Polish–English dictionary

byk

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

byle co

Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.

byle gdzie

In or at any location.

byle jak

In a hasty or careless manner.

byle jaki

Produced or carried out hastily; haphazard; careless.

byle kiedy

At any time.

byle kto

Any person; anybody.

bylina

A traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem.

była

(colloquial) A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.

były

(colloquial) A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.

Byron

Lord Byron, George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22, 1788–April 19, 1824), a famous English poet and leading figure in romanticism.

bystro

Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].

bystry

(informal) Very intellectually capable.

byt

The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

bywać

(transitive) To visit often.

bywaj

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

bywalczyni

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

bywalec

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place.

bzdet

(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.

bzdura

(obsolete) An absurdity. [early 17th–mid 17th c.]

bzdury

(colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.

bzdurzenie

(uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish. [from 1782.]

bzik

A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

bzyczeć

(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

bzyczenie

A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.

bzykać

(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

bzyknąć

(intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.

ca

(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.

cabana

(North American, AU) A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.

cache

(computing) A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

caddie

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

caddy

(by extension, golf, also, attributively) A person hired to assist a golfer by carrying their golf clubs and providing advice.

café

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

ćakra

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

Calais

A city in Pas-de-Calais department, Hauts-de-France, France.

Calineczka

A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

Calinka

A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

Calóweczka

A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

calówka

A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

cała przyjemność po mojej stronie

A polite reaction to receiving thanks, meaning that the speaker enjoyed helping the listener.

cała reszta

The substance or makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s).

całą wieczność

(duration) For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

całe szczęście

In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.

całka

(mathematics) One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.

całka oznaczona

(mathematics) The integral of a function between an upper and lower limit

całkiem

Completely, wholly, or without exception.

całkować

(mathematics, science, transitive) To subject to the operation of integration; to find the integral of an equation.

całkowanie

(biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.

całkowicie

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

całkowita zmiana

A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop.

całkowitość

The state or condition of being complete.

całkowity

Providing all amenities, benefits or perquisites in a single package.

całodobowy

(biology) Of, relating to, or showing rhythmic behaviour with a period of approximately 24 hours; especially of a biological process.

całopalenie

(biblical) A slaughtered animal offered and burnt on an altar as an atonement for sin.

całość

The whole; the complete or amount.

całun

Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.

całus

A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.

całuśny

(informal) Suited to kissing; resembling or relating to kissing.

całusy

(countable) A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.

cały

Throughout the whole of (a stated period of time; generally used with units of a day or longer).

cały czas

(set phrase, duration) Always; constantly; for the complete duration.

cały i zdrowy

(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.

camembert

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

camorra

A secret crime organization from Naples, Italy, equivalent to the Mafia of Sicily.

camper

(video games, derogatory) A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc.

Canberra

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.

Cannes

A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.

cannolo

(mostly, in the plural) A tube of fried pastry, typical of Sicily, filled with ricotta or similar cream cheese, and flavorings, eaten as a dessert.

Canterbury

A local government district with borough status of Kent, England, the City of Canterbury, formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the city itself.

capić

(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.

capoeira

(uncountable) A martial art developed in Brazil, involving complex acrobatic maneuvers and flowing movements.

cappuccino

(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.

CAPTCHA

(computing, Internet) A computerized test requiring the human user to perform a task deemed to be difficult to automate, such as entering a displayed series of distorted characters or describing images, to demonstrate that they are a human and not a computer program.

car

Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.

Caracas

The capital city of Venezuela.

carbonara

A thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.

carewicz

A son of a tsar, a prince in Russia or Bulgaria.

carillon

(musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.

carol

A ballad or song of joy.

caryca

A woman whose pre-eminence, power, or forcefulness is comparable to that of a queen.

carz

Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.

Casablanca

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

Casablanka

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco.

casanova

A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.

casual

(of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.

casualowy

(of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.

catering

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

ćatni

A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. [from 1813]

cążki

A mechanical device used to trim fingernails and toenails.

ceber

The amount held in this container.

cebula

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

cebulka

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

cech

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.

cecha

A distinguishing feature of a person or thing, a part of mental or physical behavior.

cecha probiercza

An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals.

Cecylia

A en given name.

Cecyliusz

A en given name.

cedować

(transitive) To give up; yield to another. [with to]

cedzak

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

cedzić

To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.

cefal

An edible fish, of species Mugil cephalus, found worldwide in tropical and subtropical coastal waters.

cęgi

A pincer-like gripping tool that multiplies the strength of the user's hand, often used for bending things.

ceglany

(colloquial, AAVE, New York, of weather) Extremely cold.

cegła

(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

cegłówka

(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.

cęgosz

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

cekhauz

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

cel

The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

cela

(biology) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself. [from 19th c.]

celebra

The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.

celebracja

The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.

celebrować

(transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.

celebryta

(informal) A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated.

celebrytka

(informal) A celebrity; a famous person, a one who is celebrated.

celestyn

(mineral) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, SrSO4, colourless or white with blue and sometimes red shades.

Celia

A en given name.

Celina

A en given name.

celnie

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

celofan

Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.

celować

(transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object

celownik

(grammar) Denoting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter or indirect object, generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.

celowo

Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally.

celowy

Done on purpose; intentional.

Celsjusza

Related to a metric temperature scale, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and its boiling point as 100 degrees, at standard atmospheric pressure. The standardized definition has 0.01 °C as the triple point of water, and a difference in temperature of 1 °C corresponds to 1⁄273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point and the absolute zero.

Celt

(historical) A member of one of the ancient peoples of Western Europe called Celtae by the Romans.

celtycki

A branch of the Indo-European languages that was spread widely over Western and Central Europe in the pre-Christian era.

celulit

The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue, especially on a woman's hips and thighs.

celuloid

Any of a variety of thermoplastics created from nitrocellulose and camphor, once used as photographic film.

celuloza

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives.

cena

A negative consequence or loss that occurs or is required to occur.

cenić

To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.

cennik

(business) A list of items for sale with their prices.

cenność

(countable, uncountable) Value.

cenny

Of high value or worth.

cenotaf

A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

Centaur

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar.

centrala

The center of an organization's operations or administration.

centralizm

A system that centralizes, especially an administration of some kind.

centrum

(geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).

centrum miasta

(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.

centrum odwykowe

(informal) An institution for rehabilitation.

centrum uwagi

(British spelling) Something that attracts a lot of attention.

centryfuga

By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

centrysta

A person who advocates centrism.

centrystka

A person who advocates centrism.

centrystyczny

Of, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.

centurion

(historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.

centylitr

(British spelling) A unit of volume or capacity of one hundredth of a litre. Symbol: cl

centymetr

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm

cenzura

The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated.