rule.

suzeren

(historical) A feudal lord directly owed rent or personal service by a tenant of subinfeudated land, a tenant's liege lord.

św.

Abbreviation of Saint.

swadźba

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

swap

An exchange of two comparable things.

swar

(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).

swarliwy

Prone to argue or dispute.

Swartz

A surname from German.

swastyka

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism.

swat

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

swatać

To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.

swatanie

An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.

swatka

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

swawola

(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

swawolić

(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously.

swawolny

Characterised or marked by frolicking; playful.

swędzenie

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

swędzieć

(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

sweter

(chiefly, British, Australian, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.

świąd

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

świadczenie

(insurance) A payment made in accordance with an insurance policy or a public assistance scheme.

świadczyć

(transitive) To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.

świadectwo

A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.

świadek

One who sees something; an eyewitness.

świadomie

In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally.

świadomość

(uncountable) The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.

świadomy

Sapient; self-aware.

świat

(computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.

świat chrześcijański

The Christian world; Christ's Church on Earth. [from 14th c.]

światło

Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.

światło gwiazd

Light emitted from stars other than the Sun.

światło księżyca

(sometimes, attributive) The light reflected from the Moon.

światło latarni

(uncountable) The light produced by these lights.

światło słoneczne

The light and heat which are received from the sun; sunshine or sunlight.

światowy

Concerning all parts of the world.

świątynia

A house of worship, especially:

świder

A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

świdrować

(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.

świeca

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

świecarz

A person who makes or sells candles.

święcić

(transitive) To declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.

świecidełko

A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. [from 15th c.]

świecidło

(countable) A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.

świecki

Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial.

świecówka

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

świeczka

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

świergot

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

świergotać

(intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.

świerkowy

(used attributively) Made of the wood of the spruce.

świerszcz

An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.

świerzb

(veterinary medicine) A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).

świerzbić

(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

świerzbienie

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

Święta

A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the person's name.

świętej pamięci

(not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

Świetlana

A en given name, common in Slavic nations in which Orthodox Christianity is established.

świetlik

Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections. [from 16th c.]

świetlistość

The quality of being exceptionally effulgent (giving off light).

świetlisty

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

świetlny

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.