Polish–English dictionary

zwyczajowy

Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically or ideologically correct or rigorous.

zwykle

As a rule; frequently; usually.

zwykły

Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.

zwymiotować

(intransitive, informal) To vomit.

zwyrodnialec

(derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.

zwyrodniały

(of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.

zwyrodnieć

(transitive) To cause to lose good or desirable qualities.

zwyrodnienie

(uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.

zwyrol

(informal, mildly, vulgar) A sleazy, disreputable or despicable person; a lowlife.

zybuczkowiec

The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.

żyć

(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.

życica roczna

Any of genus Lolium of grasses, especially as a weed in wheat fields.

życie

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

życie na kocią łapę

An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.

życie pozagrobowe

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

życiowy

Relating to or characteristic of life.

życzenie

The thing desired or longed for.

życzeniowy

Expressing a wish or a choice.

życzliwość

(uncountable) Disposition to do good.

życzliwy

Mild; benign.

życzyć

(intransitive) To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

życzyć sobie

(transitive, archaic) To desire, like, or wish (to do something).

żyd

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

żydek

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

żydostwo

(historical) The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc. [from 17th c.]

Żydówka

A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

żydowski

Of or relating to Jews, their ethnicities or cultures.

Zygfryd

(Germanic, _, mythology) Hero of the Nibelungenlied who defeated the Icelandic queen Brunhild.

zygota

(cytology, also, attributive) A eukaryotic cell formed from the fusion of two gametes during a fertilization process. [from late 19th c.]

zygzak

A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.

żyjący blisko powierzchni wody

(biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

żylasty

Of or pertaining to fibre.

zylion

(slang, hyperbole) An unspecified large number (of).

żyła

(mining) A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.

żyła wrotna

(anatomy) A short vein that carries blood into the liver.

żyłka

A cord or line where the hook or lure is attached.

Zynger

A surname originating as an occupation.

żyrafa

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

żyrandol

A branched, often ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling.

żyro

(in Europe, etc.) A transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.

żyroskop

An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

zys

(dice, obsolete) The number six in a game of dice.

zysk

(now, _, only, _, US) Proceeds; profits from business transactions. [from 15th c.]

zyskać

(transitive) To acquire possession of.

zyskać (na wartości)

(intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.

zyski

Wages, money earned, income.

zyskiwać

(intransitive) To profit or to obtain an advantage.

zyskiwać (na wartości)

(intransitive, transitive) To increase in value.

żyto

The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.]

żywcem

Having life; living; not dead.

żywe srebro

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]

żywica

A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.

żywiciel

(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.

żywiciel rodziny

The primary income-earner in a household.

żywicowy

Of or relating to resin.

żywiczny

Of or relating to resin.

żywienie

That which nourishes; nutriment.

żywioł

One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.

żywiołak

(mysticism, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.

żywiołowość

(figuratively) The quality of enthusiastic or lively expression of feelings and thoughts.

żywiołowy

(figurative) Having a spirited love of life; ebullient, zesty.

żywność

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

żywopłot

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

żywot

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

żywotność

The ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.

żywotny

(grammar) Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

żywy

Having life; living; not dead.

żyzny

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

zżąć

(transitive) To cut down grass or crops.