Polish–English dictionary

Detroit

The largest city and former capital of Michigan, United States, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S. It is the county seat of Wayne County.

detronizacja

Removal from a superior place in a hierarchy.

detronizować

(transitive) To remove (a leader) from (high) office without killing (them).

deuter

(uncountable, isotope) An isotope of hydrogen with one proton and one neutron in each atom - 21H.

deuteragonista

(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).

deuteron

(isotope) the nucleus of deuterium, consisting of a proton and a neutron

Deuteronomium

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

dewaluacja

Depreciation.

dewastacja

The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.

dewastować

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

deweloper

A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.

dewiacja

(sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.

dewiant

A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

dewiza

A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.

dewocja

A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.

dewolucja

The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.

dez-

reversal, undoing

dezaktualizować

(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.

dezaktywować

(ergative) to make something inactive or no longer effective

dezaprobata

(uncountable) The act of deprecating.

dezasembler

(computing) A computer program that examines another computer program and attempts to generate assembly language source code that would, in theory, reproduce the target program.

dezel

(informal) A decrepit motor car.

dezercja

The act of deserting.

dezerter

One who defects.

dezerterka

One who defects.

dezerterować

(military) To join the enemy army.

dezinformacja

False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.

dezinstalować

(computing) To completely remove hardware or software from a computer system.

dezorganizacja

A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.

dezorientować

To cause to lose orientation or direction.

dezynfekować

To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.

di-

Double, twice the quantity.

diabelski

Resembling a devil.

diabelstwo

A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.

diabeł

(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.

diabeł morski

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

diabełek

(pyrotechnics) A type of very small firework consisting of a small amount of gravel or coarse sand impregnated with a minute amount of silver fulminate and wrapped in a twisted piece of thin paper, which detonates harmlessly when struck, crushed, or ignited.

diabetyczny

Having diabetes, especially diabetes mellitus.

diablątko

A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.

diablę

(chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]

diabli

(euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.

diablica

(often, humorous) A mischievous child. [from 17th c.]

diablik

The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.

diaboliczny

Resembling a devil.

diabolizować

(transitive, figuratively) To describe or represent as evil or diabolic, usually falsely.

diagnostyczny

Of, or relating to diagnosis.

diagnoza

The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagnozować

(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.

diagonal

(geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.

diagonala

(geometry) A line or plane at an oblique angle to another.

diagonalnie

In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.

diagonalny

(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).

diagram

A diagram in a scientific concept.

dialekt

Language unique to a particular group of people.

dialekt bawarski

A German dialect spoken in Bavaria (a state of southern West Germany) and Austria, which varies considerably across different regions.

dialekt palatyński

The Rhine Franconian dialect spoken in the Palatinate.

diament

(card games) A card of the diamonds suit.

diamentowa

Of, relating to, or being a sixtieth anniversary.

diamentowy

Made of, or containing diamond, a diamond or diamonds.

diapozytyw

(photography, graphic arts) An image suitable to overlay (superimpose) over another (as for example a gel for an overhead projector, a slide that complements another slide as a superimposition for it, or a digital virtual equivalent of these); its coloration is adjusted to contrast with the underlying image (for example, text may be white instead of black in areas where the background is dark).

diaspora

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).

diatoniczny

(music) Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.

diazepam

(pharmaceutical drug) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.

Dickens

A small city, the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States.

dictum

An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

diecezja

A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.

diecezjalny

Pertaining to a diocese.

diecezjanin

An inhabitant of a diocese.

Diego

A en given name.

diesel

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.

dieta

A daily stipend.

dietetyczny

Of, or relating to diet.

dietetyk

A person who studies or practices dietetics.

Dijon

The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

dil

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

diler

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

dilerka

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

dinar

(currency) The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia, Tunisia and (as denar) North Macedonia.

dingo

A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).

dinozaur

(figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

Dione

(astronomy) A moon in Jupiter system, Solar System; The fourth largest moon of Saturn.

Dionizos

(Greek god) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

Dionizy

A en given name.

diorama

A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

disco

(uncountable, music genre) A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

Disneyland

(informal) Any of the theme parks and vacation resorts operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

diss

(slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

dissować

(slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

diuna

(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

diuretyczny

(medicine, pharmacology) Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

diuretyna

(medicine, pharmacology) A drug or a substance that increases the rate of urine excretion.

divertimento

(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.

diwa

Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.]

dizajn

The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.

dla

Directed at; intended to belong to.

dla tego

For a particular purpose.

dlaczego

(idiomatic, informal) Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose; due to what cause?

dlatego

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

dlatego że

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

dławić

(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

dławik

Any bird of the genus Dicrurus.

dławisz

(US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.

dłoń

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

dłubać dłutem

(intransitive) To use a chisel.

dłubanka

(nautical) A canoe made from a hollowed-out log.

dług

An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.

długi dom

A long communal housing of the Iroquois and some other American Indians, the Malaysians, the Indonesians, the Vikings, and many other peoples.

długopis

A pen, similar in size and shape to a pencil, having an internal chamber filled with a viscous, quick-drying ink that is dispensed at the tip during use by the rolling action of a metal sphere (around 0.7 mm to 1 mm in diameter).

długość

(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.

długość fali

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

długość geograficzna

(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian.

długość życia

(biology) The length of time for which an organism lives.

długościowy

Relating to length.

długotrwały

durable, long-lasting

długowieczność

The quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.

długowieczny

Having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time.

dłuto

A cutting tool used to remove parts of stone, wood or metal by pushing or pounding the back when the sharp edge is against the material. It consists of a slim, oblong block of metal with a sharp wedge or bevel formed on one end and sometimes a handle at the other end; there are hand tool versions (the original type) and versions as bits for power tools.

dłuto kamieniarskie

A broad chisel used to bring stone to a nearly smooth surface.

dłużniczka

(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.

dłużnik

(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.

dmuchać

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

dmuchać w puzon

(transitive, intransitive) To stimulate the penis or scrotum using the mouth.

dmuchawa

Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.

dmuchawiec

(countable) Any of the several species of plant in the genus Taraxacum, characterised by yellow flower heads and notched, broad-ended leaves, especially the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale).

dmuchawka

A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown.

dna

(rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.

dno

The lowest part of anything.

dno kwiatowe

(botany) The part of the flower stalk (peduncle or pedicel) to which the floral parts are attached; a thalamus, a torus.

dno oceaniczne

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do

In the direction of; towards; (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner).

do cna

To the fullest extent or degree; totally.

do diabła

(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.

do diaska

(vulgar, sometimes, _, offensive) Used as an intensifier.

do dóm

Towards home.

do domu

(internet) To the home page.

do góry

Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.

do kwadratu

(mathematics) Raised to the second power.

do licha

(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.

do pioruna

(sometimes, vulgar) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.

do potęgi

(arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

do przodu

(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).

do przyjęcia

Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.

do spodu

To the fullest extent or degree; totally.

do sześcianu

(mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.

do tego

By way of addition; in addition to; also.

do tyłu

(archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]

do widzenia

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

do woli

In a free manner.

do wytrzymania

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

dobić

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.