Polish–English dictionary

holowanie

The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.

holownik

(watercraft) A small, powerful boat used to push or pull barges or to help maneuver larger vessels.

hołd

(countable, uncountable) A demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.

hołd lenny

(historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

hołdownik

A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.

hołota

(collective) The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)

homeopatyczny

Of or pertaining to homeopathy.

homeostaza

(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

homilia

(Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.

homo

(LGBT slang, sometimes, derogatory) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.

homo-

Same, identical.

homofob

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

homofobia

Hatred, fear, dislike of, or prejudice against homosexuals, or LGBTQ people in general. [from 1971]

homofobiczny

Exhibiting homophobia; characteristic of homophobes.

homofobka

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

homograf

A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.

homoseksualista

(now, _, chiefly, in plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.

homoseksualizm

Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]

homoseksualny

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

homozygotyczny

Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele

Honda

A Japanese automotive and motorcycle manufacturer, named after its founder, Soichiro Honda.

Honduras

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.

Honolulu

A port on Oahu Island, the capital city of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.

honor

(uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.

honorarium

An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.

honorowy

(often, postpositive) Retired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.

honoryfikatywny

Showing or conferring honour and respect.

Hopi

A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.

hora

(dances) A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.

hormon

(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.

hormonalny

Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.

Horowitz

A surname from German.

Hortensja

A en given name.

Horus

(Egyptian god) The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship.

horyzont

The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.

horyzontalny

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

hosanna

An exclamation used in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God.

hospicjum

(uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.

hospitalizacja

The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.

hossa

(finance) A stock market where a majority of investors are buying ("bulls"), causing overall stock prices to rise.

host

(computing, Internet) Any computer attached to a network.

hostel

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

hostia

(Christianity) The sacramental bread used in the Eucharist; the host.

hostować

(computing, Internet) To run software made available to a remote user or process.

hrabia

The male ruler of a county.

hrabina

A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.

HTML

Initialism of Hypertext Markup Language.

hu

The cry of an owl

hub

(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.

Hubert

A en given name, borne by an 8th-century bishop of Liège, patron saint of hunters.

hubka

A spongy, flammable substance prepared from bracket fungi, formerly used as a styptic and as tinder.

hucpa

(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

hucpiarski

Shameless or impudent; shocking or audacious; brash. [from 1570s]

hucpiarstwo

(countable, uncountable) Insolence; impudence.

huczny

Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound

Hugo

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

Hugon

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.

huk

A sudden percussive noise.

huk strzału

(countable) The act of discharging a firearm.

hukać

To make a hoo, the cry of an owl.

hulać

(intransitive) To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering. [from 1550s]

hulajnoga elektryczna

An electric version of the kick scooter.

hulanka

An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.

hultajstwo

malicious or reckless behaviour

humanista

A person who believes in the philosophy of humanism.

humanistyczny

Of or pertaining to humanism.

humanistyka

The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.

humanitarność

(uncountable) The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.

humanitarny

Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.

humanitaryzm

A humanitarian philosophy or practice.

humanoid

A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.

humanoidalny

Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).

humbug

(originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]

hummus

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

humor

(uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim.

humus

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

Hun

A member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.

Hunka

A member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia.

HUR

The Main Directorate of Intelligence [of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine].

hura

Used to express approval, joy or victory.

hurma

The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.

hurrapatriotyzm

(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.

hurt

(business) The sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.

hurtownia

(military) A place for the storage, servicing, or upgrade of military hardware.

hurtownik

A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.

hurtowo

In bulk or large quantity.

hurtowy

Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

hurysa

(Islam) A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.

husarz

A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

husky

Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.

huśtać

(intransitive) To tilt or lean while in motion. [from late 19th c.]

huśtać się

(intransitive) To ride on a swing.

huśtawka

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

huśtawka wagowa

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

huzar

A member of the light cavalry of any of several European armies.

hybryda

(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.

hybrydowy

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.

hydrat

(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

hydraulik

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

hydraulika

The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

hydro-

water

hydrofilowy

(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

hydrofobowy

(physics, chemistry) Lacking an affinity for water; unable to absorb or to be wetted by water.

hydroksyl

(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

hydroplan

(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

Hymen

(Greek god) The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies.

hymn

A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.

i

(now, colloquial, or, literary) Used to connect more than two elements together in a chain, sometimes to stress the number of elements.

i in.

And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

i tak

(conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. [from 19th c.]

ibis

Any of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.

ibuprofen

(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.

ich

Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

ichor

(Greek mythology) The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. [from late 17th c.]

icing

(ice hockey) A minor violation of ice hockey rules, occurring when a player shoots the puck from his/her side of the red line so that it crosses the goal line on the opponent's side. A team playing short-handed is not penalized for this.

iczny

(of adjectives from common nouns) Typical of, similar to, being like.

id

Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.

ida

Any of a group of related compounds - azide, polysaccharide, glycoside.

Idaho

A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Boise.

idealistyczny

Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.

idealnie

Given ideal circumstances; preferably. [from 19th c.]

idealny

Perfect, flawless, having no defects.

ideał

A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.

identycznie

In an identical manner.

identyczny

(not comparable) Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.

identyfikować

(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.

identyfikowalny

Capable of being distinguished and named.

ideologiczny

Of or pertaining to one or more ideologies.

idiomowy

Resembling or characteristic of an idiom.

idiosynkrazja

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.

idiota

(slang, derogatory) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit.

idiotka

(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.

idiotoodporny

(of a device) Protected against, or designed to be proof against, misuse or error.

idiotowaty

(of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.

idiotyczny

(informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.

ido

A constructed language; a reform of Esperanto and Idiom Neutral.

idol

A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.

idolatria

(religion) The worship of idols.

idolka

A cultural icon, or especially popular person.

idololatria

(religion) The worship of idols.

idy

(historical, often, _, capitalized) The notional full-moon day of a Roman month, occurring on the 15th day of the four original 31-day months (March, May, Quintilis or July, and October) and on the 13th day of all other months.

idylliczny

Of or pertaining to idylls.

Idzi

A en given name.

ie.

(linguistics, anthropology, etc.) Initialism of Indo-European.

iglica

Any plant of the genus Ruscus, especially Ruscus aculeatus.

igloo

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

iglu

A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

igła

A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.

Ignacy

A en given name (1491–1556)

ignam

Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.