Polish–English dictionary

archiwizować

(transitive) To place (something) into an archive.

archiwum

A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.

arcybiskup

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

arcybiskupstwo

(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.

arcybogaty

(of a projectile weapon) Having a live round of ammunition in the chamber.

arcyciekawy

Utterly consuming one's time and attention.

arcydelikatny

Elegant; delicately small and pretty.

arcydobry

Having or showing an amicable, kindly disposition.

arcydzieło

A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.

arcydziwnie

In a bizarre manner.

arcydziwny

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

arcygroźny

Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).

arcykosztowny

(informal) Expensive, dear.

arcyksiążę

(historical) The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

arcyksiężna

A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary

arcyksiężniczka

A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary

arcyleń

An idle person.

arcymiły

Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.

arcypiękny

(of a person or place, sometimes, endearing) Very beautiful.

arcyskromnie

In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.

arcyskromny

Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.

arcyśmieszny

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

arcytrudny

Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

arcyważny

Extremely important.

arcywróg

A principal enemy.

arcyzabawny

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

areał

An area of land measured in acres.

areka

Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

areligijność

The state of being irreligious; irreligious sentiment or thought.

areligijny

Having no relation to religion.

arena

A venue where sporting events are held.

arenda

(formal, law) An interest in land granting exclusive use or occupation of real estate for a limited period; a leasehold.

arendarka

(property law) The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

arendarz

(property law) The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

arenga

A palm tree (Arenga pinnata, syn. Saguerus saccharifer) which yields sago, wine, and fibres for ropes.

Ares

(Greek god) The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

areszt

(legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.

aresztować

(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.

aresztowanie

(legal) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.

arfa

(music, colloquial) Any musical instrument.

arfować

(transitive) To sieve or strain (something).

Argentyna

A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

argentyński

Of, from, or pertaining to Argentina or its people.

Argo

(with the, Greek mythology) The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece.

argon

The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.

argument

(countable, also, figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.

argumentacja

(countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.

argumentować

(transitive) To present (a viewpoint or an argument therefor).

Argus

(Greek mythology) A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.

aria

(music) A melody or song, especially a solo; an aria.

Ariadna

(Greek mythology) The daughter of King Minos of Crete and his queen, Pasiphae.

arianizm

(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, condemned as heretical by the First Council of Nicaea, which holds that Jesus was created by God, rather than being God himself.

ariaństwo

(Christianity) A Christological doctrine, condemned as heretical by the First Council of Nicaea, which holds that Jesus was created by God, rather than being God himself.

Ariel

(astronomy) The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.

ariergarda

(military) The rearmost part of a force, especially a detachment of troops that protect the rear of a retreating force.

arierscena

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

arigato

(colloquial) Thank you (used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture).

arka

(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.

arkada

(architecture) A row of arches.

Arkadia

(figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.

arkan

A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

Arkansas

A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.

Arktyka

A continental region consisting of the portion of the Earth north of the Arctic Circle, containing the North Pole. [from 17th c.]

arkusik

A small piece of paper, especially one longer than it is wide, typically a form for writing on or one giving printed information.

arkusz

A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.

arlekin

A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.

arlekinada

A pantomime-like comedy featuring the harlequin or clown.

Armagedon

(Christianity, Islam) Mount Megiddo, the site of a prophesied final battle between the forces of good and evil.

armata

(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity.

Armeńczyk

A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent.

Armenia

(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran.

Armenka

A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent.

armeński

Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet.

armia

The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.

armila

(geometry) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).

arogancja

The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.

arogancki

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

arogancko

In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.

aromat

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.

aromaterapia

(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.

aromatyczny

Fragrant or spicy.

arras

A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.

arsen

A toxic grey brittle nonmetallic chemical element (symbol As) with an atomic number of 33.

Arsenalczyk

(UK, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.

Arsenalka

(UK, slang, soccer) A fan of the Arsenal Football Club.

arsenał

A place where arms are kept, an arsenal.

arsenowy

(chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 5.

arszenik

Arsenic trioxide.

Artakserkses

(historical) The name of several Achaemenid kings of Persia.

artefakt

An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.

Artemida

(Greek god) The Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and wilderness; the daughter of Leto and Zeus; the sister of Apollo. (Compare Diana.)

arteria

(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.

arterialny

Of or relating to an artery.

arteryjny

Of or relating to an artery.

artretyzm

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities.

Artur

A en given name.

artyficjalny

Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.

artykuł

A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.

artykuł pierwszej potrzeby

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

artykuł wstępny

An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.

artykuły metalowe

Metal implements.

artykuły papiernicze

Writing materials, envelopes, office materials.

artykuły żelazne

Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.

artyleria

An army unit that uses such weapons, or a military formation using projectile weapons, such as archers.

artylerzysta

(military) A soldier enlisted in an artillery unit or who uses artillery.

artysta

(often, in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity.

artystka

(often, in combination) A person who is skilled at some activity.

artystycznie

In an artistic manner.

artystyczny

Aesthetically pleasing.

artyzm

Significant artistic skill.

Aruba

An island, dependent territory, and constituent country of the Netherlands, in the Caribbean Sea.

Aryjczyk

(theosophy, Germanic, _, mysticism, Nazism) A member of a race defined variously as comprising people of Germanic descent, in the narrowest sense, or all non-Jewish Caucasians, in the broadest sense

Aryjka

(theosophy, Germanic, _, mysticism, Nazism) A member of a race defined variously as comprising people of Germanic descent, in the narrowest sense, or all non-Jewish Caucasians, in the broadest sense

aryjski

Pertaining, in racial theories, to the (alleged) Aryan master race.

arymaż

The act or practice of stowing.

arystokrata

One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).

arystokratka

One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble (originally in Revolutionary France).

arystokratyczny

Aristocratic.

Arystoteles

An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great.

arytmetyczny

(mathematics) Of, relating to, or using arithmetic; arithmetical.

arytmetyka

The mathematics of numbers (integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers) under the operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

arz

(added to nouns, chiefly denoting occupations) A person whose occupation is the root noun; (more broadly, occasionally with adjectives) a person characterized by the root.

as atutowy

(figuratively) Something that gives one an advantage, especially one held in reserve.

Asa

(biblical character) The third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph" in Matthew 1:7.)

asamblaż

(arts) A visual art form similar to collage, which combines two-dimensional and three-dimensional, often found, elements into works of art.

asana

A body position, typically associated with the practice of yoga.

ASAP

Initialism of as soon as possible.

asasyn

(historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.

asceta

One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.

ascetka

One who is devoted to the practice of self-denial, either through seclusion or stringent abstinence.

ascetyczny

Of or relating to ascetics.

ascetyzm

The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.

asceza

(Rigorous) self-discipline, particularly as a religious observance; asceticism.

asdic

(nautical, countable) A device that provides such echolocation.

aseitas

(metaphysics, theology) Usually ascribed to deity: the attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.

aseksualny

(especially, of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.

asekurant

(insurance) One who insures.

asekurator

(insurance) One who insures.

asekurować

(transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.

asembler

(programming, countable) A program that reads source code written in assembly language and produces executable machine code, possibly together with information needed by linkers, debuggers and other tools.

asenizacja

The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.

asenizować

(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

asenterunek

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

aseptyczny

Free of disease-causing microbes.

asertywny

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

asesor

A member of an institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.

asfaltować

(transitive) To pave with asphalt.

askorbinowy

Of or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its derivatives.

asocjacja

(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.

asocjalny

Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.