Polish–English dictionary

dać lajka

(Internet, social media, transitive) To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.

dać mata

(transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.

dać mylne wyobrażenie

(transitive) To give a false representation of. [from 17th c.]

dać napiwek

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

dać nura

(intransitive) To jump into water head-first.

dać odpocząć

(transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

dać radę

(ambitransitive) To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.

dać w prezencie

(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.

dach

(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.

dacza

A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.

dadaizm

A cultural movement that began in Zürich, Switzerland during and as a reaction to World War I and peaked from 1916 to 1920, which primarily involved visual arts, literature (mainly poetry), theatre, and graphic design, and was characterized by deliberate irrationality, disillusionment, cynicism, nihilism, randomness, and rejection of the prevailing standards in art.

Dafne

(Greek god) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.

Dagmara

A en given name of Danish origin, in occasional use since the end of the 19th century.

daikon

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

daimyō

(historical) A lord during the Japanese feudal period.

Dakar

The capital city of Senegal.

Dakotyjczyk

A member of the Dakota people

Dakotyjka

A member of the Dakota people

daktyl

A metrical foot of three syllables (— ⏑ ⏑), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented.

dalej

An expression of frustration, exasperation, or impatience; hurry up.

daleki

Far off (physically, logically or mentally).

daleko

Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

dalekopis

(historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.

dalekowzroczność

The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.

dalia

Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.

dalmacki

Relating to Dalmatia or its people.

Dalmata

(demonym) A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia.

Dalmatka

(demonym) A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia.

dalmatyńczyk

One of a breed of dog with a short, white coat with dark spots.

Dalmatynka

(demonym) A native or inhabitant of Dalmatia.

dalmatyński

Relating to Dalmatia or its people.

dalszy

(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.

dalszy ciąg

The act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession

dalszy plan

A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.

dama

(US, dated, informal, slightly, derogatory) A woman.

Damaszek

The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.

Damian

A en given name.

damka

A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.

Dana

A village in the Gmina of Puck, Puck County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.

dandy

A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.

dandys

(dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.

dandysowaty

Like a dandy, foppish.

Dania

A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.

danie

(culinary) A stage of a meal.

Daniel

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Dante

A en given name, presumably in honor of the poet Dante Alighieri.

dao

(Chinese, _, philosophy) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life.

daoistyczny

Relating to Taoism.

dar

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

dar niebios

An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.

darczyńca

One who makes a donation.

daremność

(uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.

daremny

Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

Daria

A en given name.

Dariusz

Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.

darkroom

A darkened room where sexual activity can take place, especially one in a gay club.

darmo

Without paying; free.

darmowo

Without paying; free.

darmozjad

(pejorative) A person who lives on other people's efforts or expense and gives little or nothing back. [from 16th c.]

darń

(uncountable) Earth which grass has grown into the upper layer of; greensward, sod, turf; (countable) a portion of such earth.

darowanie

Forgiveness for an offence.

darowizna

A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.

daruj

Expresses regret, remorse, or sorrow.

darwinista

An adherent of Charles Darwin's theory of the origin of species, or of Darwinism.

darwinistka

An adherent of Charles Darwin's theory of the origin of species, or of Darwinism.

darwinistyczny

Of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through the natural selection of inherited variations that increase organisms' ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

darwinizm

The principles of natural selection set out in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), more strictly defined by August Weismann and developed by other authors into a central part of the modern evolutionary synthesis.

darwinizm społeczny

(science) The theory that the laws of evolution by natural selection also apply to social structures.

darwinowski

Of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through the natural selection of inherited variations that increase organisms' ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

dary

(countable) The goods or money given to those in need.

dąsać się

(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

dashi

A type of soup or cooking stock, often made from kelp.

dąsy

A state of sulking.

data

A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

data urodzenia

The date on which someone is born or something is created, more commonly called birthdate or date of birth.

datek

An amount of money given toward something.

datować

(transitive) To determine the age of something.

daun

(pejorative) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.

dawać

(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.

dawać mylne wyobrażenie

(transitive) To give a false representation of. [from 17th c.]

dawać napiwek

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

dawać nura

(intransitive) To jump into water head-first.

dawać odpocząć

(transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

dawać w prezencie

(transitive) To give as a gift or donation.

dawca

One who makes a donation.

dawczyni

One who makes a donation.

Dawidowicz

A suburb of the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

dawka

The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.

dawkować

(transitive) To surreptitiously administer a dose of an incapacitating drug (to an unwilling subject); to roofie.

dawniej

Formerly.

dążenie

A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.

dążyć

To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.

dbać

(intransitive) (with for) To look after or look out for.

de facto

In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status.

de iure

Legal; justified by right or by law, especially when in name only.

de-

reversal, undoing

deal

(in particular) A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.

dealer

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

dealerka

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

Debar

A city in western North Macedonia.

debata

(uncountable) Controversy; debate.

debel

(sports, plurale tantum) a game between pairs of players

debil

(countable, slang) A stupid person.

debilka

(countable, slang) A stupid person.

debilny

Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.

dębina

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

debiut

A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

debiutant

A person (especially a male) who débuts, or appears for the first time.

debiutantka

A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment.

debiutować

(intransitive) to make one's initial formal appearance

dębniak

(countable) A wood populated with oak trees.

dębowy

Made of oak wood or timber.

decorum

(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.

decydować

(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.

decydujący

Resulting, having resulted, or having the potential to result in a decision or conclusion.

decyzja

A choice or judgement.

Dedal

(Greek mythology) Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.

dedukcja

(logic) A process of reasoning that moves from the general to the specific, in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be false if the premises are true.

dedukcyjny

Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).

dedukować

(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence. [from 16th c.]

dedykacja

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

dedykować

(transitive) To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to another as a mark of respect or affection.

defekacja

The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.

defekt

A fault or malfunction.

defensywa

A means, attitude or position of defense.

defensywny

Intended for defence; protective.

defetysta

Someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.

defetystka

Someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.

defetystyczny

Of or relating to defeatism.

defetyzm

Acceptance of defeat without struggle.

defibrylator

(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.

deficyt

(uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.

definiować

To state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.

definitywnie

In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

definitywny

determining finally, conclusive, decisive

deflacja

(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.

deflagracja

The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.

deformacja

(uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.

deformować

(also, figuratively) To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.

deformowanie

The act of deforming, or state of being deformed.

defragmentować

(computing) To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk partitions, thus speeding up file management.

defraudacja

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

dęga

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

degeneracja

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

degenerat

Indulging in or characterised by sensual pleasures to a degree perceived to be morally harmful; corrupted; immoral; self-indulgent.

degeneratka

One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral or corrupt person.

degenerować się

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

degradacja

A deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.

degustacja

The taking of a small amount of food or drink into the mouth in order to taste it.

deizm

(philosophy) A philosophical belief in the existence of a god (or goddess) knowable through human reason; especially, a belief in a creator god unaccompanied by any belief in supernatural phenomena or specific religious doctrines.