Polish–English dictionary

kolor ciemnoczerwony

A dark red color, like that of the gemstone.

kolor jagodowy

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

kolor jasnoszarobrązowy

A light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.

kolor karmelowy

A yellow-brown color, like that of caramel.

kolor malinowy

A red colour, the colour of a ripe raspberry.

kolor morwowy

(countable) The fruit of this tree.

kolor ochronny

A disguise or covering up.

kolor paprykowy

A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

kolor purpurowoczerwony

(tincture) A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules (red) and purpure (purple).

kolor skóry

(uncountable) Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

kolor truskawkowy

A dark pinkish red color, like that of the fruit; strawberry red.

kolorować

(transitive) To give something color.

kolorowanie

act or process

kolorowy

Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

koloryt

(finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

koloryzator

(informal) A smooth talker, a persuasive person.

koloryzować

(figuratively) To add imaginary detail to a narrative to make it more interesting or acceptable.

kolos

(figurative) Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.

kolosalny

Extremely large or on a great scale.

Koloseum

The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome.

Kolumb

A person who makes a great discovery.

kolumbarium

A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.

Kolumbia

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Capital: Bogotá.

Kolumbijczyk

A native or inhabitant of Colombia.

Kolumbijka

A native or inhabitant of Colombia.

kolumbijski

Of, from or relating to Colombia.

kolumna

(architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.

kolumnada

A series of columns at regular intervals.

kół

A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.

koła

(plural "grand") A thousand of some unit of currency, such as dollars or pounds. (Compare G.)

kołaczyk

A small bread roll that is sweetened or spiced.

kołatanie

An abnormal rapid pulsation of the heart.

kołatka

(architectural elements) A knocker mounted on a door.

kołczan

(weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

kołdra

(British, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada) A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.

kołek

A long, strong stake, one end of which is set firmly in the ground, and the other sharpened.

kołnierz

The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

kołnierzyk

The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric.

koło

(of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately.

koło kastora

(automotive) The angle of the axis around which a car's front wheels rotate when the steering wheel is turned, with a vertical axis being defined as zero caster.

koło sterowe

A maneuver in marching in which the marchers turn in a curving fashion to right or left so that the order of marchers does not change.

kołodziej

A person who builds and repairs wheels, especially wooden spoked ones.

kołować

(intransitive) To travel in circles.

kołować wstecz

(aviation) To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.

kołowrót

(neopaganism, politics, fascism, nationalism) An eight-spoked swastika used by Slavic neopagan, fascist, and nationalist groups.

kołysać

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

kołysanka

A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

kołyska

A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.

koma

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

komando

A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.

komandoria

(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.

komandos

A commando trooper.

komandoska

A commando trooper.

komar

Any small insect of the order Diptera, specifically within the suborder Nematocera.

kombatant

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

kombatantka

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

kombinat

An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.

kombinerki

(US, UK) A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.

kombinezon

A one-piece suit combining trousers and jacket, worn for heavy or hot manual labour.

kombinować

(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.

komediowy

Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. [from 16th c.]

komenda

An order to do something.

komensal

(ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.

komensaliczny

(ecology) Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.

komentarz

A spoken or written remark.

komentator

A person who makes a commentary, particularly

komentatorka

A person who makes a commentary, particularly

komentować

(transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.

komercyjny

Of or pertaining to commerce.

kometa

A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body.

Kometek

The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus.

komeżka

A liturgical vestment of the Christian Church in the form of a tunic of white linen or cotton material, with wide or moderately wide sleeves, reaching to the hips or knees, usually featuring lace decoration and embroidered bordures.

komfort

Contentment, ease.

komfortowy

(chiefly, US) Comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person's body; ergonomic.

komiczny

Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining. [from 16th c.]

komik

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

komiks

(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.

komiksiarz

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

komin

A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.

kominek

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.

kominiarka

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.

komisarz

(historical, early, _, Soviet Union) The head of a commissariat.

komisja

A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction.

komitet

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

komizm

Comical quality.

komnata

A room or set of rooms, particularly:

komoda

A chest of drawers.

komora

(countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling. [from 15th c.]

komórka

(US, NZ, AU, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.

komórka burzowa

(meteorology) A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front. [from 20th c.]

komórka jajowa

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

komórka nerwowa

(cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.

komórkowy

Of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.

komornik

(historical, Norman term) A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

komorowy

Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.

komosa ryżowa

A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

kompan

A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

kompania

A unit of firefighters and their equipment.

kompanka

A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

kompas

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

kompatriota

Somebody from one's own country.

kompatriotka

Somebody from one's own country.

kompatybilność

(telecommunication) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.

kompatybilny

Capable of easy interaction.

kompendium

A short, complete summary; an abstract.

kompensować

To do (something good) after (something bad) happens.

kompetencja

(countable) The quality or state of being able or suitable for a particular task; the quality or state of being competent for a particular task or skill.

kompetentny

Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.

kompilacja

(computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.

kompilować

(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.

kompilować się

(intransitive, programming) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.

kompleks

(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.

kompleks tatusia

(informal) A complex, especially in a girl or woman, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's father, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.

kompleksowo

In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.

kompleksowy

Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.

komplement

An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.

komplet

A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)

kompletnie

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally.

kompletność

The state or condition of being complete.

kompletny

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

komplikacja

(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

komplikować

(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

komponować

To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.

kompost

The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.

kompostować

To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

kompot

A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.

kompozycja

The composition of a work of art.

kompozytor

Especially, one who composes music.

kompozytorka

Especially, one who composes music.

kompresja

(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.

kompresor

A machine for generating compressed air, typically for use by air-powered tools or paint sprayers.

kompromat

Previously unknown facts or rumors about a person.

kompromis

The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

kompromitować

(transitive) To put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.

kompulsywny

Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.

komputer

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

komputeryzacja

The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.

Komsomoł

(historical) Young Communist League, the former youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

komturia

(historical) The smallest division of a manor under the control of a commander of an order of knights, originally only the Knights Hospitaller.

komu

(interrogative) What person or people; which person or people.

komuch

(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.

komunał

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

komunia

The Christian sacrament of the Eucharist; (in particular) the reception of the body and blood of Christ (the consecrated bread and wine), which is believed to bring about communion between the recipient and Christ.

komunikacja

A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

komunikat

An official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference.

komunikatywny

Eager to communicate; talkative.

komunista

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

komunistka

(communism) An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.

komunistyczny

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

komuszka

(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.