Polish–English dictionary

Bluetooth

(networking, trademark) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.

bluff

(countable, or, uncountable) An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one’s position in order to intimidate or deceive; braggadocio.

bluffować

(by analogy) To frighten, deter, or deceive with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate or gain some advantage.

blurb

A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

bluszcz

Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

bluszczowatość

The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.

bluszczowaty

Relying upon; depending upon.

bluszczowość

The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.

bluszczowy

Relying upon; depending upon.

bluza

(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.

bluza z kapturem

A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.

bluzg

(countable, colloquial, US) An insult.

bluzgać

To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.

bluzka

(fashion) A shirt for women or girls, particularly a shirt with buttons and often a collar; a dress shirt tailored for women.

bluznąć

To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.

bluźnić

(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.

bluźnierca

One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.

bluźnierczy

Lacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.

bluźnierstwo

An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.

błąd

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

błąd drukarski

A typographical error. [from late 19th c.]

błąd komunikacyjny

An interaction between two parties in which information is/was not communicated as desired.

błąd logiczny

Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.

błąd pomiaru

(statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.

błąd w sztuce

(tort law) Improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person.

błąd wnioskowania

(logic) Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.

błądzić

(intransitive) To lose one's way.

błagać

(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

błagający

Entreating with humility; supplicant.

błagalny

Entreating with humility; supplicant.

błagam

An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation.

błagam cię

An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation.

błahość

(uncountable) The quality of being irrelevant or inapplicable; lack of pertinence or connection.

błahostka

(computing, colloquial) Something negligible or insignificant.

błahy

Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight; trivial.

błąkać się

(intransitive) To be visible briefly.

Błażej

A en given name.

błazen

One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.

błazenada

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

błazeński

Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.

błazeństwo

(often, in plural) A ludicrous gesture or act; ridiculous behaviour; caper.

błaznowaty

Resembling or characteristic of a circus clown; comical, ridiculous.

błędnie

In a false manner.

błędnie kierować

To direct something wrongly

błędnie skierować

To direct something wrongly

błędnik

A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.

błędność

The characteristic of being incorrect.

błędny

Straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.

błękit

Anything coloured blue, especially to distinguish it from similar objects differing only in colour.

błękitnieć

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

błękitnik

Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.

błękitność

The quality or characteristic of being blue in color.

błękitny

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

błocić

(transitive) To make muddy or dirty; to apply mud to (something).

błocisty

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

błogi

Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.

błogo

In a blissful, happy or joyful manner.

błogość

The condition or state of being blessed; holy.

błogosławić

(Perl, _, programming, transitive, past tense only blessed) To turn (a reference) into an object.

błogosławieństwo

(uncountable) Supreme, utmost bliss and happiness.

błogostan

The condition or state of being blessed; holy.

błona

(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.

błona bębenkowa

(anatomy) A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear and transmits sound from the air to the malleus.

błona dziewicza

(anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.

błona pławna

A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds, or of other animals.

błonica

(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

błonie

An open field, meadow, pasture.

błonka

(anatomy, zootomy) A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.

błonnikowy

Of or pertaining to fibre.

błota

An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)

błotnik

(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

błotnistość

The characteristic of being muddy.

błotnisty

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

błotny

Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.

błoto

(wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)

błysk

An unsteady flash of light.

błyskać

(intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.

błyskawica

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.

błyskawicowy

Extremely fast or sudden; moving (as if) at the speed of lightning.

błyskawicznie

At once; without delay. [from 16th c.]

Błyskawiczny

The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.

błyskotać

(transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.

błyskotka

A cheap showy ornament or piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.

błyskotliwie

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

błyskotliwość

The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.

błyskotliwy

Of surpassing excellence; magnificent.

błyskotnie

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

błyskotność

The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.

błyskotny

Of surpassing excellence; magnificent.

błysnąć

(intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.

błystka

(fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.

błystka wahadłowa

(fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resembling an insect.

błyszcz

(obsolete, except, in the names of certain minerals) Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.

błyszcząco

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

błyszczący

Shining brightly.

błyszczeć

(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.

błyszczeć się

(intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

błyszczka

(fishing) An artificial bait attached to a fishing line to attract fish.

błyszczyk

A cosmetic product applied to the lips to make them look shinier.

BMI

Initialism of body mass index.

bo

Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).

bo tak

Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".

bobek

The number two.

bóbr

(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.

bobry

The fur of the beaver.

bochen

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

bochenek

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

bocian

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

bocianica

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

bociek

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

boczek

Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

boczna deska

A board or similar barrier that forms part of the side of something.

boczne okno

A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.

boczne światło

A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.

bocznica

(rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).

bocznie

Done in a lateral manner.

bocznik

(electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.

bocznikować

(transitive, electricity) To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.

boczny

(disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.

boczyć się

(intransitive) To be or pretend to be ill-tempered; to sulk.

bodaj

(focus) At a minimum or lower limit.

bodiak

This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.

bodnąć

(transitive, of an animal) To pierce with a horn or tusk.

body

A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.

bodźcowy

Having a manner that stimulates; serving to stimulate.

bodziec

Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

bodziszek

Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone.

Bóg

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

bogacić

(transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

bogactwa

Money, goods, wealth, treasure.

bogactwo

An abundance of wealth.

bogacz

(informal) A wealthy person.

bogaczka

(by extension) Someone of great wealth or importance.

bogato

In an affluent manner.

bogatość

(uncountable) The state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.

bogaty

Of a superior grade.

bogdaj

(subjunctive present, defective, chiefly, poetic) Expressing a wish (with present subjunctive effect). [from 16th c.]

Bogdan

A en given name.

boginka

A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.

bogobojność

The condition and quality of being godly, pious, scrupulously observant of all the teachings of one's religion, practicing virtue and avoiding sin.

bogobojny

(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

bogoburczy

Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

bogoburstwo

(religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.

bogomyślność

Holy meditation.

bogomyślny

Pertaining to a religious contemplative, or a contemplative religious orders, especially the Roman Catholic varieties.

bohater

(historical) A medieval heroic warrior in Kievan Rus, akin to the Western European knight-errant.

bohaterka

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

bohaterski

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

bohatersko

In a heroic manner, like a hero.

bohaterskość

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.