Polish–English dictionary

nagrywać

(transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.

nagrywać na kasecie wideo

to make a recording of something on videotape

nagrywarka

(computing) A device that allows data or music to be stored on a CDR or CD-ROM.

nagryzmolić

(ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.

nahajka

A leather scourge (multi-tail whip), in the severe version known as 'great knout' with metal weights on each tongue, notoriously used in imperial Russia.

nahuatl

The Nahuatl language.

Nairobi

The capital city of Kenya.

naiwna kochanka

A foolish lover; also (generally) a fool.

naiwniaczek

A person who has been deceived.

naiwniaczka

A person who has been deceived.

naiwniak

A person who has been deceived.

naiwny

Capable of being duped.

naiwny kochanek

A foolish lover; also (generally) a fool.

naj-

Forms the superlative of many adjectives.

najazd

A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.

najchętniej

In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

najechać

(transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

najedzenie

The state of being satiated.

najem

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

najemca

(computing) Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.

najemnica

A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.

najemnik

A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.

najeżdżać

(transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.

najeźdźca

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

najeźdźczyni

An intruder (especially on someone's privacy).

najeżka

Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened. [from 17th c.]

najeżony

Troublesome or vexatious.

najgorsze

Something or someone that is the worst.

najgorszy

Most inferior; doing the least good.

najgorzej

least well.

najjaśniejszy

Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence.

najkorzystniejszy

The best or most advantageous; surpassing all others.

najlepiej

To the most advantage; with the most success, cause, profit, benefit, or propriety.

najlepsza

Someone who is among the best at a certain task.

najlepszy

Most superior; most favorable.

najmłodszy

Most recently begun or formed.

najmłodszy członek

(figuratively) The youngest member of any company or organization.

najmłodszy członek rodziny

A member of an immediate family who behaves as, or is treated as though they were the youngest member of a family.

najmniej

The most little; the smallest amount or quantity of something.

najmodawca

(chiefly, British) The owner or manager of a public house.

najmować

(transitive) To employ; to obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.

najnowszy

Most recent.

najpierw

Of or belonging to a first family.

najprostsza droga

(mining, chiefly, historical) A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.

najsampierw

Before anything else; firstly.

najście

The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.

najwięcej

the comparatively largest number of (construed with the definite article)

największy

Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.

najwyraźniej

(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

Najwyższy

Ellipsis of Supreme Being.

nakapać

(transitive) To let fall in drops.

nakastlik

(US) A small table or cabinet, often with one or more drawers or shelves, placed beside the head of a bed.

nakaz

An order or command.

nakaz sądowy

(countable, legal) A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

nakaz zaprzestania działalności

(legal) To stop and not resume an action.

nakazać

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

nakazywać

To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

naklejka

An adhesive label or decal.

nakład

The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

nakład pracy

The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period.

nakładać

To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.

nakładać kaganiec

(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.

nakładać sankcje

(transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

nakłaniać

(obsolete, transitive) To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle. [17th–19th c.]

nakłonić

(obsolete, transitive) To draw in or away; to entice, inveigle. [17th–19th c.]

nakrapiany

Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.

nakręcić

(transitive) To excite; to arouse.

nakrętka

A protective cover or seal.

nakryć

(transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.

nakrycie

A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.

nakrycie głowy

(obsolete) A respectful uncovering of the head.

nakrywka

The top or cover of a container.

nalepka

An adhesive label or decal.

naleśnik

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular:

nalewka

An alcoholic extract of plant material; a tincture.

należeć

(intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable.

należny

Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

należycie

Regularly; at the proper time.

należyty

Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.

należyty proces

(law) A legal concept where a person is ensured all legal rights when deprived of their liberty for a given reason.

nalot

An attack on a surface target by aircraft.

naładować

To call to account; to challenge.

naładowywać

(transitive) To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.

nałóg

A habit or practice that damages, jeopardizes or shortens one's life but when ceased causes trauma.

nałogowiec

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

nałożyć

To place an object over another object, usually in such a way that both will be visible.

nałożyć kaganiec

(transitive, figuratively) To restrain (from speaking, expressing opinion or acting); to gag; to silence; to censor.

nam

We, used in the same circumstances where "me" would be used instead of "I", e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula:

namacalny

(figurative) Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.

namalować

(intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.

namalowana dekoracja

An image that serves as a visual background.

namaste

The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste, with folded hands and a slight bow.

namaszczony

A person who has been anointed, especially for religious reasons.

namawiać

To spur on, strongly recommend.

nami

We, used in the same circumstances where "me" would be used instead of "I", e.g. for the pronoun in isolation or as the complement of the copula:

namiar

(mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that supports another part or reduces friction.

Namibia

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Namibia. Capital: Windhoek.

namierzać

(transitive) To designate the site or place of; to define the limits of (Note: the designation may be purely descriptive: it need not be prescriptive.)

namiętność

Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.

namiętny

Fired with intense feeling.

namiot

(dialectal) Kindling used to light a fire in the morning.

namokły

Drenched with water, or other liquid.

namorzyn

Any of various tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubs or trees chiefly of the Rhizophoraceae family that have aerial roots and grow in clumps in brackish intertidal coastal areas; (specifically) any of various trees of the genus Rhizophora, especially the red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). [from early 17th c.]

namorzyny

(ecology) A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.

namotać

To wind on a reel.

namowa

The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.

namówić

To spur on, strongly recommend.

namydlać

(transitive) To cover with lather.

namydlić

(transitive) To cover with lather.

nandu

A large flightless bird of the order Rheiformes, native to South America.

nanosekunda

(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−9 seconds. Symbol: ns

nanotechnologia

The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).

naoczny świadek

A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

naoliwiać

(transitive) To lubricate with oil.

naoliwić

(transitive) To lubricate with oil.

naostrzyć

(transitive) To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

napa

A fastening device that makes a snapping sound when used.

napad

A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.

napadać

(transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.

napadający

Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.

napalm

A highly flammable, viscous substance, designed to stick to the body while burning, used in warfare as an incendiary especially in wooded areas. [from 1942]

napalony

(informal) Sexually aroused.

napar

A beverage made by infusing mainly the leaves (and sometimes the flowers, roots, or stems) of various herbs or other plants, generally not including true tea (Camellia sinensis).

naparstnica

Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).

naparzać się

(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

napaść

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

napastliwy

(by extension) Aggressively hostile, eager to fight.

napastnik

Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.

napastowanie

Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.

napawać się czyimś nieszczęściem

To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.

napchać

(transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

napęd

(computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.

napędowy

That drives (a mechanism or process).

napędzać

To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.

napędzić

To herd cattle; particularly over a long distance.

napełniać

To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.

napełnić

To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.

naperfumować

(transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

napięcie

The act of keeping a person who is listening in doubt and expectation of what is to follow.

napięcie powierzchniowe

(physics) the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces

napieprzać się

(intransitive) To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

napierśnik

A piece of armor that covers the chest.

napiętnować

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

napięty

(also, figuratively) Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.

napis

Text carved on a wall or plaque, such as a memorial or gravestone, or on some other item.

napis teatralny

A translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle.

napisać

(transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.

napisany

Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).

napisy

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.

napity

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.