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urodzony
Having from birth (or as if from birth) a certain quality or character; innate; inherited.
urojenie
Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
urojona
(mathematics, of a number) Having no real part; that part of a complex number which is a multiple of \sqrt{-1} (called imaginary unit).
urok
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
urolog
(medicine) A doctor of urology.
uronić
(of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat. [from 15th c.]
urosnąć dziko
(intransitive, botany) To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.
urozmaicać
(transitive) To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.
urozmaicić
(transitive) To make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.
urson
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
Urszula
A en given name.
uruchamiać
(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
uruchamianie
The act or process of starting a process or machine.
uruchomić
(transitive) To activate, or to put into motion; to animate.
uruchomić ponownie
(computing, ergative) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure.
uruchomienie
The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
Urugwaj
A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.
urwis
Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
urwisko
A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
urwisty
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
urywek
A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
urząd
A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
urządzać
(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
urządzenie
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
urządzić
(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
urzeczywistniać
(chiefly, passive voice, slightly, _, formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real. [from early 17th c.]
urzeczywistnić
(chiefly, passive voice, slightly, _, formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real. [from early 17th c.]
urzędniczka
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
urzędnik
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
urzekający
Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.
USA
Initialism of the United States: a country in North America.
usatysfakcjonować
(ambitransitive) To be enough (for)
usatysfakcjonowany
Pleased; happy; gratified.
uścisk
(sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
uścisk dłoni
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
uścisk ręki
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
uściskać
(transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
uściskać dłoń
(intransitive) To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
uścisnąć dłoń
(intransitive) To perform a handshake; to shake hands.
usidlić
(transitive) To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle.
usiłować
(intransitive) To attempt through application of effort (to do something); to try strenuously. [from 16th c.]
usiłowanie
A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
uskok
(geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
uskrzydlony
Having wings.
usłuchać
(intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.
usługa
(economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
usługiwanie
(economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
usługobiorca
A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
usłużność
The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.
usłużny
Willing to do what pleases others; obliging; agreeable.
usłyszeć
(transitive, stative) To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. [from 10th c.]
usmażyć
(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
uśmiech
(photography) Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling.
uśmiech od ucha do ucha
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
uśmiechać
(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.
uśmiechnąć
(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.
uśmiechnięty
That smiles or has a smile.
uśmierzać
To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]
uśmierzanie
Extenuation; mitigation.
uśmierzyć
To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]
uśpiony
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
uspokajać
(transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
uspokajać się
(intransitive) To become calm.
uspokajający
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
uspokajanie
The action of assuaging; appeasement.
uspokoić
(transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
uspokoić się
(idiomatic) To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act.
usposobienie
(countable, computing) One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
usprawiedliwiać
(transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
usprawiedliwić
(transitive) To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim.
usprawiedliwienie
(countable, uncountable) An explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
usprawniać
(transitive) To modernize.
usprawnić
(transitive) To modernize.
usta
The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river.
ustalać
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
ustalenie
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
ustalić
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
ustalony
Prearranged.
ustanawiać
To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.
ustanawianie
(Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.
ustandaryzować
To make to conform to a standard.
ustanowić
(transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm.
ustanowienie
(Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.
ustąpić
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
ustawa
(law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
ustawa zasadnicza
A law or set of laws given to have constitutional powers and effect: a constitution.
ustawiać
To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
ustawiać w kolejkę
(intransitive) To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
ustawić
(transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
ustawić w kolejkę
(intransitive) To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
ustawienie
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
ustawiony
(figurative) Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.
ustawodawca
Someone who creates or enacts laws.
ustawodawczy
(politics, or, law) Authorized to make a constitution.
ustawodawczyni
Someone who creates or enacts laws.
ustawodawstwo
The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
ustawowy
Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
ustęp
(UK, AU, HK) A room, enclosed area or single-purpose building containing a fixture or fixtures used for urination and defecation; a bathroom or water closet. [from 19th c.]
ustępliwy
Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
ustępować
To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
ustępstwo
(by extension) Any admission of the validity or rightness of a point; an instance of this.
ustępujący
(not comparable) Being replaced in office (while still in office but after election has determined that he/she will be replaced).
usterka
A fault or malfunction.
ustnie
By mouth.
ustnik
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
ustny
Relating to speech
ustrój
A form of government, or the government in power, particularly an authoritarian or totalitarian one.
ustrojstwo
A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
ustronie
A place of seclusion.
ustronny
Hidden, isolated, remote.
usunąć
(transitive) To tidy up, to remove mess or obstacles from a place to make it neat.
usunięcie
The act of deleting. [c. 1600]
usuwać
(transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
usuwanie
The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.
uświadomienie
An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
usychać z tęsknoty
(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
usynowienie
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
usystematyzować
To arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as a system
uszczegółowienie
The act or process of specializing.
uszczelka
(mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.
uszczelnienie
A tight closure, secure against leakage.
uszczerbek
(countable, uncountable) Damage, harm, hurt, injury.
uszczypliwy
(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting.
uszkadzać
(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
uszkodzenie
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
uszkodzenie ciała
(medicine) An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin.
uszkodzić
(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
uszkodzony
(semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
uszlachcać
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
uszlachcić
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
uszny
Of or pertaining to the ear.
uszyty na miarę
Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
Utah
A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Salt Lake City.
utalentowany
Showing skill and artistry.
utarczka
(figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.
utknąć
Unable to progress with a task.
utlenianie
The combination of a substance with oxygen.
utlenienie
(chemistry) A reaction in which the atoms of an element lose electrons and the oxidation state of the element increases.
utonąć
(intransitive) To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
utopia
A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
utopić
(transitive) To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
utorować drogę
To make future progress or development easier. [with for]
utożsamiać się
(intransitive) To associate oneself with some group; to feel, or believe one feels, the same way.
utracjusz
Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
utracjuszka
Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
utrapienie
A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
utrapieniec
A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
utrudniać
(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
utrudnić
(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
utrudnienie
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.

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