Polish–English dictionary

tapicerka

The craft or business of upholstering furniture.

tapicerstwo

The craft or business of upholstering furniture.

tapioka

A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

tapiseria

A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.

tąpnięcie

The sound of a dull impact.

taranować

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

tarantula

(dated) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism). [from mid 16th c.]

taras

A platform that extends outwards from a building.

tarbusz

A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.

tarcza

The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

tarcza herbowa

(heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.

tarencki

A dialect of Neapolitan spoken in and around Taranto in Apulia.

tarentczyk

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

tarentka

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

targ

The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.

targacz

A person who haggles.

targi

An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

targowisko

The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.

tarka

A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa. It has a dark bark and bears thorns.

tarnik

A coarse file or filelike tool, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.

tarok

(singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.

tarot

(singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.

tarta

A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).

tartak

A machine, building or company used for cutting (milling) lumber, or (rarely) other hard materials such as stone.

tartan

(historical) The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.

tartana

(watercraft) A type of one-masted vessel with a lateen sail and a foresail, used in the Mediterranean.

tartanowy

Made of tartan (noun sense 1), or having a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles like a that of a tartan.

Tartar

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) A dark and gloomy part of the realm of Hades, reserved for the damned and the wicked, such as the Titans; an equivalent of hell in Greek and Roman mythology.

taryfa

The price of (an individual) thing; cost. [from 16th c.]

Tarzan

(fiction) A heroic fictional character, raised from a baby to adulthood in the African jungle by apes.

tasak

A knife for chopping food, especially one with a large oblong blade.

tasas

(chiefly, Indian English) The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.

tasiemiec

(zoology) A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.

tasiemka

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.

taśma

(US, medical) Surgical tape, such tape made specifically for medical purposes.

tasować

(ambitransitive) To put in a random order.

taszczyć

(Southern US) To carry or bear.

taszczyć się

(intransitive) To walk slowly or doggedly, encountering resistance.

tata

(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.

Tatar

A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

Tatarka

A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

tatarski

Of or relating to the people or culture of Tatars.

Tatiana

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Татья́на (Tatʹjána).

tato

(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.

tatuaż

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.

tatuować

To apply a tattoo to (someone or something).

tatuowany

Having one or more tattoos.

tatuś

(slang, obsolete) The person who gives away the bride at a wedding, in the absence of her actual father.

tau

The letter Τ//τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.

tautologia

(uncountable) Redundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.

tautologiczny

Of, relating to, or using tautology.

tawerna

A restaurant or bar.

taxi

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

tchawica

(anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

tchórz

Mustela putorius, related to mink and weasels, native to Europe and parts of Asia, and from which certain of the animals called ferrets have been domesticated.

tchórzliwość

Lack of courage.

tchórzliwy

Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.

tchórzostwo

Lack of courage.

te

(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. [from 9thc.]

teaser

(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

teatralny

Of or relating to the theatre.

techniczka

A person who studies or practises technology; an expert in a particular technology.

technicznie

Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.

techniczny

(securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.

technik

(informal) One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.

technika

The study of homemaking, including cookery, needlework, cleaning, etc.

techno

(music genre) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

techno-

Relating to technology.

technokratyczny

Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy.

technolog

A scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.

technologia

(uncountable, academic) The study of or a collection of techniques.

technologicznie

In a technological manner.

technologiczny

Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology.

technolożka

A scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.

tęcza

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

teczka

A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.

tęczowanie

The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.

tęczówka

(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

tęczowy

Possessing prominent and varied colors.

teczyna wyniosła

(countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.

tęgi

(of a person) Large; bulky.

tego wieczoru

During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

Teheran

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

teista

One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.

teistka

One who believes in the existence of a god or gods.

teistyczny

Of or relating to theism.

tej nocy

During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

teka

A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. [from 1720s]

teks

A milligram per meter, a unit of linear mass density for thread or fiber.

Teksańczyk

A native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States.

Teksanka

A native or inhabitant of the state of Texas, United States.

teksański

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

Teksas

A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.

teksaski

Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of the U.S. state of Texas.

teksasy

denim trousers

tekściarz

A person who writes the lyrics of a song.

tekst

The words to a song (or other vocal music).

tekst piosenki

The words to a song (or other vocal music).

tekstować

To send a message on a cell phone via short message service.

tekstura

A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.

tektoniczny

(geology) Of, relating to, or caused by large-scale movements of the Earth's (or a similar planet's) lithosphere.

tektonika

(geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.

tektura

A wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs.

telamon

(architecture) A figure of a man used as a column.

telefaks

A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.

telefax

A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine.

telefon

A portable telephone that connects with the cellular telephone network

telefon samoinkasujący

A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

telefon stacjonarny

(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.

telefonować

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

telegraf

(chiefly, _, historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.

telegrafować

To use a telegraph, send a message by telegraph.

telegram

A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

telemetria

(spaceflight, telecommunications) The science, and associated technology, of the automatic recording and transmission of data from a remote source to a receiving station for analysis.

telenowela

(countable) A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.

telepatia

(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

telepatyczny

(parapsychology) Of, relating to, or using telepathy.

teleportacja

Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.

teleskop

A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

teleskopowy

Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope. [from 17th c.]

telewidz

Someone who watches television.

telewizja

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

telewizor

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

telewizyjnie

Inside the frame of the cinema, television or computer screen.

telewizyjny

As seen on a screen (as of television, film, or computer) rather than in real life.

tell

(archaeology) A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.

telugu

A Dravidian language of India.

temat

(obsolete) The subject of discourse; the point at issue.

temblak

A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.

tembr

The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.

tempera

(countable) A painting produced with this kind of paint.

temperatura

(symptom) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

templariusz

A Knight Templar, one of the Knights Templar.

tempo

The proportional relationship between one amount, value etc. and another. [from 15th c.]

tempura

A Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter.

temu

Before now, before the present time

Temudżyn

Given name of Genghis Khan.

ten

(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action, or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction. [from 9thc.]

ten sam

Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.

tendencja

An inclination in a particular direction.

tendencyjność

Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

tendencyjny

Biased in favor of a person, side, or point of view, especially when dealing with a competition or dispute.

tenis

(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

tenis ziemny

(sports) A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

tenisówka

(footwear) A shoe designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, typically with a soft, rubber sole.

Tennessee

A state of the United States.

teo-

(religion) god; deity

Teodor

A en given name; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.

Teodora

A en given name, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.

Teodoryk

A en given name.