Polish–English dictionary

inwencja

A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.

inwentarz

(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.

inwersja

(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

inwestor

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

inwestorka

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

inwestować

To commit money or capital in the hope of financial gain.

inwigilacja

The act of watching or invigilating.

inwokacja

The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.

inwolucja

(mathematics) An endofunction whose square is equal to the identity function; a function equal to its inverse.

inżynier

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

inżynieria

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology.

inżynieria mechaniczna

(engineering) The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building machines and mechanical systems.

inżynierka

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so.

Iowa

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines.

iPhone

(trademark) A smartphone of a series produced by Apple, which typically combine a camera phone, PDA, multimedia player, and wireless communication device.

iPod

(by extension) Any portable personal MP3 player or similar device.

IQ

Initialism of intelligence quotient.

iracki

Of, from, or pertaining to Iraq, or the Iraqi people.

Irak

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Republic of Iraq. Capital and largest city: Baghdad.

Irakijczyk

A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

Irakijka

A person from Iraq or of Iraqi descent.

Iran

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.

Irańczyk

A person from Iran or of Iranian descent.

Iranka

A person from Iran or of Iranian descent.

irański

(linguistics) Pertaining to the Iranian languages or their speakers.

Irena

A en given name, in regular use since the 19th century.

Irlandczyk

(as plural) The Irish people.

Irlandka

(as plural) The Irish people.

irlandzki

(uncountable) The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.

irlandzki skrzat

(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

irokez

A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.

ironicznie

(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

ironiczny

(of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.

irracjonalny

Not rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.

iryd

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.

irygacja

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

iryjski

(uncountable) The Gaelic language indigenous to Ireland, also known as Irish Gaelic.

irys

(botany) A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See w:Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia).

irytacja

The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

irytować

(transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

irytujący

Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

iryzacja

The condition or state of being iridescent; exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; a prismatic play of color.

iść

(idiomatic, intransitive) To progress; to make progress; to quicken.

iść do tyłu

(intransitive) To step backwards.

iść krokiem spacerowym

(intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

iść na palcach

(intransitive) To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. [from late 14th C.]

iść spokojnym krokiem

(chiefly, US, dialectal, intransitive) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.

iść za

(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.

iskać

To remove lice from; to delouse.

iskrzyć

(intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.

islam

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an.

Islamabad

The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.

islamicki

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

islamiczny

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

islamista

A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. [from 1910s]

islamistka

A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. [from 1910s]

islamoznawca

A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. [from 1910s]

islamoznawczyni

A scholastic Muslim who specializes in Muslim academics. [from 1910s]

islamski

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

Islandia

An island and country in the North Atlantic Ocean in Europe.

islandzki

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Iceland.

ista

one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

Istambuł

A Turkish city, and the largest European city by population, which was the last capital of the Ottoman Empire and the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire).

istka

one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

istm

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

istmus

(landforms) A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

istnieć

(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality

istniejący

existing; having life or being, current; occurring now

istnienie

The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.

istny

(of a statement) Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

istota

A living creature.

istota ludzka

(fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.

istota pozaziemska

Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin.

istotność

The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

istotny

Related to a topic of discussion or consideration.

isz

(archaic, dialectal) Used to form the second-person singular present tense and past tense of verbs. (if thou is the subject; not used with you)

Isztar

(Mesopotamian god) A goddess of fertility, love, sex, and war. In the Babylonian pantheon, she was the divine personification of the planet Venus; the Assyrian and Babylonian counterpart to the Sumerian Inanna and to the northwest-Semitic goddess Astarte.

IT

(informatics) Initialism of information technology.

Itaka

An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.

Italia

A country in Southern Europe. Official names: Italian Republic and Republic of Italy. Capital and largest city: Rome.

itd.

And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

itp.

And so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

Iwanowicz

A transliteration of the Russian patronymic Ива́нович (Ivánovič, “son of Ivan”).

Iwona

A en given name borrowed from France, in regular use since the twentieth century.

iż

Introducing a clause that describes the information content of a preceding reporting noun.

Izabela

A en given name.

Izabella

A en given name.

Izajasz

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

izba

A room or set of rooms, particularly:

izba chorych

A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.

izbica

One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.

izdebka

A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children

Izebel

(biblical character) The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.

izm

Used to form names of a tendency of action, behaviour, condition, opinion, or state belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology, or principle or lack thereof.

Izmael

(Abrahamism, biblical character) The eldest son of Abraham and his wife's handmaiden Hagar who were cast out after the birth of Isaac; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs via the Ishmaelites.

Izmir

A major port city, the capital of İzmir Province, Turkey, geographically continuous with the ancient city of Smyrna.

izo-

Same, identical.

izolacja

(engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound

izolacjonista

One who advocates or supports isolationism.

izolacjonistka

One who advocates or supports isolationism.

izolacjonistyczny

Relating to, or supporting, isolationism.

Izolda

A en given name.

izolinia

A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth; (metonymically) the landform or its surface.

izolowany

Hidden, isolated, remote.

izotoniczny

(of two solutions) Having the same osmotic pressure.

izotop

(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.

izotropowość

(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.

Izraelczyk

A person from Israel or of Israeli descent.

Izraelka

A person from Israel or of Israeli descent.

izraelski

Of, from, or pertaining to Israel or the Israeli people.

Izyda

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis.

Izydora

A en given name; rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.

Izys

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis.

ją

The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction.

jabłecznik

Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.

jabłko

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.]

jąć

(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.

Jacek

A en given name. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.

Jacenty

A en given name. One of the less common flower names used since the 19th century.

jacuzzi

(chiefly, US) A large tub, often situated outdoors, filled with hot water and used for communal leisure bathing.

jad

(archaic, or, UK, _, dialectal) Poisonous bodily fluid, especially venom of a venomous animal, such as a snake, dragon or other reptile; corrupt or morbid matter from the body, such as pus from a sore or wound; bitter substance, such as bile.

jadaczka

(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.

jadalny

Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]

jadeit

(mineral) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

jadło

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

jadłospis

(old-fashioned) A written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a banquet, or of the dishes (with prices listed) that may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.

jadowity

Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.

jądro

The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.

jądro komórkowe

(cytology) A large membrane-enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells which contains genetic material.

jądrowy

(biology) Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell. [from 19th c.]

jaducha

(pathology) Difficult or laboured breathing.

Jadwiga

A en given name.

Jafa

A port in western Israel.

jaggery

A traditional dark-brown unrefined sugar made from palm tree sap which is used throughout South and Southeast Asia; (by extension) other types of unrefined sugar.

Jagna

A en given name.

jagniątko

A young lamb, a very young sheep.

jagnię

A young sheep.

jagnięcina

(uncountable) The flesh of a lamb or sheep used as food.

jagoda

(countable, and, uncountable) A dark blue colour.

jagodowy

Of a dark blue colour.

jaguar

A carnivorous spotted large cat native to South and Central America, Panthera onca.

Jahwe

Known as the "Tetragrammaton", the four Hebrew letters יהוה which are transliterated into the Latin alphabet as YHWH (also IHVH, JHVH, or YHVH). Usually vowels are added to produce the spelling Jehovah, Yehovah or Yahweh (Jahaveh, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahweh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe).

jaja

(uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.

jajeczko

(cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.

jajeczkowanie

(physiology) The release of an ovum from an ovary.

jajko

(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.

jajnik

(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

jajo

(racquet sports, billiards) Zero, no score.

jak

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

jak Allah pozwoli

(Islam) Expressing the speaker’s wish for a given future event to occur, and also generally their emphasis on its contingency upon the divine will.