Polish–English dictionary

ysz

(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

yuppi

(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

yuppie

(informal, sometimes derogatory, dated) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.

yzm

Used to form names of a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology, or principle or lack thereof.

z

In physical opposition to; in collision with.

z automatu

In an automatic manner.

z Bogiem

(literary) Used, especially at a parting, to express the wish that the outcome of a person's actions be positive for them; typically said to someone who is about to start a journey or a daring endeavour.

z całego serca

In a wholehearted manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.

z całym szacunkiem

In a respectful manner.

z dala

Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

z domu

Used when giving the maiden name of a woman.

z drogi

(to a crowd) Make way! Clear a path!

z drugiej ręki

(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

z dystansem

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

z góry

At an earlier or preceding time.

z grubsza

Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.

z kija

(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.

z klasy robotniczej

Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.

z lewej strony

On the left side.

z nagła

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

z niecierpliwością

In an eager manner.

z pewnością

Without doubt, surely.

z pierwszej ręki

Direct, without intermediate stages.

z płatami

Lobed.

z południa

(meteorology) Of wind, from the south.

z powrotem

(not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.

z prawej strony

On the right side.

z przodu

At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.

z przymrużeniem oka

(idiomatic) Not intended seriously; jocular or humorous.

z reguły

(idiomatic) In general; most often.

z rezerwą

Reserved and remote; either physically or emotionally distant; standoffish.

z rozpaczą

In a brokenhearted manner.

z tej strony

(telephone) Indication that the person requested is the same as the one who is currently speaking.

z tyłu

(nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

z urzędu

By virtue of the office that originated it, or of the title held.

z uwagi na to że

(slang) Inasmuch as; in view of the fact that.

z wyjątkiem

Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, (archaic) with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "except such that".

z założenia

In an inherent way; naturally, innately.

z życiem

Vibrantly, vividly.

z-

(intensifier) Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.

za

At or to the back or far side of.

za darmo

Without paying; free.

za pomocą

Using as an instrument; by means of.

zaabonować

(ergative) To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

zaabsorbować

(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.]

zaabsorbowanie

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

zaadaptować

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

zaadaptować się

(transitive) To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit.

zaadoptować

To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.

zaafektować

(transitive, pathology) Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).

zaakcentować

(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.

zaakceptować

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

zaaklimatyzować

(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.

zaaklimatyzować się

(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.

zaakompaniować

(transitive, music) To perform an accompanying part next to (another instrument or musician).

zaambarasować

(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

zaanektować

To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

zaangażować

(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

zaangażować się

(intransitive) To accept employment.

zaangażowanie

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

zaangażowany

Totally committed.

zaapelować

(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

zaaplikować

(transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

zaaprobować

(transitive) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of.

zaaprowidować

To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.

zaaranżować

(music, transitive, intransitive) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.

zaasfaltować

(transitive) To pave with asphalt.

zaatakować nożem sprężynowym

(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.

zaawansować

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]

zaawansowanie

Enlightenment or education.

zaawizować

(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event). [from mid-15th c.]

ząb

A tooth on a gear.

ząb trzonowy

A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.

żaba

Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.

zabaglione

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

zabaione

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

zabajone

A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.

zabandażować

To apply a bandage to something.

zabarwiać

(transitive) To give something color.

zabarwienie

(language, dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.

zabawa

(uncountable) Entertainment.

zabawa w koziołki

(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.

zabawiać

(transitive) To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (someone) with pleasing emotions.

zabawka

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

zabawność

Comical quality.

zabawny

Funny, hilarious.

zabejcować

(transitive) To soak leather so as to remove chemicals used in tanning; to steep in bate.

ząbek

(horticulture, cooking) One of the small bulbs formed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb.

zabezpieczenie

Money set aside for a future event.

zabezpieczyć

(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.

zabić

(transitive) To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.

zabić poza ekranem

To kill a character offscreen.

zabierać

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

zabierać się za jedzenie

(colloquial) To begin eating.

zabijać

(transitive) To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.

zabijać poza ekranem

To kill a character offscreen.

zabijaka

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

zabiletować

To mark with a ticket.

zabiwakować

(transitive, intransitive) To set up camp.

ząbkowanie

(physiology) The eruption, through the gums, of the milk teeth; dentition.

zablefować

(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.

zabliźniać się

(intransitive) To form a scar.

zabliźnić się

(intransitive) To form a scar.

zablokować

(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

zabluffować

(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.

zabłękitnić

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

żabnica

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

zabobon

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.

zabobonny

Susceptible to superstitions.

żabojad

(derogatory, ethnic slur) A French person.

zabójca

Any ruthless killer.

zabójczy

Deadly, fatal, causing death.

zabójczyni

Any ruthless killer.

zabójstwo

A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

zabór

Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

zaborczy

Unwilling to yield possession of.

zabrać się za jedzenie

(colloquial) To begin eating.

zabraknąć

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

zabraniać

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

zabraniać uzbrajania

(US, military) To place (someone) under a DNA (do not arm) order because of mental illness.

zabronić

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

zabronić uzbrajania

(US, military) To place (someone) under a DNA (do not arm) order because of mental illness.

zabroniony

Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

zabrudzać

(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally) , to make (something) dirty; to soil.

zabrudzić

(transitive) To ingrain grime or dirt which is difficult to remove into (something); also (more generally) , to make (something) dirty; to soil.

zabukować

(transitive) To reserve (something) for future use.

zabukowanie

A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.

zaburzać

(transitive) To interrupt or impede.

zaburzenie

(medicine, countable) A physical or mental malfunction.

zaburzyć

(transitive) To interrupt or impede.

zabytek

an old or ancient building or other structure, or a site of historical interest that is usually looked after by an official organization.

żąć

(transitive) To cut down grass or crops.

zacerować

(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.

Zachariasz

A en given name, English vernacular form of Zacharias, Zachariah and Zechariah.

zachcianka

A strong desire; yearning.

zachęcać

To spur on, strongly recommend.

zachęcanie

The act of encouraging

zachęcić

To spur on, strongly recommend.

zachęta

Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.

zachłanny

Very hungry.

zachmurzenie

(meteorology) The percentage or fraction of the sky obscured by clouds.

zachmurzony

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

żachnąć się

(intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.

Zachód

(US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.

zachód słońca

The changes in color of the sky before and after sunset.

zachodzić

(intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.

zachodzić na siebie

To extend over and partly cover something.

zachować

To protect; to keep from harm or injury.

zachować się

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.

zachować się sztucznie

(intransitive) To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.