Polish–English dictionary

ćma

Any flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.

cmentarny

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

cmentarz

A tract of land in which the dead are buried.

ćmić

(intransitive) To become darker.

cmok

(often, internet slang) The sound of a kiss, to indicate blowing a kiss to someone.

cmokier

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

cmoknięcie

A small kiss.

cmoknij mnie w pompę

(idiomatic, slang, offensive) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.

cnić się

(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.

cnota

(countable) An attribute of a personality (a "personality trait") which predisposes a person to behaviors resulting in human goodness; an admirable quality.

cnotliwy

Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.

co

A regular frequency.

co dnia

quotidianly, every day

co do

Regarding; about; concerning.

co do diaska?

(euphemistic) What the hell.

co dwa tygodnie

once in a fortnight; once every two weeks

co dzień

quotidianly, every day

co miesiąc

Every month.

co nie

Used to check listener engagement and (especially) agreement at the end of an utterance or each segment thereof.

co prawda

(conjunctive) Signals a concession followed by a counterpoint usually headed by but.

co za

(exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.

co!

An expression of surprise or disbelief.

cockney

A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.

codwuletni

Happening every two years.

codwuroczny

Happening every two years.

codziennie

quotidianly, every day

codzienny

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

cofać

(idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.

cofać się

(literally) To move backwards away from something.

cofanie się

the act of backtracking

cofka

A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water

cofnąć

(idiomatic, intransitive) To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.

cofnąć się

(literally) To move backwards away from something.

cofnięcie

An order to the contrary of a previous one.

cofnięcie się

A reversion to an earlier stage of development.

cogodzinny

Occurring every hour.

cokolik

(US) A similar panel at the base of a piece of furniture or equipment.

cokolwiek

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

cola

A particular cola soft drink (type of carbonated drink), produced by the Coca-Cola Company.

coleslaw

A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).

colesław

A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).

comber

A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone.

comeback

A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.

comiesięczny

Occurring every month.

Connecticut

A state in the northeastern United States.

conocny

Performing, occurring, or taking place every night.

Conté

(art) A drawing medium, usually square in cross-section, composed of compressed powdered charcoal or graphite mixed with a clay or wax base. [from mid 19th c.]

coraz

Continuously, constantly, all the time (for the complete duration).

coraz bardziej

(manner) In a manner that progressively increases.

coraz więcej

(degree) Progressively more.

córczyny

Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.

córka

One’s female offspring.

cornfleksy

A breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of maize.

corocznie

Once every year without fail, yearly

coroczny

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

corral

An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.

coś

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

coś bez związku

(narratology) Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.

coś mocniejszego

(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage (especially beer or hard liquor).

coś niecoś

An unspecified amount

coś takiego

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).

coś za coś

Something which is offered or asked for in exchange for something else.

coś, co łamie

Something that breaks (something else).

cosinus

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos

cosplay

(uncountable) The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.

cotygodniowy

Happening once a week, or every week.

country

Ellipsis of country music. [from 20th c.]

Coventry

A cathedral city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in central England, historically in Warwickshire.

cóż

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).

cóż, więc

(with as): To such an extent or degree; as.

CPU

(computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit.

crashować

(computing, hardware, software, intransitive) To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.

credo

A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.

croissant

A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.

crossover

(sometimes, derogatory) An SUV-like automobile built on a passenger car platform, e.g. the Pontiac Torrent.

crush

(informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection.

ctwo

A substantive suffix denoting a condition or state of being.

cuchnąć

(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.

cuchnący

Foul-smelling, stinking.

cuchnący oddech

(pathology) The condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.

cud

An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.

cudaczny

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

cudak

(figuratively, humorous) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a brat.

cudnie

In a marvellous manner.

cudny

(British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

cudownie

In a wonderful manner.

cudowny

(British spelling) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

cudzołóstwo

(narrowly) Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse. See more synonyms at Thesaurus:cuckoldry

cudzołożnica

(broadly) One who commits adultery.

cudzołożnik

(broadly) One who commits adultery.

cudzołożny

Of, or characterized by adultery.

cudzołożyć

(transitive, archaic) To commit adultery with (someone).

cudzoziemiec

(sometimes, derogatory) A mischievous or suspicious foreigner.

cudzoziemka

A person from a foreign country.

cudzoziemski

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.

cudzysłów

Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.

cudzysłów ostrokątny

Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.

cug

The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.

cugiel

A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.

cukierek

(countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

cukiernictwo

(uncountable) The business or occupation of manufacturing confectionery; the skill or work of a confectioner.

cukierniczka

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

cukiernik

A manufacturer of or dealer in confections (sweets, candies, sweet pastries, and other sweet food items).

cukinia

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

cukrowy

Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar.

cukrzyca

(disease) Diabetes mellitus; any of a group of metabolic diseases whereby a person (or other animal) has high blood sugar due to an inability to produce, or inability to metabolize, sufficient quantities of the hormone insulin. [from 19th c.]

cukrzycowy

Of or pertaining to diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

cukrzyk

A nectar-feeding bird, Coereba flaveola, thought to be related to the Darwin's finches and the grassquits.

cuma

(nautical) A cable or heavy rope used to tow or moor a ship.

cumować

(nautical) To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).

cunnilingus

Performance of oral sex upon the vulva or vagina.

curling

(uncountable) A winter sport where players aim and slide stones down a sheet of ice and attempt to get their color stones closest to the house (a circular target marked on the ice).

custard

(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

cwał

The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

cwałować

(intransitive) To ride at a galloping pace.

cwaniactwo

The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

cwany

Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

ćwiartować

(transitive) To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

ćwiczenia

(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units. [from 18th c.]

ćwiczenie

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

ćwiczyć

(ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.

ćwiek

A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.

ćwierć

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]

ćwierćdolarówka

(North America) A quarter-dollar, divided into 25 cents; the coin of that value minted in the United States or Canada. [from 18th c.]

ćwierćnuta

(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.

ćwierkać

(intransitive) To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.

ćwierkanie

The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.

ćwir

used to represent the sound of a bird twittering: twit.

cyber-

(Internet) Relating to the Internet or cyberspace, or to computers more generally.

cyberatak

An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.

cyberprzestępca

A perpetrator of cybercrime.

cyborg

(scifi) A being which is part machine and part organic.

cybuch

A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.

cyc

(slang, vulgar, chiefly, in the plural) A person's breast or nipple.

cycaty

Having large breasts.

cycek

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

cycero

(typography, Continental, _, printing) The Continental equivalent of the English pica: a measure of 12 Didot points (4.51368 mm or about 0.178 in.) or a body of type in this size.

Cyceron

The Roman statesman and orator Mārcus Tullius Cicerō (106–43 BC).

cydr

(US, Canada) A non-alcoholic still beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; apple cider; sweet cider (without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice).

cydr gruszkowy

A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears; somewhat analogous to cider.

cyfra

A numeric character.

cyfrowy

Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.

Cygan

(now, rare) A Gypsy, a Romani. [from 16th c.]

Cyganka

(now, rare) A Gypsy, a Romani. [from 16th c.]

cygański

Of or belonging to the Roma people.

cygareta

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking.

cygaro

A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

cyjan

An additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.

cyjanek

(inorganic compound, organic compound, countable) Any compound containing the -C≡N group or the CN− anion.

cyjanowy

Of the colour cyan.