Polish–English dictionary

ambicjonalny

(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.

ambient

(uncountable, music) A type of modern music that creates a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere.

ambit

The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.

ambitny

(of a person or their character) Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.

ambiwalencja

The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.

ambiwalentny

Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.

ambiwertyk

(psychology) A person who is neither clearly extroverted nor introverted, but has characteristics of each.

ambona

(Roman Catholicism) A stationary podium used for readings and homilies.

ambra

A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.

ambrazura

(architectural element, military) Any of the indentations between the merlons of a battlement; an opening in a wall or parapet through which ordnance can be fired.

ambrozja

Any fungus of a number of species that insects such as ambrosia beetles carry as symbionts, "farming" them on poor-quality food such as wood, where they grow, providing food for the insect.

Ambroży

A en given name.

ambrozyjski

Succulently sweet or fragrant; balmy, divine.

ambulans

An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital. [1854]

ambulatorium

A clinic or dispensary within another institution.

ambulatoryjny

(medicine) Performed on or involving an outpatient.

ameba

(biology) A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.

amebiaza

(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

ameboza

(medicine) An infectious disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica; amoebic dysentery.

Amelia

A en given name.

amelioracja

The act of making better.

amen

(biblical) Certainly; verily.

americano

A drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.

Ameryka

A supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole.

amerykańszczyzna

The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.

ametyst

A transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.

ametystowy

Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone

amfetamina

(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine.

amfibijny

Of or relating to the class Amphibia.

amfibiotyczny

Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults

amfibol

(mineral) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.

amfibolia

(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.

amfibologia

(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.

amfiteatr

An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.

amfora

(chiefly, _, historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.

amforyczny

(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.

amiant

A type of asbestos with long, soft, thin fibers.

aminobenzen

(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals.

Ammon

(historical) An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.

amnestia

An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.

amnestionować

(transitive) To grant a pardon (to a group).

amnestiować

(transitive) To grant a pardon (to a group).

amnestyczny

Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia.

amnezja

(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

amnezyjny

Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia.

amnion

(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

amok

A state of wild activity or panic.

Amon

(Egyptian god) An Egyptian wind deity associated with the town of Thebes; later (post-16th century BCE) the creator deity, often depicted with curling ram horns.

amoniak

(inorganic compound) A gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.

Amor

(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros.

amoralizm

(philosophy) doctrine which advocates absence of, or indifference towards any morality.

amoralnie

In an amoral manner; without morals.

amoralność

Lack or absence of morality.

amoralny

(of people) Not believing in or caring for morality and immorality.

Amorek

The sixth reindeer of Santa Claus.

amorficzny

Lacking a definite form or clear shape.

amortyzacja

(accounting) The measurement of the decline in value of assets. Not to be confused with impairment, which is the measurement of the unplanned, extraordinary decline in value of assets.

amortyzować

(figurative) To absorb or deaden the impact of.

Amos

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

amplifikacja

The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.

ampułka

A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.

amputacja

surgical removal of all or part of a limb, etc.

amputować

To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

amrita

(Hinduism) The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.

amryta

(Hinduism) The water of life; the drink of the Hindu gods.

Amsterdam

A city and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands; the capital city of the Netherlands.

amulet

A religious article, protective charm, or ornament, usually bearing cultural or magical symbols, worn for protection against ill will, negative influences, or evil spirits.

amunicja

Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.

amunicja kasetowa

A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.

an

(chemistry) forms derivatives of specified elements or compounds; especially salts or esters of an acid whose name ends in -ic

ana-

up, above, upward

anaboliczny

Of or relating to anabolism.

anabolik

An anabolic steroid.

anachoreta

One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

anaerobowy

Of or relating to an anaerobe.

anafilaktyczny

Pertaining to anaphylaxis.

anagram

(of words) A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

anakonda

(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

analfabeta

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

analfabetka

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.]

analfabetyzm

(uncountable) The inability to read and write.

analgetyczny

(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to analgesia; anodyne.

analgetyk

(pharmacology) Any medicine, such as aspirin, that reduces pain, especially without inducing a loss of other sensation. (Contrast anesthetic.)

analgezja

(medicine) A process of temporarily reducing the ability to feel pain; the provision of this service.

analityka

Discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data.

analizować

(transitive) To examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance, to analyze a sentence or a word, or to analyze an action to ascertain its morality.

analny

(not comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

analog

Ellipsis of phonograph record (“a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph”).

analogia

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.

analogicznie

In an analogical manner; in the manner of an analogy.

analogiczny

Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.

analogowy

(of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).

anamnestyczny

Of or pertaining to anamnesis

ananas

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

anarchia

(countable) A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

anarchista

One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

anarchistka

One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

Anastazja

A en given name.

anataz

(mineral) A blue or brown mineral, a form of titanium dioxide, used as a pigment. [from 1802]

anatema

(ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, often accompanied by excommunication; something denounced as accursed. [from early 17th c.]

Anatolia

A peninsula in West Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.

anatomia

The art of studying the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy.

anatomicznie

Pertaining to the anatomy.

anatomiczny

Of or relating to anatomy or dissection.

ancestralny

Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors

anchois

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in sixteen genera, those of the genus Engraulis being widely sold as food.

ancymon

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

Andaluzja

A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville.

Andegaweńczyk

(historical) A native or inhabitant of Anjou.

Andegawenia

(historical) A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.

Andegawenka

(historical) A native or inhabitant of Anjou.

andegaweński

(historical) Of, from or relating to Anjou, a former province of France (previously a county, duchy and the associated House of Anjou), now part of the administrative regions of Pays de la Loire, Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

androginiczny

Possessing qualities of both sexes.

androgyne

A person who is androgynous. [from mid-16th c.]

androgyniczny

Possessing qualities of both sexes.

android

A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).

androny

Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

andrucik

A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.

andrut

A light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie.

Andrzej

(countable) A en given name.

Andrzejewicz

A town, the county seat of Grimes County, Texas; named for Kenneth Lewis Anderson, 4th Vice President of the Republic of Texas.

Andy

Synonym of Andes Mountains.

aneksja

Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.

anektować

To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

anekumena

(archaic, inherently emic) All parts of the world that are either uncivilized or uninhabited.

anemia

(American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

anemiczność

The characteristic of being bloodless.

anemon

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

anestetyczny

Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

anestetyk

(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.

anestetyka

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.

anestetysta

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

anestezja

(medicine, American spelling, Canadian spelling) An artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.

anestezjolog

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) A physician who specializes in anesthesiology and administers anesthesia.

anestezjologia

(American spelling, Canadian spelling) The science of administering anesthetics.

anestezyjny

Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.

Aneta

A en given name.

aneuryzma

(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

anewryzm

(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

angażować

(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

angażować się

(intransitive) To accept employment.

angeliczny

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

angelologia

The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.

angeologia

The study of angels. Angels have been grouped into nine categories or “choirs,” from lowest to highest: angel, virtue, archangel, power, principality, dominion, throne, cherub, and seraph.

Angielka

(in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.

angielski

The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.

Angl

(historical) A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons; an Anglian.

Anglia

A geographic region of England, more properly called East Anglia.

Anglik

(in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.

anglikanin

A member of an Anglican Church.