Polish–English dictionary

kaka

Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.

kakadu

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

kakao

The seed of this tree, the cocoa bean.

kakaowiec

A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

kakaowy

Of a light to medium brown colour, like that of cocoa powder.

kaki

A persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).

kakistokracja

(political science) Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens. [from 1829.]

kakofonia

A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.

kaktus

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

Kalabria

A peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy.

kalać

To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.

kalafonia

(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.

kalambur

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

kalambury

game

kalcyt

(mineral) A very widely distributed crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, found as limestone, chalk and marble.

kaldera

(vulcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano.

Kaleb

(Biblical) Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.

Kaledonia

A place named after the Latin name of Scotland.

kaleka

(offensive) A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

kaleki

(now, _, rare, dated) crippled

kalenica

The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area.

kaletka

(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.

kaletka maziowa

(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.

kaletniczka

A person who makes things from leather.

kaletnik

A person who makes things from leather.

Kali

(Hinduism) A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.

kaliber

Unit of measure used to express the length of the bore of a weapon. The number of calibres is determined by dividing the length of the bore of the weapon, from the breech face of the tube to the muzzle, by the diameter of its bore. A gun tube the bore of which is 40 feet (480 inches) long and 12 inches in diameter is said to be 40 calibers long.

kalibrować

(technology) To check or adjust by comparison with a standard.

kalif

The holder of a monarchical title based on a claim to be a successor of Muhammad.

kalifat

Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.

Kalifornia

The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.

Kalifornijczyk

A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.

Kalifornijka

A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America.

kalifornijski

Of or relating to California.

kaliko

(textiles) A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.

Kaliopa

(Greek god) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.

Kaliope

A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.

kalka

(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

kalkulacja

(countable) An expectation based on circumstances.

kalkulator

A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; sometimes, an electronic one specifically.

kalkulatorka

(now, rare, chiefly, historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. [from 17th c.]

Kalkuta

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.

kalmar

(cooking) Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.

kaloryfer

(of buildings) A finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room.

kalosz

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

kalumnia

(uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.

Kalwaria

The hill outside Jerusalem which is traditionally held to be the location of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Kalwin

A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.

kał

The feces thus produced.

kałach

A particular model of Russian assault rifle.

kałamarnica

(cooking) Squid as food, especially cooked in the form of calamari rings.

kałasz

A particular model of Russian assault rifle.

kałasznikow

A particular model of Russian assault rifle.

kałdun

A protruding belly caused by excess fat stored in the abdomen and colloquially attributed to the consumption of beer.

kałowy

Of or relating to feces.

kałuża

A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.

kamamber

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

Kambodża

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea.

Kambodżanin

(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent

Kambodżanka

(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent

kambodżański

of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language

kambuz

(nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.

kamea

A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

Kameleon

(constellation) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon, which lies south of the constellations Carina and Musca.

kamelia

Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.

kamer(k)a internetowa

(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.

kamera

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

kamera wideo

(computer graphics, video games) The viewpoint in a three-dimensional game or simulation.

kamerdyner

The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services.

Kamerun

A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia.

kamerzysta

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

kamfora

(organic compound) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor.

Kamień

(countable) An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.

kamień księżycowy

(mineral) A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.

kamień milowy

(figurative, also, attributive) A major event or discovery.

kamień młyński

A large round stone used for grinding grain.

kamień probierczy

A stone used to verify the quality of gold alloys by rubbing them in order to leave a visible trace.

kamień szlachetny

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

kamień u szyi

(figurative) A long-term impediment, burden, or curse.

kamień winny

A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.

kamieniarz

A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick

kamienica czynszowa

A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

kamieniołom

(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

kamienisty

Containing or made up of stones.

kamienny

Constructed of stone.

kamienować

(transitive, legal) To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.

Kamila

A en given name.

kamionka

A plant species of the genus Rubus, Rubus saxatilis.

kamizelka

A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat.

kamora

A secret crime organization from Naples, Italy, equivalent to the Mafia of Sicily.

kamorra

A secret crime organization from Naples, Italy, equivalent to the Mafia of Sicily.

kampania

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

kampus

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

kamrat

A mate, companion, or associate. [from 1590s]

kamuflaż

A disguise or covering up.

kamuflowanie

The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy.

kamyczek

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

kamyk

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

Kana

(biblical) The site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.

Kana Galilejska

(biblical) The site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.

Kanada

A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.

kanadyjka

(watercraft) A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends.

kanalia

(informal, countable) A person of low moral standards.

kanaliki

(typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

kanalizacja

A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

kanał

An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

kanał kablowy

A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit.

kanały ściekowe

A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

kanapa

A piece of furniture similar to a couch or settee, an elegant sofa.

kanapka

An hors d’oeuvre, a bite-sized open-faced sandwich made of thin bread or toast topped with savory garnish.

kanapowy leń

(idiom) A person who spends a lot of time sitting or lying down, often watching television, eating snacks or drinking alcohol. [from 1976]

kanarek

(countable, uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.

kanarkowy

A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.

kanciapa

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

kanciarz

(pejorative, sometimes, offensive) A cheat or swindle; a rip-off.

kanciasty

Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

kanclerka

The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.

kanclerz

The head of the government in some German-speaking countries.

Kandahar

A city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.

Kandake

(a Nubian queen).

kandela

In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd

kandelabr

A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.

kandydat

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.

kandydatka

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.

kandydatura

The state of being a candidate; candidateship.

kandyzować

(cooking) To cook in, or coat with, sugar syrup.

kanela

(architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.

kanelura

(architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.

kangur

A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.]

kangurzyca

A female kangaroo.

kania

A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

kanianka

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae.

kanibal

An organism which eats others of its own or similar species or kind, especially a human or other human-like creature such as a zombie who consumes human flesh.

kanibalizm

The act of eating another of one's own species.

kanion

A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

kanister

A container or vessel, especially for liquids, usually made of metal.

kaniula

(medicine) A tube inserted into the body to drain or inject fluid.

kanji

Any individual Chinese character as used in the Japanese language.

kankan

(dances) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

kannada

The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

kanon

(countable, music) A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.

kanonier

(military unit) An artillery soldier who maintains and operates (historical) a cannon, or (now) some other piece of heavy artillery.

kanonierka

(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels.

kanonik

A type of clergymember serving a cathedral or collegiate church.

kanonizować

(chiefly, Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.

kantalupa

Cucumis melo Cantalupensis Group, a cultivar group melon with sweet aromatic orange flesh, including two main types:

kantar

A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.

Kanton

A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

kantończyk

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.

kantonka

(countable, chiefly, in the plural) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.