Polish–English dictionary

flet

(colloquial) A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.

flet piccolo

A piccolo flute A transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.

flet prosty

(musical instrument) A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.

flipper

A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.

flirt

Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]

flirtować

(transitive, idiomatic) To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.

fliza

A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

floem

(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.

floks

Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.

flora

Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.

florencki

Of, from or relating to the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

florentczyk

A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

florentka

A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

florentyńczyk

A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

florentynka

A native or inhabitant of the city of Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

florysta

A person who sells flowers.

florystka

A person who sells flowers.

flota

A group of vessels or vehicles.

flotylla

(nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.

fluid

(cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.

fluktuacja

A wavering; unsteadiness.

fluorek

(chemistry) The anionic form of a fluorine atom.

fluorescencyjny

Of or relating to fluorescence.

fluorofor

(biochemistry) A molecule or functional group which is capable of fluorescence.

fobia

Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.

fochy

A state of sulking.

foka

(archaic, Scotland) A seal, especially a harbor seal. (marine mammal)

fokstrot

A ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm.

folarz

A person who fulls cloth.

folder

An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.

folgować

To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.

foliować

To add numbers to (a folio or leaf, or all the folios or leaves, of a book); also, to add numbers to the folios or leaves of (a book); to folio, to page, to paginate.

folować

To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing; to waulk or walk.

folusznik

A person who fulls cloth.

fondue

A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.

fonem

(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

fonograf

(British, historical) A device that records or plays sound from cylinder records.

font

(computing, typography, metonymically) A computer file containing the code used to draw and compose the glyphs of one or more typographic fonts on a computer display or printer.

fontanna

An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.

fordanser

A hired escort or dancing partner for a woman.

forhend

(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

forma

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.

forma języka

(linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.

forma mowy

(linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.

forma ściąnięta

(orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.

formacja

The act of assembling a group or structure. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

formaldehyd

(organic compound) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.

formalny

In accordance with established forms.

formant

(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

format

The layout of a publication or document.

formatować

To create or edit the layout of a document.

formować

To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. [from 15th c.]

formularz

A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

formuła

A plan or method for dealing with a problem or for achieving a result.

formułować

(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

fornir

A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

forpoczta

A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.

forsa

(slang) Money.

forsować

(intransitive) To make advance with force.

forteca

A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification, sometimes including a town; for example a fort, a castle; a stronghold; a place of defense or security.

fortel

Specifically, such a tactic or artifice in military operation.

fortepian

(musical instruments) A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp

fortuna

Destiny, especially favorable.

fortunny

Happening by good luck or favorable chance.

fory

(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.

fosa

A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.

fosfor

(chemistry) a chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.

fosforan

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphoric acid.

fotel

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

fotel bujany

A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth.

fotka

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

foto-

light, electromagnetic radiation

fotogeniczny

Looking good when photographed.

fotograf

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

fotografia

(photography) A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

fotograficzny

Pertaining to photographs or photography.

fotografka

(photography) One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.

fotografować

(transitive, intransitive) To take a photograph (of).

fotografowanie

The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.

fotokopia

A copy made using a photocopier.

fotokopiarka

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

fotokopiować

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier.

foton

(particle) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

fotoniczny

of, or relating to photons or to photonics

fotonowy

of, or relating to photons or to photonics

fotoreporter

A journalist who uses photojournalism.

fotoreporterka

A journalist who uses photojournalism.

fotos

(photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.

fotosyntetyczny

Of, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.

fotosynteza

(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.

fotoszopować

(trademark, media, computing, usually, transitive) To digitally edit or alter (a picture or photograph).

foyer

A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

fragment

A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

fragmentacja

The act of fragmenting or something fragmented; disintegration.

fragmentaryczny

Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.

frajer

A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug

frajerka

Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change their mind or comply.

frakcja

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

fraktal

(mathematics) A mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus has infinite complexity.

fraktalny

(mathematics) Having the form of a fractal; having to do with fractals.

franca

Endemic syphilis, a chronic disease of skin and tissue caused by infection by a subspecies of the spirochete Treponema pallidum.

franciszkanin

A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

franciszkanka

A friar or nun of a religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order, such as (Roman Catholicism) the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (for men), Order of Friars Minor Conventual (men), Order of Saint Clare (women), or the Third Order of Saint Francis (men and women); or (Protestantism) certain orders in some Protestant churches, especially the Anglican Church and the Lutheran Church.

franciszkański

Of or pertaining to (Roman Catholicism) the Order of the Friars Minor, or (Protestantism, Roman Catholicism) to another religious order based on the rule of Francis of Assisi's original order.

Francja

A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.

francuski

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

francuszczyzna

(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

Francuz

A man of French birth or nationality.

Francuzi

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

Francuzka

A French woman; a woman of French ancestry, descent or citizenship.

franczyza

The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.

Frankfurt

The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.

Frankfurt nad Menem

The largest city in Hesse, in central Germany; in full, Frankfurt am Main.

Frankfurt nad Odrą

A sizable town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany; in full, Frankfurt an der Oder.

franko-

Involving or relating to France or the French people, language, or culture.

frappé

An iced, sweetened, beaten coffee drink, associated with Greek cuisine.

frasobliwy

Sad because of a disappointment.

fraszka

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

fraternia

The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.

fraza

A short written or spoken expression.

frazes

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

frędzel

A decorative border.

freelancer

Someone who freelances.

freestyle

(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.

freestyle'ować

(intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.

fregata

(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.]

frekwencja

The number or proportion of people who attend or participate in an event (especially an election) or are present at a venue.

Frenkel

A surname.

fresk

(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.

fretka

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

freudowski

Relating to or influenced by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).

freudysta

A follower of Freud or his methods.

freudystka

A follower of Freud or his methods.

fristajl

(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.

fristajlować

(intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.

frittata

A crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.

Frodo

A Latin form of Fróði, the name of a number of Danish kings.

front

(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.

fronton

The front part of a property or building that faces the street.

frontyspis

(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.

fruktoza

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6.

frustrować

(transitive) To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.

frutti di mare

Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.

fryc

(UK, offensive, ethnic slur) A German person, usually male.

Fryderyk

A en given name.

frykatywny

(phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.

fryta

A fused mixture of materials used to make glass.

frytka

(usually, in the plural, fries, mainly, , Canada, ) A fried piece of cut potato.

frywolny

Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

fryzjer

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.