Polish–English dictionary

zarezerwować

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

zarezerwowany

(not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.

żargon

(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.

żarliwość

The condition of being passionate or having warm feelings.

żarliwy

(archaic) Ardent, zealous.

żarłoczność

The vice of eating to excess.

żarłoczność psychiczna

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

żarłoczny

Very hungry.

żarłok

One who is greedy or hungry.

żarnik

Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.

zarobić

(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).

zarobki

Wages, money earned, income.

zarodek

In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.

zarodkowy

(embryology) Of or relating to an embryo.

zarodnik

A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

zarośla

Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.

zarośnięty

(of a human body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.

zarozumiałość

The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery.

zarozumiały

Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.

żart

An amusing story.

żart polegający na założeniu słuchacza

(comedy) A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.

żartobliwy

Humorous, amusing or joking.

żartować

(intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

żartowniś

A person who makes jokes.

zarybek

Young fish; fishlings.

zarys

A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.

zarysować

To foreshadow vaguely.

zarysowany

Having a definition or value.

zarysowywać

To foreshadow vaguely.

zaryzykować

(transitive) To incur risk as a result of (doing something).

zarząd

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

zarząd syndyka

(legal, business) A form trusteeship of bankruptcy administration in which a receiver is appointed to run the company for the benefit of the creditors.

zarządca

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

zarządczyni

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

zarządzać

(transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity.

zarządzać odwrót

(intransitive) To withdraw military forces.

zarządzanie

The act or method of controlling or directing.

zarządzenie

An edict or law.

żarzenie

(physics) the emission of visible light by a hot body

zarzewie

(by extension) An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable.

zarżnąć

(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

zarzucać

(nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round. [from 18th c.]

zarzucić

(nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round. [from 18th c.]

zarzut

An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.

żarzyć się

To emit light as if heated.

zarzynać

(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

zaś

In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.

zasada

(chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.

zasadniczo

in essence

zasadniczy

Very important; of high importance.

zasadowy

(chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.

zasadzić

(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.

zasadzka

An attack launched from a concealed position.

zascenie

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

zaścianek

(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place.

zaściankowy

(derogatory) Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.

zasiedlać

(transitive) To live in; to inhabit.

zasiedlić

(transitive) To live in; to inhabit.

zasiedzenie

(legal) A means of acquiring title to another's real property without compensation by occupying the property in a manner that has under common law the requirements of being actual, open and notorious, exclusive, hostile, under cover of claim or right, and continuous for a certain number of years.

zasięg

Scope or range of interest or control.

zasiew

A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.

zasilać

(transitive) To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up.

zasilanie

(specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.

zasiłek

The provision of a minimal level of well-being and support for citizens and other eligible residents who lack current means to support basic needs.

zaskakiwać

(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

zaskakująco

In a way that causes surprise because it is unexpected, or unusual.

zaskoczenie

Something unexpected.

zaskoczony

Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

zaskoczyć

(transitive, figurative, informal) To catch off guard; to take by surprise.

zaskomleć

To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.

zaskomlenie

An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.

zaślubiny

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

zasłona

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

zasłonić

(transitive) To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.

zasłonka

A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.

zasługa

(countable, uncountable) Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.

zasługujący

Making a fair equivalent of, repaying or compensating.

zasłużyć

(transitive) To receive payment for work or for a role or position held (regardless of whether effort was applied or whether the remuneration is deserved or commensurate).

zasmażka

A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.

zaśmiecony

Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.

zaśniad

A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.

zaśniedzenie

Oxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.

zaśniedzieć

(intransitive) To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.

zasób

Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

zasób słowny

A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.

zasobnik

(computing, graphical user interface, informal) A notification area used for icons and alerts.

zasolony

Containing salt; salty.

zaspa

A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.

zaśpiewać

(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

zaspokajać

(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.

zaspokoić

(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.

zasponsorować

(transitive) To be a sponsor for.

zastać

(intransitive) To become stiff.

zastanawiać się

(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.

zastanowić się

(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.

zastąpić

(transitive) To work in place of (someone).

zastaw

(law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.

zastawa

The cutlery, crockery and glassware used in setting a table for a meal.

zastawa stołowa

Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.

zastawać

(transitive) To make stiff.

zastawić

(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.

zastawka

(anatomy) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or control the flow in the opposite direction.

zastępca

A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.

zastępczy

Of, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute.

zastępnik

A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.

zastępować

(transitive) To work in place of (someone).

zastępowalny

Capable of being replaced.#: The machine uses a replaceable filter.

zastój

A standstill resulting from the opposition of two evenly matched forces; a stalemate or impasse.

zastopować

(transitive) To check or stop, or deter (an action).

zastosować

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

zastosowanie

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

zastraszać

(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

zastraszenie

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.

zastraszyć

(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

zastrzał

An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.

zastrzeżenie

A warning.

zastrzeżony

Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.

zastrzyk

The act of injecting, or something that is injected.

zastukać

(intransitive) To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.

zastygnąć w bezruchu

(transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.

zasugerować

(ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.

zasuwa

A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.

zasuwać

(figurative) To give (courage, strength, etc.) to oneself; to summon up; also, to produce (evil, wickedness, etc.) in oneself.

zasuwka

A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.

zaświadczenie

A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.

zaświadczony

Proven; shown to be true with evidence.

zaświaty

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

zasyczeć

To sputter or hiss.

zasyfiony

(of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

zasygnalizować

(ambitransitive) To indicate; to convey or communicate by a signal.

zasymilować

(transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.

zasymilować się

(intransitive) To be incorporated or absorbed into something.

zasypać

(intransitive, nautical, obsolete) To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.

zasypywać

(intransitive, nautical, obsolete) To manoeuvre a sailing vessel so that the direction of the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to work to windward, to beat, to tack.

zaszczepiać

(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.

zaszczepiony

Inoculated with a vaccine.

zaszczycać

To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.

zaszczycić

To graciously give, to condescendingly grant a right, benefit, outcome, etc.; to deign to acknowledge.

zaszczytny

Showing or conferring honour and respect.

zaszlachtować

(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food.

zaszokować

(informal, idiomatic) To affect in a devastating way by some unexpected news.

zaszokowany

Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant.

zaszyfrować

To convert plain text into cipher.

zaszyfrowywać

(transitive) To process telecommunication signals to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.

zataczać się

To stumble.

zataczanie się

An unsteady movement or gait.

zatamować

To stop the flow of (blood); also, to stop (a wound) from bleeding.

zatapiać

(transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.

zatarcie

Injury or wear caused by friction.

zataskać

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.