Polish–English dictionary

zuchwałość

Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.

zuchwały

(figurative) ; impudent, brazen.

żuk

Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.

Żukow

A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).

Zulu

Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.

Zulus

A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.

Zulusi

Time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.

Zuluska

A member of an African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.

zuluski

Pertaining to the Zulu people, culture, or language.

zumba

A fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance.

zupełnie

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

zupełność

The state or condition of being complete.

zupełny

(logic, of a proof system of a formal system with respect to a given semantics) In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.

żurawina

(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub.

żurnalista

One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.

żurnalistka

One whose occupation is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.

Zuzanna

A en given name.

żużel

The slag or dross that remains after the smelting of metal from an ore. [from 14th c.]

zużuwać

(law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.

zużyć

(transitive) To use up.

zużycie

Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.

zużyty

That is or has or have been used.

zużywać

To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.

zwalać

(transitive) To knock down or lay low.

zwalczać

(intransitive) To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).

zwalić

(transitive) To knock down or lay low.

zwalniać

(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.

zwalniać zawodnika bezwarunkowo

(sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.

zwalniać ze służby

(transitive, now, _, rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.

zwalnianie

(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.

zwariowany

(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Crazy, insane, mad.

zwarta

(topology, uncomparable) Of a topological space:

zwartościować

(transitive, mathematics, computing) To compute or determine the value of (an expression).

zwarty

(topology, uncomparable) Of a topological space:

zwątpić

(ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

zwątpienie

A feeling of depression or disheartenment.

żwawo

In an energetic manner; with great energy.

żwawość

Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm.

żwawy

(rare) Brisk, speedy, with alacrity, quick and eager.

zwędzić

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

zwęglać

(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

zwęglić

(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

zwerbować

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

zweryfikować

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

zwęszyć

(transitive) To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.

zwężać

(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

zwężać się

(intransitive) To get narrower.

zwężenie

(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.

zwęzić

(transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.

zwęzić się

(intransitive) To get narrower.

zwiać

(intransitive) To break up camp and move on.

zwiad

The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.

zwiastun

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

związanie

(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.

związany

Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.

związany z niedotlenieniem krwi

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

związany z rodzimowierstwem germańskim

Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry.

związek

A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

związek koordynacyjny

(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.

związek małżeński

(uncountable) Marriage; the state of being married.

związek rządu

(grammar, linguistics) The relationship between a word and its dependents.

związkowy

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.

zwichnąć

(medicine) To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.

zwichnięcie

The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint; also, the condition of being thus displaced.

zwiecha

(computing) A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.

zwiędnąć

(intransitive) To grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.

zwiększać

(transitive) To amplify; to increase the power, interest, intensity, volume, etc. of (something).

zwiększenie

An act or instance of making something larger.

zwieńczać

To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.

zwierciadło

A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

zwierzchnictwo

Power over all others.

zwierzchnik

A person of higher rank or quality, especially a colleague in a higher position.

zwierzę

Of or relating to animals.

zwierzę domowe

An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

zwierzę gruboskórne

(obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.

zwierzęcy

Of or relating to animals.

zwierzenie

The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).

zwierzyna

(uncountable) An animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted.

zwierzyna łowna

(uncountable) Wild animals hunted for food.

zwierzyniec

A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.

zwieść

(figurative, transitive) To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.

zwieść flagą

To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.

zwietrzały

(of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.

zwietrzeć

To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.

zwietrzyć

(idiomatic, transitive) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.

zwiewać

(intransitive, slang) To leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee. [from 19th c.]

zwiewny

Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy; tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as form, manner, thought, etc.

zwięzły

Concise; taking few words. [from 15th c.]

zwijać

(transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.

zwijać się

(intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).

zwilżać

(transitive) To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice

zwilżyć

(transitive) To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice

zwinąć

(transitive) To fold or coil into numerous overlapping layers.

zwinąć się

(intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).

zwinność

(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion

zwinny

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move.

żwir

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

żwirowaty

Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.

żwirowiec

(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

zwizytowanie

The act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.

zwlekać

(intransitive) To delay, to wait.

zwłaszcza

(focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

zwłoka

(obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination.

zwłoki

(literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. [from late 14th c.]

zwodniczy

Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.

zwodować

(transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.

zwodzić

(figurative, transitive) To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.

zwodzić flagą

To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, etc. to arouse the animal's curiosity.

zwój

Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

zwójka

(music) A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.

zwolenniczka

A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.

zwolennik

A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.

zwolnić

(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.

zwolnić zawodnika bezwarunkowo

(sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.

zwolnić ze służby

(transitive, now, _, rare) To dismiss (someone, especially military personnel) from service.

zwolnienie

Deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.

zwolniony

Free from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.

zwołać

(transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.

zwołanie

The act of calling or assembling by summons.

zwoływać

(transitive) To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke; to summon.

zworka

(electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.

zwornik

(architecture) The top stone of an arch.

zwracać

(archaic) To recede; to retreat.

zwracać nadpłatę

(transitive) To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment

zwracać się do kogoś per pan

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

zwracać się do kogoś per pani

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

zwrócić

(archaic) To recede; to retreat.

zwrócić nadpłatę

(transitive) To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment

zwrot

A particular way of phrasing an idea.

zwrot akcji

A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.

zwrot grzecznościowy

A term of respect; respectful language.

zwrot na wiatr

(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.

zwrot o 180 stopni

(figurative) A reversal in direction; a reversal of attitude or opinion.

zwrot przez sztag

(nautical) The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.

zwrotka

(poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.

zwrotnica

(rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.

zwrotnik

(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.

zwrotnikowy

(dated) Pertaining to, involving, or of the nature of a trope or tropes; figurative, metaphorical.

zwrotny

(grammar) Expressing mutual action, applied to pronouns and verbs; also in a broad sense: reflexive.

zwycięski

That celebrates or commemorates a triumph or victory.

zwycięsko

In a triumphant manner.

zwycięstwo

(uncountable) The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this.

zwyciężać

(transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).

zwyciężca

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

zwyciężczyni

One who has won or often wins.

zwyciężyć

(transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).

zwyczaj

Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.

zwyczajnie

(manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.

zwyczajność

The characteristic of being mundane; ordinariness; worldliness.

zwyczajny

Simple, ordinary or vulgar.