Polish–English dictionary

gryzmoły

A small mindless sketch, etc.

gryzoń

A mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.

grzać

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

grzbiet

A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.

grzbietowy

(anatomy, zootomy) With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

grzdyl

(slang, countable) A contemptible child.

grzebać

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb.

grzebień

A fleshy red crest of a rooster

grzebień koguta

The fleshy red pate of a rooster.

grzebuła

A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.

grzebyk

A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.

grzech

(theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.

grzechotać

(transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.

grzechotanie

Rattling sound.

grzechotka

A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container. [from 16th c.]

grzechotnik

Any of various venomous snakes, of the subfamily Crotalinae, found in Asia and the Americas, with a deep pit or fossa on either side of the head that enables them to detect prey by infrared.

grzecznie

In a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.

grzeczność

(countable) A friendly utterance.

grzecznościowy

Showing or conferring honour and respect.

grzeczny

(archaic) Polite; showing respect.

grzęda

A garden plot.

Grzegorz

A en given name.

grzejnik

A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.

grzeszna przyjemność

(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow.

grzesznica

A person who sins or has sinned.

grzesznik

A person who sins or has sinned.

grzeszny

Sinful.

grzeszyć

(intransitive, theology) To commit a sin.

grzmieć

(intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.

grzmocić

(transitive, now, _, rare) To strike with lightning; to cause to explode.

grzmocić się

(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

grzmot

A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.

grzmotnąć

(transitive, now, _, rare) To strike with lightning; to cause to explode.

grzyb

(mycology) Any member of the kingdom Fungi; a eukaryotic organism typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.

grzyb jadalny

Something edible, especially a vegetable; a comestible.

grzybnia

The vegetative part of any fungus, consisting of a mass of branching, threadlike hyphae, often underground.

grzybowy

Of or pertaining to a fungus or fungi.

grzywa

The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.

grzywacz

(chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sandbank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard

grzywka

(chiefly, _, US, Philippines) Hair hanging over the forehead.

grzywna

A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

guacamole

An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.

Guadalcanal

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands.

guajawa

A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.

Guam

An unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Territory of Guam.

guano

Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

guawa

A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.

gubernator

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

gubernatorski

Of or pertaining to a governor.

gubić

(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.

Gudźar

A person from Gujarat.

gudźaracki

Of, from, or pertaining to Gujarat, or the Gujarati people.

Gudźarat

A state in western India. Capital: Gandhinagar. Largest city: Ahmedabad.

gudżarati

The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India

Gudźarka

A person from Gujarat.

guglać

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

guglanie

An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine.

guglować

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Google search engine.

guglowanie

An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine.

gujawa

Its yellowish tropical fruit, globular or pear-shaped with thin, yellow, green or brown skin, is often made into jams and jellies.

gula

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

gulać

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

gulasz

(uncountable, countable) A dish cooked by stewing. [from 18th c.]

gulden

The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents.

gulgotać

To make such a sound.

gułag

(historical) Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).

guma

A flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing.

guma balonowa

(usually, _, uncountable) A sweet chewing gum formulated to be stretchy so the chewer can blow bubbles with it.

gumiak

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

gumilaka

A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.

gumka

A small, narrow loop of rubber or similar material used to hold items or body parts together.

gumowa pałka policyjna

A baton, or military staff of command, now especially the stick carried by a police officer.

gumowiec

(British) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.

gupik

A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males. The guppies can vary in size, but males are 4 cm (1.6”) and females are 7 cm (2.8”).

guślarz

A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.

Gustaw

A en given name.

guwernantka

A woman paid to educate children in their own home.

guwerner

(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.

guz

A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.

guzdrać

(transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. [from late 18th c.]

guzdrała

A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.

guzek

(dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.

guziec

(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.

guzik

A mechanical device designed to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.

Gwadalkiwir

A river in southern Spain.

Gwadiana

A major river in Spain and Portugal.

gwałcić

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]

gwałt

(countable) A particular depraved act or trait.

gwałtownie

In a fierce manner.

gwałtownie spadać

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

gwałtowność

Extreme force.

gwałtowny

Rash or impetuous.

gwałtowny wzrost

A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.

gwar

Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.

gwara

Language outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.

gwarant

(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

gwarantka

(colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.

gwarantować

To give an assurance that something will be done right.

gwarantowany

Made certain; promised.

gwardian

A superior in a Franciscan monastery.

gwarek

One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.

gwarzyć

(formal, intransitive) To talk; to engage in conversation.

Gwatemala

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala, a Central American country.

Gwatemalczyk

A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.

Gwatemalka

A person from Guatemala or of Guatemalan descent.

gwatemalski

Of, from, or pertaining to Guatemala or the Guatemalan people.

gwelf

(historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor.

gwiazda

A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.

gwiazda pitagorejska

The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon.

Gwiazda Polarna

(astronomy) The current northern pole star, the star nearest the northern celestial pole, which has been Polaris for the last 1500 years.

gwiazda przewodnia

A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.

gwiazda rocka

A member of a rock band, or a solo artist in the genre, especially one with celebrity status.

gwiazdka

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.

gwiazdowy

(astronomy) Relating to a measurement of time relative to the position of the stars.

gwiaździsty

Covered with stars.

Gwido

A en given name.

gwiezdne wrota

(neologism, scifi) A hypothetical device consisting of a traversable portal (typically a wormhole) that can send one to another location light years away nearly instantaneously.

gwiezdny

(astronomy) Relating to a measurement of time relative to the position of the stars.

gwiezdny pył

(informal, dated) A distant cluster of stars resembling a cloud of dust, especially if the individual stars of which cannot be resolved with a telescope.

gwieździsty

Having stars visible.

Gwinea

(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea.

gwintować

(transitive) To add a spiral groove to a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight in order to improve range and accuracy.

gwintownik

(mechanics) A cylindrical tool used to cut an internal screw thread in a hole, with cutting edges around the lower end and an upper end to which a handle is fitted to turn the tool.

gwizd

An act of whistling.

gwizdać

(team sports) To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.

gwizdek

A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.

gwóźdź

The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.

Gypsy

A en given name.

gyros

A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

gżdynks

(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.

ha

(slang, with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

habit

A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

habituacja

The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.

hacjenda

A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.

hackamore

A kind of bridle with no bit.

haczyk

(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.

haczykowaty

Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

Hadrian

(historical) The Roman emperor Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus.

hadron

(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.

hadż

(Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.

hadżdż

(Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.

hafiz

A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.

haftować

To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.

haftowany

Decorated with embroidery; covered in decorative needlework.

Hagar

(biblical character) The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael.

haggis

A traditional Scottish dish made from minced sheep offal with oatmeal and spices, etc., originally boiled in the stomach of a sheep but now often in an artificial casing, and usually served with neeps and tatties (mashed swede and potatoes) and accompanied with whisky.

haiku

A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

Haitańczyk

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

Haitanka

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

haitański

Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language.