Polish–English dictionary

wał

An obscene gesture in which an arm is bent into an L-shape, with the closed palm pointing upwards, while the other hand then grips the biceps of the bent arm, and the bent forearm is then raised vertically; it conveys the sense of “up yours!”.

wał obronny

A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.

wał przeciwpowodziowy

An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.

wałęga

One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

wałek

A large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.

wałęsać się

(idiomatic) To stay, linger, or loiter.

wamp

A flirtatious, seductive woman, especially one who exploits men by using their sexual desire for her; femme fatale. [from c. 1915]

wampir

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]

wampirzyca

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]

wampum

(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.

Wanda

A en given name.

Wandal

(historical) A member of an ancient east Germanic tribe famous for sacking Rome.

wandalizm

Willful damage to or destruction of any property, such as graffiti or defacement.

Wandea

A department of Pays de la Loire, France. Capital: La Roche-sur-Yon.

wanderlust

A strong impulse or longing to travel.

wanna

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

wanta

(nautical) One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.

wapień

An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO3); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

wapienny

Resembling or containing calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.

wąpierz

A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. [from 1732]

wapń

The chemical element (Symbol Ca), with an atomic number 20. It is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks.

wapno

(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

wapnowanie

(transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).

warcab

(British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.

warcaby

(board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.

warchoł

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

warczeć

(intransitive) To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry animal; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.

warczenie

A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.

wardęga

(specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who usually supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.

wareniki

Boiled dumplings stuffed with potato, cheese, or other filling; a serving of these; .

wargi sromowe

folds of tissue at opening of vulva

wargowy

(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.

wariacja

(music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.

wariacki

Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.

wariactwo

The quality of being foolhardy.

wariancja

(statistics) The second central moment in probability.

wariant

An alternative tangential, subordinate, or secondary variant form of a word or morpheme.

wariat

(slang, countable) An insane or eccentric person; a crackpot.

wariatka

A woman who is insane or mentally disturbed.

wariatkowo

(slang, pejorative) A lunatic asylum, workhouse, or similar institution.

warknięcie

A deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.

warkocz

A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration. [from 16th c.]

warkot

The sound of an engine revving up.

warownia

A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

warpić

(transitive, nautical) To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.

warpować

(transitive, nautical) To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier; (especially) to move a sailing ship through a restricted place such as a harbour.

warstwa

(countable) A covering of material, such as paint.

warsztat

A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.

warsztaty

A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.

warsztaty akademickie

An academic conference.

wartość

(astronomy) A logarithmic scale of brightness defined so that a difference of 5 magnitudes is a factor of 100.

wartość domyślna

(often, attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.

wartość modalna

(statistics) The most frequently occurring value in a distribution.

wartość oczekiwana

The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.

wartościowanie

(mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.

wartościowy

Having a great value.

wartownik

A sentry, watch, or guard.

warty

Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

warty opublikowania

Interesting enough to be reported as a news

waruga

A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidae and related to the herons.

warunek

A particular state of being.

warunek wstępny

In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.

warunki

(figurative) Conditions for advancing in any way.

Warwick

A town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).

warzenie

The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.

warzyć

(intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.

warzywny

Of or relating to vegetables.

warzywo

(countable, offensive) A person with severely reduced mental capacities due to brain damage.

wąs

The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

wasabi

A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).

wasal

(historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.

wasi

That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

wąski

Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.

wąski kanał irygacyjny

A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation of land.

wąskie gardło

(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.

wąsko

Closely; by a narrow margin.

waśń

A state of long-standing mutual hostility.

wąsonóg

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

wąsy

A growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.

wasz

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

wat

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

wata

(uncountable) Thread of such fiber.

watażka

A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak.

wątek

(construction) In building, a specific pattern of bricklaying, based on overlapping rows or layers to give strength.

Watergate

An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

wątły

Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.

watolina

Soft filling material used in cushions etc.

wątpia

The internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

wątpić

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

wątpliwy

Able to be denied or contradicted.

wątroba

(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

wątrobianka

Spreadable sausage made with liver.

wątrobiany

Of or relating to the liver.

wątróbka

(countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food.

wątrobowiec

A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.

wątrobowy

Of or relating to the liver.

Watykan

A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.

watykański

Relating to the Vatican City state.

wąwóz

A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale.

wawrzyn

An evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.

wawrzynek

Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which are grown as ornamentals.

Wawrzyniec

A en given name.

waypoint

Any mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.

wąż

(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.

wazektomia

(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.

wazelina

Petroleum jelly.

wazeliniarz

(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.

ważka

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

ważność

The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.

ważny

Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

wazodylatacja

Dilation or widening of the blood vessels.

wazon

An upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.

ważony

(statistics) With the components of an average multiplied by particular factors so as to take account of their relative importance.

ważyć

(intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.

wbić

(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

wbić na pal

(ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.

wbijać

(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

wbijać na pal

(ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.

wbrew

Contrary to something.

wbudowany

(computing, of source code) Of a different language than the outer enclosing code.

WC

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet.

wcale

In any way; at all; whatever.

wchłanający

Having the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

wchłaniać

(transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up. [first attested c. 1350 to 1470.]

wchodzący na krzywy ryj

(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.

wchodzenie

An act of climbing.

wchodzić

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted.

wchodzić na krzywy ryj

To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.

wchodzić na pokład

(transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.

wchodzić w interakcję

(intransitive) To act upon each other.

wciągać

(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

wciągać w zasadzkę

(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.

wciągający

Commanding the attention of spectators.

wciągarka

A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).

wciągnąć

(transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

wciągnąć w zasadzkę

(transitive) To attack by ambush; to waylay.

wciąż

(aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.

Wcielenie

(Christianity) The doctrine that the second person of the Trinity assumed human form in the person of Jesus Christ and is fully divine and fully human.

wcierać

(transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.

wciskać

To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.

wcisnąć

To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.

wczasować się

(intransitive) To spend or take a vacation.

wcześnie

At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

wcześniej

Before now, before the present time

wcześniej wspomniany

Previously mentioned.

wcześniejszy

occurring previously

wczesny

At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

wczoraj

On the day before today.

wczorajszy

(informal) Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.

wdech

The act of inhaling; inbreathing.