Polish–English dictionary

krucyfiks

An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.

kruczek

(figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.

kruczoczarny

Coal-black; the blackest black.

kruczy

Of the color of the raven; jet-black.

kruk

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

krup

(pathology) An infectious illness of the larynx, especially in young children, causing respiratory difficulty.

krupa

(uncountable) A precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water condense on a snowflake.

krupier

The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.

krupierka

The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.

kruszyć

(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.

kruszywo

Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.

kruża

A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.

krużganek

A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that surround a quadrangle; especially:

krwawa łaźnia

Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.

krwawić

(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

krwawienie

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.

krwawienie z nosa

Haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity).

krwawoczerwony

(literary) Having the colour of blood; blood red. [from late 14th c.]

krwawy

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

krwiak

(pathology) A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of broken blood vessels.

krwiobieg

The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal

krwiopijca

An animal that drinks the blood of others, especially by sucking blood through a puncture wound; a hemovore.

krwiopijczyni

(figurative, derogatory) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.

krwioupust

The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.

krwiożerczy

Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.

krwiściąg

Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.

krwistoczerwony

(literary) Having the colour of blood; blood red. [from late 14th c.]

krwisty

Of a deep vivid red color.

krwotok

An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.

kryć

(military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.

kryjówka

A place to hide.

krykiecista

A person who plays cricket.

krykiet

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

kryl

Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

Krymianin

Native or inhabitant of the Crimea.

Krymianka

Native or inhabitant of the Crimea.

kryminalista

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

kryminalistka

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

kryminalistyczny

Relating to the use of science and technology in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law.

kryminalny

Against the law; forbidden by law.

kryminologia

The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

krymski

Denoting, of, or related to Crimea, a peninsula on the north of the Black Sea, separating it from the Sea of Azov.

krynica

The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

krypta

An underground vault.

kryptografia

The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.

krypton

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

kryptowaluta

A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority.

Kryspin

A en given name.

Krystyna

A en given name.

kryterium

A standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.

krytycyzm

(Internet, somewhat, dated) An aggressively insulting criticism or remark.

krytyczny

Critical or crucial; decisive. [from 17th c.]

krytyka

(uncountable) The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

krytykować

(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.

kryza

An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

krzak

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

krzakówka

(math, uncountable) A branch of pure mathematics relating the Monster group to an invariant of elliptic functions.

krzątać się

(intransitive) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.

krzem

(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.

krzemień

A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.

krzemyk

A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.

krzepa

Physical strength; muscularity.

krzepki

Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.

krzepkość

The state of being brawny or having brawn.

krzepnąć

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

krzesiwo

A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker.

krzesło

An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.

krzesło bujane

A curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth.

krzew

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

krztusić

(intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).

krzyczeć

(ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.

krzyk

A cry or shout.

krzykacz

One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

krzykaczka

One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.

krzykliwy

Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.

krzyknąć

To shout in a loud voice, due to pain, or fear, or unhappiness.

krzywa

A gentle bend, such as in a road.

krzywda

Physical injury; hurt; damage.

krzywdzący

Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating.

krzywdzić

To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.

krzywica

(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones.

krzywo

(archaic, literary) At a slant.

krzywoprzysięstwo

Breach or breaking of an oath; perjury.

krzywy

Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry.

krzywy ryj

(slang, derogatory) A person who has an attractive body but an unattractive face.

krzyż

(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.

krzyż na drogę

Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.

krzyżować

(intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.

krzyżować plany

(transitive) To hinder or thwart.

krzyżować się

(ambitransitive) To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.

krzyżowiec

(historical) A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades.

krzyżówka

(biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.

krzyżowy

(US) Describing a junction or intersection where two or more transport axes cross at the same level (or grade).

krzyżyk

(Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.

krzyżyk na drogę

Used to indicate that a departure or loss is welcome.

Ksawery

Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).

Ksenia

A en given name of mainly historical use in English.

ksenofilia

An attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture.

ksenofobia

A fear, antipathy, or hatred of strangers or foreigners.

ksenofobiczny

Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or extraterrestial life.

ksenon

The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.

ksero

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

kserograf

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

kserokopia

A copy made using a photocopier.

kserokopiarka

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

kserować

(transitive) To make a copy using a photocopier.

ksi

The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.

ksiądz

(Protestantism) A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.

książę

The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).

książęcy

Relating to a prince.

książeczka

A small or thin book.

książka

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

książka kucharska

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.

książka z instrukcjami

(historical) A set of instructions for navigating a course at sea; a pilot's book or seaman's guide. [from 16th c.]

książkowy

Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books.

książnica

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users.

księga

A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.

Księga Amosa

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Księga Barucha

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Księga Daniela

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.

Księga Estery

A en given name.

Księga Ezdrasza

(biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible.

Księga Ezechiela

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

Księga Hioba

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Księga Izajasza

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

Księga Jeremiasza

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Księga Joela

A en given name.

Księga Jonasza

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Księga Jozuego

The sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.

Księga Judyty

(biblical character) The protagonist of the Biblical book of Judith.

Księga Kapłańska

The third of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible; the third book in the Torah.

Księga Królewska

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Księga Królów

One of the various books called Kings in the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Księga Kronik

(book of the bible) A book of the Jewish Tanakh, divided into two Books of Chronicles in the Christian Bible.

Księga Liczb

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

Księga Malachiasza

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Księga Micheasza

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Księga Powtórzonego Prawa

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.

Księga Przysłów

A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh, being a collection of moral maxims.

Księga Rodzaju

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.

Księga Rut

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Księga Samuela

One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Księga Sędziów

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh.

Księga Wyjścia

(biblical) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

księgarnia

A business that sells books.

księgarz

A person engaged in the business of selling books.

księgi

(usually, in the plural) Records of the accounts of a business.

księgowa

A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s).

księgować

(transitive) To write down, to register or record in a book or as in a book.

księgowość

(business) The development and use of a system for recording and analyzing the financial transactions and financial status of an individual or a business.