Polish–English dictionary

szczęśliwej drogi

Used to wish someone a good journey.

szczęśliwej podróży

Used to wish someone a good journey.

szczęśliwie

In a fortunate manner.

szczęśliwy

Auspicious or lucky.

szczęśliwy traf

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

szczęśliwy zbieg okoliczności

An unsought, unintended, and/or unexpected, but fortunate, discovery and/or learning experience that happens by accident.

szczodrość

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time.

szczodry

(, of a person) Inclined to be generous.

szczoteczka do zębów

A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.

szczotka

(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

szczotka do włosów

A brush used in hair care for brushing, tidying, and detangling hair

szczotkować

(transitive) To clean with a brush.

szczotkowanie

The act of brushing something.

szczudłak

Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.

szczupak

(soccer) A ball struck near ground level by the head of a diving player.

szczupły

Angular, bony, and lean.

szczur

(zoology) A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

szczur lądowy

(nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

szczwół

Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera

szczycić

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

szczypać

To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

szczypanie

The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

szczypawica

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

szczypawka

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

szczypce

A pincer-like claw of a crustacean or arachnid. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

szczypior

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

szczypiorek

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.

szczypiorniak

(uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

szczypnąć

To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

szczypnięcie

The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.

szczypta

A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.

szczyt

(figurative) An endeavor that is very demanding yet rewarding; also, something which is the highest achievement, challenge, etc.; the epitome, the pinnacle, the ultimate.

szczytny

Idealistic, implying over-optimism.

szef

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

szef kuchni

The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.

szefowa

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

szefowa kuchni

The head cook of a restaurant or other establishment.

szejk

The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

szekla

A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a bolt or pin across the ends, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism, used for attaching things together while allowing for some degree of movement; a clevis.

Szekspir

William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

szekspirowski

(literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.

szelak

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

szeleścić

(ergative) To move (something) with a soft crackling sound.

szelest

A soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.

szelf

A reef, sandbar, or shoal.

szelmowski

Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved, impish, naughty, disobedient; showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way and liking to have fun by playing harmless tricks on people or doing things they are not supposed to do.

szelmowskość

The characteristic of being mischievous; the tendency to make mischief.

szemrać

(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.

szemrany

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable.

szept

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.

szereg

A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]

szeregowiec

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

szeregowy

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army.

szermierka

A participant in the sport of fencing.

szermierz

A participant in the sport of fencing.

szeroki

Having a large physical extent from side to side.

szeroki uśmiech

A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

szerokiej drogi

(uncountable) The wishing of someone a smooth journey, or success, especially at a parting; (countable) a statement expressing this.

szeroko

extensively

szerokość

(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

szerokość ekliptyczna

(astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.

szerokość geograficzna

(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.

Szerpa

A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.

Szerpijka

A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers.

szerszeń

A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

szeryf

(typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

szerzyć się

(intransitive) To become widespread.

sześć

The digit or figure 6.

sześćdziesiąt

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

sześćdziesięcioletni

Of or related to sixtysomethings.

sześcian

(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.

sześcienny

(geometry) Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

sześcioro

A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••).

sześciościan

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces.

szesnaście

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

szesnaścioro

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

szesnasty

The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

szew

(botany) The seam at the union of two margins in a plant.

szewc

A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.

szewczyni

A person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.

szinto

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

szintoizm

Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.

Sziraz

A city in Iran, the seat of Shiraz County's Central District and the capital of Fars Province, near the remains of Persepolis.

szisza

(recreational inhalants) A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored.

szkalujący

Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.

szkapa

(UK) An old or broken-down vehicle (and formerly a horse or ewe).

szkarada

A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.

szkaradzieństwo

A displeasing sight; something prominently ugly or unsightly.

szkarłat

A bright red colour tinted with orange, like that of the common poppy flower.

szkarłatny

Of a bright red colour.

szkatuła

A strong chest or box used for keeping money or valuables safe.

szkatułka

A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

szkic

(arts) An artist's preliminary sketch.

szkicować

To give a vague outline.

szkicownik

A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.

szkielet

(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.

szkielet zewnętrzny

(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.

szklana kulka

(countable, games) A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. [from 17th c.]

szklanka

A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.

szklany

Of or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.

szklarnia

A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

szklarz

One who glazes; a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.

szklić

(transitive) To install windows.

szkliwo

The hard covering on the exposed part of a tooth.

szkło

(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).

szkło kontaktowe

(informal) A contact lens.

Szkoci

(dated) The people of Scotland.

Szkocja

A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.

szkocka

(uncountable) Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley.

szkocki

A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.

szkoda

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

szkodliwe oprogramowanie

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

szkodliwy

(formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.

szkodnik

An obnoxious or mean and offensive person. [from 1560s]

szkodzenie

A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.

szkolenie

The activity of imparting and acquiring skills.

szkolniak

A young person attending school or of an age to attend school.

szkoła

(North America) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.

szkoła wyższa

An educational institution, dedicated to higher education and research, that grants academic degrees.

szkop

(UK, offensive, ethnic slur) A German person, usually male.

szkorbut

(uncountable, disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes; (countable, obsolete) an occurrence of this disease.

Szkot

A person born in or native to Scotland.

Szkotka

A person born in or native to Scotland.

szkuner

(watercraft) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

szkwał

(meteorology) A powerful downward air current, especially one during a thunderstorm, often creating powerful divergent horizontal winds and strong wind shear upon impacting the surface.

szlaban

A bar or pole that can be lowered to block vehicular access through a controlled location, or raised to allow traffic to pass.

szlachcianka

One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).

szlachcic

One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).

szlachetnie

In a noble manner.

szlachtować

(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

szlafmyca

(headwear) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread. [From 14th c.]

szlafrok

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully.

szlafsztuba

A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

szlag

The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore. [from 14th c.]

szlak

Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.

szlam

Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.

szlauch

(uncountable) A type of hose used for light residential applications such as watering lawns or gardens, or washing and rinsing passenger vehicles, etc.

szlem

(countable, bridge) A bid of six (small slam) or seven (grand slam) in a suit or no trump.

szlichta

A smooth, flat layer of concrete, plaster, or similar material, especially if acting as a base for paving stones, tiles, wooden planks, etc.

szlifować

(transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.

szlifować papierem ściernym

(transitive) To sand or polish with emery.

szloch

A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

szlochać

(colloquial, childish, intransitive) To cry, weep.

szlochanie

A cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

szlojder

(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other.

szlus

(figuratively, in reference to curtains closing at the end of a stage show) An end or death.

szmaragd

Of a rich green colour.

szmaragdowy

Of a rich green colour.

szmata

(American football) A relatively easy field goal, made from a short distance.

szmatławiec

(slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.