Polish–English dictionary

bohaterstwo

Valiant deeds in desperate times.

Bohemia

A cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic.

bohemski

Of, or relating to Bohemia or its language. [from 16th c.]

bohomaz

A crude or amateurish painting.

boisko

A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.

bój

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

boja

(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes

bojar

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

bojarzyn

(historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.

bojaźliwiec

A person who lacks courage.

bojaźliwość

Lack of courage.

bojaźliwy

Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity. [from 16th c.]

bojaźń

(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

bójka

An occasion of fighting.

bójka pomiędzy kobietami

(slang) A fight or bickering, especially between women.

bojkot

The act of boycotting.

bojkotować

(transitive) To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

bojler

A device consisting of a heat source and a tank for storing hot water, typically for space heating, domestic hot water etc., disregarding the source of heat.

bojówka

A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.

bojówki

(US) Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks.

bojowniczka

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

bojowniczy

Serving as commander or member of a body of detached light troops.

bojownik

Any fish of the genus Betta, especially Betta splendens (the Siamese fighting fish).

bojownik batalion

Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).

bojowość

(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.

bok

(anatomy) The lateral flesh between the last rib and the hip.

bokobrody

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

boks

(sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.

bokser

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

bokserka

A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes.

ból

Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

ból brzucha

A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.

ból dupy

(Internet slang, slightly, vulgar) A feeling of offense caused by a perceived insult or injustice.

ból zęba

(medicine) A pain or ache in a tooth.

bolący

Feeling physical or emotional pain.

boleć

(intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

boleść

(chiefly, uncountable, literary) Anguish, grief, misery, or sorrow.

boleśnie

In a painful manner; as if in pain.

bolesny

Causing grief, pain, or sorrow.

bolid

An extremely bright meteor.

Boliwia

A country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre.

Boliwijczyk

A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.

Boliwijka

A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.

boliwijski

Of, from, or pertaining to Bolivia, or the Bolivian people.

bolognese

An Italian sauce made from ground meat and tomato, originating in Bologna.

boloński

Of, from or relating to the city of Bologna, capital and largest city of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, or the surrounding metropolitan city.

bolszewiczka

(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.

bolszewik

(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.

bolszewizm

The Communist political ideology adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Marxism-Leninism.

bom

A device that is used for lifting and moving large objects.

bomba

An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.

bomba zapalająca

Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.

Bombaj

A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

bombardować

(transitive, figuratively, often with with) To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.

bombardowanie

The act of bombing, especially towns or cities.

bombka

A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.

bombowiec

(aviation, military) A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs.

Bonawentura

A surname transferred from the given name.

Bonn

An independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany.

bonsai

(transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

bont

(music) One of the pieces of metal, plastic or wood across the neck of a guitar or other string instrument that marks where a finger should be positioned to depress a string as it is played.

bonus

Something extra that is good; an added benefit.

boolowski

(logic, computing) Pertaining to data items that can have “true” and “false” (or, equivalently, 1 and 0 respectively) as their only possible values and to operations on such values.

boom

(economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.

bór

(countable) A forest or grove of pine trees, either natural or as a plantation.

bora

A cold, often dry, northeasterly wind which blows, sometimes in violent gusts, down from mountains on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. It also applies to cold, squally, downslope winds in other parts of the world.

Bordeaux

The capital city of Gironde department, France; the capital city of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

bordo

A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.

bordowy

Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.

Borneo

A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island.

borować

(intransitive) To make a hole with, or as if with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool.

borówka

(countable, and, uncountable) A dark blue colour.

borsalino

A felt hat with a fairly low, creased crown with a brim that can be turned up or down.

borsuk

Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea.

Borys

A en given name.

bosak

A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat.

bóść

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

boski

Of or pertaining to a god.

boskość

(uncountable) The state, position, or fact of being a god or God. [from 14th c.]

bosman

(nautical) The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.

bośniacki

Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.

Bośniaczka

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bośniak

(uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

boso

Wearing nothing on the feet.

bóstwo

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.

bosy

Wearing nothing on the feet.

bot

(computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.

botaniczny

Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants.

botanik

(botany) A person engaged in botany, the scientific study of plants.

botanika

(uncountable) A branch of biology concerned with the scientific study of plants.

botoks

A toxic compound (generic name botulinum toxin type A) produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, that causes the paralysis of muscles, used in cosmetic surgery to conceal wrinkles and for muscle spasm relief and headache prevention.

Botswana

The Republic of Botswana, since 1966.

botulizm

(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

bouillabaisse

A type of fish soup or stew from Provence, France.

Bowen

A coastal town and locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.

bowling

A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling

boy

A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands.

boża krówka

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

Boże Narodzenie

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

bożek

A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.

bożnica

(countable, Judaism) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.

bozon

(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion.

boży

Of or pertaining to a god.

brać

(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.

brać azymut

(intransitive) To move in a specified direction.

brać na spytki

(transitive, colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

brać pod uwagę

(transitive) to receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind

brać prysznic

To bathe using a shower.

brać ślub

(intransitive) To become married (to someone).

brać udział

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]

brać w łeb

(figuratively, informal) To decay or die off to nothing; to burn out; to end less successfully than previously hoped.

brach

(slang) Brother (a comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals).

brachol

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.

braciak

(slang) Brother (a comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals).

braciszek

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.

bractwo

(figuratively) The body of members, especially of a fraternal, religious or military order.

bradykardia

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult.

Brahma

(Hindu god) Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva.

brak

Lack; deficiency; non-existence. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

brak cierpliwości

The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

brak doświadczenia

A lack of experience.

brak lojalności

(uncountable) The quality of being disloyal.

brak równowagi

The property of not being in balance.

brak szacunku

A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behaviour.

brak szczerości

(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.

brakować

(transitive, stative) To be without, not to have, to need, to require.

brakujący

Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.

brama

A doorlike structure outside a house.

brama sieciowa

(computing, networking, telecommunications) In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.

bramka

A result that one is attempting to achieve.

bramka obrotowa

A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.

bramkarz

(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble.

brandy

(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.

branie

The or an act of taking.

branka

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

bransoleta

A band worn on the arm for ornamental or identification purposes.

bransoletka

A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.

branża

(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.

brat

Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.

bratanek

The son of one's brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

bratanica

The daughter of one's brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)

bratek

A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.

braterski

Of or characteristic of brothers.

braterstwo

The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).

bratnia dusza

(idiomatic) Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.

Bratysława

The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava.

brawa

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

brawo

Used to express acclaim, especially to a performer.

brawura

A swaggering show of defiance or courage.

brąz

(uncountable) A naturally occurring or man-made alloy of copper, usually in combination with tin, but also with one or more other metals.