Polish–English dictionary

wdowa

A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.

wdowiec

A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

wdrapać

(transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.

wdrapywać

(transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.

wdychać

(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

wdychanie

The act of inhaling; inbreathing.

wdzięcznie

In a graceful manner.

wdzięczność

An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.

wdzięczny

Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.

wdzięk

(uncountable) Elegant movement; elegance of movement; balance or poise.

we

Contained by; inside.

weber

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.

webinar

An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.

webinarium

An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.

węch

The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules.

węchowy

(relational) Concerning the sense of smell.

Weda

(Hinduism) Any of a large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.

wędka

A rod, often made in sections, which carries a line used for angling and is used to support both the line and the reel and to cast the line.

wędkarstwo

A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.

wędkarz

A person who fishes with a hook and line.

wędkować

(intransitive, transitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.

wedle prawa

Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.

wędlina

(uncountable) Cured meat that is ready to be eaten, especially pork.

według

Based on what is said or stated by; on the authority of; by the order of.

wędrować

(ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

wędrowiec

One who hikes, especially frequently.

wędrówka

A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. [from c. 1900]

wędrowny

(anthropology) Of or related to itinerant herdsmen.

wędzarka

(informal, dated) An informal social gathering for men only, at which smoking tobacco is allowed.

wędzarnia

A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.

wędzić

(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.

wędzidło

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.

wędzisko

(angling) A type of basic fishing rod.

wędzony

Of food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.

wędzony śledź

A herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a typeof kipper.

weekend

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in Western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

Wega

(star) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

weganin

A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

weganka

A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism.

wegański

Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944]

węgar

(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.

węgarek

(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.

wegetarianin

A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. [from 1839]

wegetarianka

A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, use any animal products. [from 1839]

węgiel

(ecology, climate change, uncountable) Ellipsis of carbon dioxide.

węgiel drzewny

(countable, uncountable) impure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.

Węgielnica

(constellation) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.

węgieł

A corner where two walls intersect.

Węgier

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

Węgierka

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity.

węgierski

Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity.

węglan

Any salt or ester of carbonic acid.

węglan sodu

(uncountable) Carbonated water (water impregnated with pressurised carbon dioxide, originally made with sodium bicarbonate).

węglik

(chemistry) Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element

węglonośny

(chemistry) Containing or producing carbon.

węgorz

Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

węgorzokształtne

Any freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.

Węgry

A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest.

wehikuł

A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.

Wehrmacht

(historical, nazism) The German armed forces from 1935 to 1945.

Weimar

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany.

wejść

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

wejść na pokład

(transitive) To cover or enclose with bark.

wejście

An act of climbing.

wektor

(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.

Wellington

(card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

welocyped

(historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.

welon

A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head)

welur

A knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.

wełna

(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

wełniany

Made of wool.

wena

A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.

wendeta

A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.

wenecjanin

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

wenecjanka

A native or inhabitant of the city of Venice or surrounding province, Veneto region, northeastern Italy.

wenecki

The Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region of Italy.

weneryczny

Of a disease: sexually transmitted; of or relating to, or adapted to the cure of, a venereal disease.

Wenezuela

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas.

Wenezuelczyk

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

Wenezuelka

A person from Venezuela or of Venezuelan descent.

wenezuelski

Of, from, or pertaining to Venezuela or the Venezuelan people.

wenopunkcja

(hematology) The puncture of a vein, usually to draw a blood sample, collect a blood donation, or insert an intravenous line.

wentylacja

The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.

wentylator

An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.

wentylować

(transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.

weranda

A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.

werbalnie

Spoken as opposed to written.

werbalny

Consisting of words only.

werbel

(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.

werbena

Verbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.

werbować

(transitive) To enroll compulsorily; to draft; to induct.

werbunek

Voluntary service based on an individual's desire to serve a cause.

werdykt

(law) A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

wereżka

(Maine) A pot-shaped trap used for catching lobsters or other seafood: a lobster pot.

Wergiliusz

Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid.

wermiszel

Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

wermut

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

wernakularny

Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

Werona

A city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy.

Weronika

A en given name.

wers

A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.

Wersal

A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.

wersalka

(North America, Australia, Ireland) An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.

wersatylny

Capable of doing many things competently.

werset

A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)

wersja

(software) The distribution, either public or private, of an initial or new and upgraded version of a computer software product.

werteb krasowy

A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone.

wertep krasowy

A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone.

wertykalny

Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

werwa

Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, or vigour, especially of imagination such as that which animates an artist, musician, or writer, in composing or performing.

weryfikacja

(mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.

weryfikować

(transitive) To substantiate or prove the truth of something.

wesele

A wedding ceremony. [from mid 16th c.]

weselny

Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.

wesół

(dated) Happy, joyful, and lively.

wesołe miasteczko

A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions.

wesoło

In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.

wesoły

Merry; happy.

wespół

At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.

Wessex

(historical) One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.

Westa

(Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.

westchnąć

(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.

westchnięcie

A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.

westchnienie

A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.

western

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westybul

(rail transport) An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.

wesz

A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.

wesz łonowa

A parasitic insect, Pthirus pubis, that lives amongst the pubic hairs of humans and feeds on blood.

węszenie

The act of snooping.

węszyć

(transitive) To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.

weterynarka

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

weterynaryjny

Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

weterynarz

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

wetować

(transitive) To use a veto against.

wewnątrz

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.

wewnątrzczaszkowy

Of or pertaining to the brain or inside of the head; within the cranium.

wewnątrzmaciczny

Located or taking place inside the uterus.

wewnętrznie

In an internal manner; within or inside of external limits; in an inner part or situation.

wewnętrzny

Being or occurring (farther) inside, situated farther in, located (situated) or happening on the inside of something, situated within or farther within contained within something.

węzel

(countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.

węzeł

A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.

węzeł zatokowo-przedsionkowy

(anatomy) A set of nerves which stimulate the heart to beat.

węzełek

(Canada, US, , slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine.

wezgłowie

A vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.

wężowy

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.

Wezuwiusz

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

wezwać

(intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.

wezwanie

A beckoning or summoning.

wezwanie do sądu

(law) A writ requiring someone to appear in court, or at a deposition or some other legal proceeding, as a witness to give testimony (a subpoena ad testificandum) or to produce evidence (subpoena duces tecum), in default of which the person may be punished.

wezyr

(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.