Polish–English dictionary

kartusz

(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

karuk

A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.

karuzela

A continuously revolving device for item delivery.

karykatura

Having the characteristics of a caricature, grotesque.

karykaturować

To represent someone in an exaggerated or distorted manner.

karykaturzysta

(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

karykaturzystka

(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

karylion

(musical instrument) A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.

Karyna

(slang, derogatory, originally, _, AAVE) A middle-aged white woman who exhibits a strong sense of white privilege and entitlement—often rooted in racism against minority races—and frequently targets or antagonizes individuals who face greater societal challenges or must work significantly harder than she.

karzeł

(especially in, _, botany) Miniature.

kasa pancerna

A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

kąsać

(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

kasandra

A person who makes dire predictions, especially those which are not believed but which turn out to be true.

kaseta drukująca

(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.

kaseta wideo

A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.

kaseton

(architectural element) An ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome.

kasiarz

One who breaks into safes.

kasjer

(banking, chiefly, US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.

kasjerka

(banking, chiefly, US) A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.

kask

A helmet, usually made from rigid plastic, used on construction sites to protect the head from falling objects.

kaskader

(film, television) A type of body double: a skilled stand-in used for dangerous film or video sequences such as jumping out of a building, leaping from vehicle to vehicle, and fight sequences.

kaskadować

(transitive) To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.

kąśliwy

(informal, often humorous) Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.

kasować

(intransitive) To amount to; to add up to.

kaspijski

Of or pertaining to the Caspian Sea or the region around it.

kasta

Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

kastaniety

(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

kastoreum

A hat made from the fur of the beaver.

kastracja

(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.

kastrat

A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.

kastrować

(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

kastrowany wieprz

(obsolete, _, except in scientific use and in some dialects) A castrated boar.

Kastylia

(historical) A medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain.

kasyno

A public building or room for gambling.

kasza

(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.

kasza kukurydziana

Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.

kaszanka

A blood sausage made from minced pork, pork blood, cereal (oats or barley), and spices; eaten at breakfast and combined in starters and salads.

kaszka

A food comprising cracked or rolled grains cooked in water or milk; porridge.

kaszleć

Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

kaszlnąć

Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

Kaszmir

A contested geographic region of South Asia in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, located between (and de facto divided between) India, Pakistan and China.

kaszrut

(Jewish law) The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.

kasztanowa

Of a maroon color

kasztelan

(chiefly, _, historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord.

kąt

(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).

kąt ostry

(geometry) An angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.

katafalk

A litter to transport the corpse of a dead person.

Kataj

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

katakana

(uncountable) A Japanese syllabary used when writing words borrowed from foreign languages other than Chinese, specific names of plants and animals and other jargon, onomatopoeia, or to emphasize a word or phrase. Also used to write the Ainu language.

kataklizm

An event resulting in great loss.

katakumb

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

katakumba

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

katakumby

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

katalog

A collection of papers collated and archived together.

katalog główny

(computing) The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.

Katalończyk

A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

Katalonka

A native or inhabitant of Catalonia, Spain.

kataloński

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

katana

(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Katania

A metropolitan city of Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Catania.

kataplazm

A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.

katapulta

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.

katapultować się

(, usually, _, intransitive) To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.

Katar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

Katarzyna

A en given name.

katastrofa

An event resulting in great loss.

katecheza

Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.

katechizm

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

katechumen

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

katechumenka

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

kategorycznie

In a categorical manner.

kategoryczny

Absolute; having no exception.

kategoryzacja

The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.

katering

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

kateter

(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

Katmandu

The capital city of Nepal.

katoda

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

katolicki

Of the Western Christian church, as differentiated from e.g. the Orthodox church.

katolicyzm

The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

katoliczka

A member of a Catholic church.

katolik

A member of a Catholic church.

katować

(transitive) To intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or punishing them.

kątownik

An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.

katusze

Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption.

kaucja

(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

kauczuk

(obsolete) Latex; natural rubber.

Kaukaz

(geopolitics) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.

kaukazoid

(anthropology, dated, offensive) A member of this racial classification.

Kaukazologia

The historical, linguistic or geopolitical studies of the Caucasus.

kaustyczny

Capable of burning, corroding or destroying organic tissue.

kausza

(nautical) A metal ring which a cable or rope intended for attaching to other things is looped around as a protection against chafing.

kawa

Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

kawalarka

One who performs pranks.

kawalarz

One who performs pranks.

kawaler

(obsolete) An unmarried woman.

kawaleria

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

kawalerka

(Canada) A bachelor apartment.

kawalkada

(collective) A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.

kawał

An amusing story.

kawałeczki

(informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

kawałek

A small amount of something.

kawiarnia

A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

kawior

Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.

kawka

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

kawon

A plant of the species Citrullus lanatus, bearing a melon-like fruit.

kawowiec

A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.

kawowy

Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.

kazać

To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.

Kazachstan

A country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan.

kazalnica

(Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.

Kazań

The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

kazba

The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

każde

For one; apiece; per.

każdego dnia

quotidianly, every day

każdoczesny

Existing or occurring at the moment.

każdy

A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

Kazimierz

A en given name.

kaźń

A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.

kaznodzieja

Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.

kazoo

(musical instrument) A simple musical instrument (a membranophone) consisting of a pipe with a hole in it, producing a buzzing sound when the player hums into it.

kazuar

Any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

kciuk

The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.

kebab

A Turkish dish in which meat (typically seasoned lamb or mutton, but alternatively chicken or perhaps beef) is grilled on a revolving vertical spit; when cooked, the meat is sliced off and served with fresh vegetables in pita or rolled in a piece of unleavened flatbread.

keczup

(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).

kędzierzawy

Having curls.

kędzior

A curving piece or lock of hair; a ringlet.

kędziornik

A species of honeyeater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, a bird which is endemic to New Zealand. [from early 19th c.]

keja

(nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.

keks

A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.

kelner

One who serves.

kelnerka

One who serves.

kelnerować

(intransitive, stative, US) To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.

kelwin

In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.

kemping

An area where tents are pitched.

kendo

A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.

Kenia

A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya.

kenijski

Of, from, or pertaining to Kenya or the Kenyan people.

kenning

(poetry) A metaphorical compound or phrase, used especially in Germanic poetry (Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.

Kent

A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.

kępa

A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.

kępka

A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.

keratyna

(protein) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.

kęs

A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.

kęsim

An instance of a person being beheaded.

ketamina

(pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic drug and also recreationally as a hallucinogen.

ketchup

(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).

ketmia

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

ketmia piżmowa

The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.

ketyjski

The Yeniseian language of the Ket people.

keyboard

(music) An electronic device containing a keyboard (preceding sense), especially one that is capable of producing musical sounds when the keys are played.