Polish–English dictionary

szmer

A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.

szmergiel

(rock) An impure type of corundum, often used for sanding or polishing.

szminka

(uncountable) Makeup for the lips.

szmira

(figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).

szmugler

One who smuggles things.

szmuglerka

One who smuggles things.

szmuglować

(obsolete) To import illegally; to smuggle.

sznaps

(uncountable) A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif.

sznur

(uncountable) Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.

sznurować

(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.

sznurowadło

A long lace for fastening boots.

sznurówka

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

sznycel

A thin slice of meat, usually fried.

szoarma

A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.

szofer

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

szoferka

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

szogun

The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

szogunat

(historical, Japan) The office or dignity of a shogun.

szok

(figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.

szokować

(informal, idiomatic) To affect in a devastating way by some unexpected news.

szokujący

(slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Causing one to be gobsmacked; astounding, flabbergasting.

szop

An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.

szopa

A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.

Szopen

A surname from French.

szorować

(transitive) To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.

szorstki

Being rough and coarse in manner or disposition; overly aggressive and causing irritation. [First attested in 1925.]

szorty

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

szosa

A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.

szóstka

The digit or figure 6.

szósty

The ordinal form of the number six.

Szota

A male given name of Georgian origin.

szowinista

(pejorative) A chauvinistic person.

szowinistka

(pejorative) A chauvinistic person.

szowinistyczny

(pejorative) Of or pertaining to chauvinism or chauvinists.

szpadel

A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.

szpagat

A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment.

szpak

A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.

szpara

A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.

szparag

The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.

szpatułka kuchenna

(cookware) A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.

szpelc

A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.

szperać

(transitive, intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something

szpetny

Deserving of reprehension.

szpic

A sharp point or pointed end.

szpica

A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.

szpicel

(countable, slang) A police informant.

szpiczasty

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

szpieg

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

szpiegostwo

The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

szpiegować

To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.

szpik

(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

szpik kostny

(anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.

szpilka

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

szpilka do włosów

A pin or fastener for the hair.

szpinak

A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.

szpion

(espionage) A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).

szpital

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment.

szpital psychiatryczny

(dated) A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.

szpon

A foot equipped with such.

szprycer

A chilled long drink, made from white wine and soda water, or fruit juice and soda water.

szprycha

A stick inserted into the wheel of a vehicle to keep the wheel from turning.

szpula

A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.

szpulka

A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.

szpunt

(obsolete, slang) A sharper or pickpocket.

szrafowanie

A pattern of crossing lines.

szrama

A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.

szron

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

sztab

The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.

sztacheta

A wooden stake; a picket.

sztag

A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

sztaluga

An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting something, such as an artist's canvas.

sztampa

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

sztandar

A large piece of cloth with a slogan, motto, or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession or suspended in some conspicuous place.

sztanga

A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

sztankiet

A strip of wood holding a number of lamps; especially (theater) , one used for illuminating a stage; (by extension, also, attributive) a long bar, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system and used to support curtains, scenery, etc.

sztępel

(firearms) Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.

szterling

The currency of the United Kingdom.

sztokfisz

A cod (or similar fish) having been cut open and cured in the open air without salt.

Sztokholm

A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.

sztorm

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.

Sztrasburg

The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.

sztruks

A heavy fabric, usually made of cotton, with vertical ribs.

sztućce

(chiefly, UK) Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.

sztuczka

A gimmick.

sztuczne ognie

(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.

sztuczność

(uncountable) The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.

sztuczny

Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.

sztuczny satelita

A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth. [from 20th c.]

sztuka

(uncountable) Artwork.

szturchać

(transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

szturchnąć

(transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

szturm

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

szturmować

(chiefly, military) To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.

sztych

A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.

sztyft

(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.

sztylet

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

sztywność

(uncountable) A stiff, formal manner; formality.

sztywny

Stiff, rather than flexible.

szubienica

A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging. [from 1300s]

szubrawca

One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.

szubrawiec

One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.

szufelka

A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.

szufla

A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.

szuflada

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

szuja

A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

szukać

(transitive) To seek.

szuler

(countable) A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker. [from 18th c.]

szum

(uncountable) Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

szumowina

(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

szumowiny

(figuratively, the dregs) The worst and lowest part of something.

szumy uszne

(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus.

szuranie

a confused struggle

szwab

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

szwabka

(ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory, slang) A German. [from 1841]

szwacz

A person who sews clothes professionally.

szwaczka

A woman who sews clothes professionally.

szwadron

A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.

szwagier

The husband of the sibling of one's spouse.

Szwajcar

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

Szwajcaria

A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto).

Szwajcarka

(countable) A person from Switzerland or of Swiss descent.

szwajcarski

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

Szwarc

A surname from German.

Szwecja

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden.

Szwed

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

Szwedka

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent.

szwedy

(American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.

szwedzki

The language of Sweden and Åland (an autonomous part of Finland). Swedish is also one of the two official languages of Finland, spoken by 6% of the citizens. A very small minority in Estonia has Swedish as their mother tongue.

szwedzki stół

A Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; (by extension) any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.

szwindel

A swindle in which the mark, or victim, is defrauded after his or her trust has been won.

szwindlować

(transitive) To defraud.

szwoczka

A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

szy

Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "first"

szyberdach

(automotive) A fixed or operable opening in a vehicle roof (car or truck) which allows fresh air and/or light to enter the passenger compartment. A sunroof may include a transparent or opaque panel and may be manually operated or power driven.

szybki

(rare) Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.

szybko

Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

szybkość

Promptness; speed.

szybować

To glide or soar.

szybownictwo

The hobby, sport, or act of flying a glider.

szycha

(idiomatic) A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

szydełkować

(ambitransitive) To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.

szydełkowanie

(sewing) A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.

szydera

The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.

szyderczy

Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.

szyderstwo

Act of treating with disdain.

szydło

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.

szydzić

(transitive) To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.

szyfon

A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.

szyfr

(cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.

szyfrować

To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.