Polish–English dictionary

Londyn

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

londyński

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

londyńskie metro

(informal) The London Underground.

Longobard

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

Longobardka

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

lont

A cord that, when lit, conveys the fire to some explosive device, such as a bomb.

lord

(obsolete, uncommon) A baron or lesser nobleman, as opposed to greater ones

lorneta

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

lornetka

A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.

los

The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.

losowanie

The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.

losowo

In a random manner.

losowy

(statistics) Involving an outcome which is impossible to predict, but which may be represented by a probability distribution; in the ideal case, involving outcomes which are equally likely.

Lotaryngia

A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.

loteria

(US, idiomatic) A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome.

lotion

(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

lotka

The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns.

lotka drugiego rzędu

(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.

lotka pierwszego rzędu

(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the manus (hand) of a bird.

lotka trzeciego rzędu

(ornithology) A tertiary feather; a tertial.

lotnictwo

The art or science of making and flying aircraft.

lotniczy

(aviation) Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft. [from 17th c.]

lotnik

A pilot of an aircraft.

lotnisko

An airfield:

lotny

(physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

lotos

A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.

loża

A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.

Lozanna

A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language.

lśniący

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective (shiny) surface.

lśnić

To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and broken light or showy luster; to gleam.

lubić

(obsolete) To have a foolish affection for, to be fond of.

lubieżny

Amorous; lustful.

lubo

Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.

luby

Loved; lovable.

lucerna

(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.

Lucjan

A en given name, rare in the English-speaking world.

Lucjusz

(rare) A en given name.

Lucyfer

(biblical) The King of Babylon who was compared to the planet Venus in first the Wycliffe version then the King James Version of Isaiah 14:12; it is unclear whether this verse refers to a specific king or to a representation of the entire line of kings of Babylon.

lud

(countable, archaic) A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.

ludność

A count of the number of residents within a political or geographical boundary such as a town, a nation or the world.

ludny

Having a large population.

ludobójstwo

The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

ludojad

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.

ludowładztwo

(uncountable) Rule by the people, especially as a form of government; either directly or through elected representatives (representative democracy).

ludowość

The quality of being folksy.

ludowy

(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.

ludożerca

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.

ludożerstwo

The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism

ludzie

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

ludzki

(notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

ludzko

In a humane manner.

ludzkość

(uncountable) Humankind; human beings as a group.

lues

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

lufa

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.

Luiza

A municipality of Manitoba, Canada.

luka

The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.

Lukian

A sophist who was of Syrian origin.

Lukianusz

A sophist who was of Syrian origin.

lukier

(cooking) A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.

lukrecja

Licorice in confectionery form.

lukrować

(transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost.

luks

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx

Luksemburg

A province of Wallonia, Belgium.

Luksemburgia

A province of Wallonia, Belgium.

Luksor

A city in Egypt, located on the site of the ancient Thebes.

luksusowy

Most sophisticated or expensive.

lulać

(transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm

lumbago

(uncountable) Backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disc.

lumen

(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.

luminescencja

(physics) Any emission of light that cannot be attributed merely to the temperature of the emitting body.

luminofor

(chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence.

luna

(informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.

lunarny

(astronomy) Of or pertaining to travel through space between the Earth and the Moon, or exploration and scientific investigation of the Moon.

lunatyczka

A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker.

lunatyk

A person who walks about in their sleep; a sleepwalker.

lunch

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

luneta

(architectural element) A crescent-shaped recess or void in the space above a window or door. [from 18th c.] a lunette in the Thomas Jefferson building of the US Library of Congress

lupanar

A house of prostitution.

lura

(by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.

lurkować

(Internet slang) To read an Internet forum without posting comments or making one's presence apparent.

lustro

A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

Luter

Martin Luther, German monk and theologian whose teaching inspired the Reformation.

luteranin

(Christianity) A member of any of the Christian churches which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.

luteranka

(Christianity) A member of any of the Christian churches which identify with the theology of Martin Luther.

luterański

(Christianity) Of or pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther (1483–1546) or his followers, or the Lutheran church.

lutet

A chemical element (symbol Lu) with an atomic number of 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.

Lutnia

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a lyre. It includes the bright star Vega and the Ring Nebula.

lutniczka

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

lutnik

A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.

lutowanie

A method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them.

luty

The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days.

Luwr

A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France.

luzacki

Carefree, reckless, irresponsible.

luzem

Not held or packaged together.

luźna impreza

A relaxed party.

luźno

Not tightly.

luźny

Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.

luzytański

Of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania, its people or culture.

lwica

A female lion (animal).

lwica salonowa

A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.

Lwie Serce

The nickname of Richard I of England.

lycra

(uncountable) A type of synthetic elastic fabric and fibre (spandex) used for tight-fitting garments, such as swimming costumes.

lżyć

(ambitransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language.

ł

Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.

Łaba

A major river in central Europe that passes through the Czech Republic and Germany before flowing into the North Sea.

Łabędź

(constellation) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.

łabędzica

A female swan.

łach

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

łachman

A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.

łachmaniarz

A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin.

łachmyta

A person with tattered clothing.

łachudra

One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.

łaciaty

Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white.

łacina

(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin.

łacinka

The 26-letter alphabet consisting of the following letters (presented in majuscule and minuscule pairs):

łaciński

Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.

łącze

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

łączenie

The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

łączna kwota czeków nieuregulowanych

(banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.

łącznik

(linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.

łączność

(uncountable) Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.

łączny

(chiefly, UK) With everything included.

łączyć

To associate; to establish a relation between.

ład

(countable) Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

Łada

A make of car, produced by the Soviet/Russian automotive manufacturer AvtoVAZ; the car's name for the internal Soviet/Russian market is Zhiguli (Жигули́).

ładnie

In a beautiful manner.

ładny

Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. [from 15th c.]

ładować

To call to account; to challenge.

ładowarka

A device that charges or recharges.

ładownia

(nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).

ładowność

A certain number of articles or quantity of material that can be transported or processed at one time.

ładunek

Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

ładunek elektryczny

(electromagnetism, chemistry, physics, countable, uncountable) An electric charge.

łagodnie

In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.

łagodność

The state of being gentle.

łagodny

Kind; gentle; mild.

łagodzenie

Extenuation; mitigation.

łagodzić

(transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.

łajać

(transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.

łajdactwo

malicious or reckless behaviour

łajdak

A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, especially one that cannot be trusted with a lady.

łąka

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

łaknąć

(intransitive) To be in need of food.

łakomczuch

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

łakomstwo

The vice of eating to excess.

łakomy kąsek

A tasty morsel (of food).

łamać

(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

łamać się

(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.

łamać słowo

(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. [(often) with on]

łamanie chleba

(Christianity) In a eucharistic service, the breaking of the host.