Polish–English dictionary

niezbędny

Necessary.

niezbędny do życia

Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.

niezdara

(pejorative) A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton.

niezdarny

Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

niezdecydowanie

A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.

niezdecydowany

(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.

niezdefiniowany

Lacking a definition or value.

niezdolność

Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.

niezdolny

Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.

niezdrowy

Harmful; injurious.

niezdyscyplinowany

not subjected to discipline, control or correction; uncorrected

niezgłębiony

Having no bounds; limitless.

niezgoda

(countable) An argument or debate.

niezgodny

Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

niezgrabny

Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

nieziemski

Pertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.

nieźle

(degree, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).

niezliczony

(of a number) Too large to be counted to.

niezłomność

Loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty.

niezłomny

Incapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.

niezły

Fair; acceptable; okay.

niezmienny

Unable to be changed without exception.

niezmiernie

To a great or unusual degree, extent, etc.; extremely

niezmierny

Huge, gigantic, very large.

niezmierzony

vast

niezmordowanie

In a tireless manner; without tiring, flagging, or ceasing.

niezmordowany

Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue

niezmywalny

Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.

nieznajoma

A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

nieznajomość

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

nieznajomy

A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

nieznany

Strange, not familiar.

niezniszczalny

Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently.

nieznośnie

In an unbearable manner, not bearably, in a way unable to be borne

nieznośny

(figuratively, comparable) Irritable or morose.

nieżonaty

(chiefly religious) Not married. [from 1827]

niezorganizowany

lacking order

niezrównoważony

Not sustainable.

niezrozumiały

Having to do with concepts that are highly theoretical and without obvious practical application; often with mystical or religious connotations.

niezrzeszony

(politics) Not affiliated with any political party.

niezwiązany

Having no relations to each other; unrelated.

niezwłocznie

(chiefly, formal, literary, law) Without delay; immediately. [from early 14th c.]

niezwłoczny

Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

niezwyciężona

Someone or something that cannot be defeated, destroyed, or killed.

niezwyciężony

Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

niezwyczajny

Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.

niezwykle

(degree) To an extreme degree.

niezwykłość

The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.

niezwykły

Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.

niezyskowny

Not making a profit.

nieżywotny

(grammar) Not animate.

nieżywy

dead; having lost life

nigdy

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

nigdzie

In no place.

Nigerczyk

A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.

Nigeria

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

Nigerka

A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.

nigerski

Of, from, or pertaining to Niger or the Nigerien people.

Nigeryjczyk

A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

Nigeryjka

A person from Nigeria or of Nigerian descent.

nigeryjski

Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture.

nihilista

(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.

nihilistka

(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.

nihilizm

(Russia, politics, historical) A movement of the 1860s that rejected all authority and promoted the use of violence for political change.

nijaki

Lacking in taste or flavor.

Nikaragua

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua.

nikczemnik

One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.

nikczemność

(uncountable) The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)

nikczemny

Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.

Nike

(Greek god) The goddess of victory and triumph; Athena's companion.

nikiel

(uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.

nikły

Passing quickly; of short duration.

Nikola

A en given name.

nikt inny

Any or some other, similar in likeness or in effect, instead.

Nil

A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.

nim

Earlier than (in time).

nimb

(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.

nimbus

(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.

nimfomanka

A woman with an excessive libido.

Nimrod

(biblical character) A grandson of Ham; a mighty hunter and king of Shinar.

Nina

A en given name in continuous use since the 19th century.

niniejszym

(formal) By this means, action or process.

ninja

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

Nintendo

(video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.

nioska

A hen kept to lay eggs; a breed of chicken bred to maximize laying output.

nirwana

(Buddhism) Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

niski

(of a person) Of comparatively small height.

niski lot

(US) A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British).

niskich lotów

Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.

nisza

(architecture) A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

niszczarka

A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.

niszczenie

The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.

niszczyć

To devour; to eat up

niszczyciel

One who annihilates.

niszczycielka

One who annihilates.

niszowy

Pertaining to or intended for a market niche; having specific appeal; obscure.

nit

A cylindrical mechanical fastener that attaches multiple parts together by fitting through a hole and deforming the head(s) at either end.

nitka

A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.

nitowanie

The act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.

nitrogliceryna

(uncountable, informal) Nitroglycerin, especially as medication.

nitryl

(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.

niuans

(countable) A minor distinction.

niuansować

(transitive) To apply a nuance to; to change or redefine in a subtle way.

niuchać

(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.

niuton

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second.

niwa

A field of corn (maize).

niweczyć

(transitive, UK) To thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another.

niż

Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

nizina

A sunken area on a surface.

niziołek

(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.

niziołki

(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.

niższość

The quality or state of being inferior.

NKWD

The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs — the Soviet interior ministry known for its secret police, forerunner of the KGB

nliteracki

(linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.

no

(sentential) Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.

no ba

Disdainful indication that something is obvious.

no i

Used to introduce a rhetorical question.

no właśnie

Signifies agreement or recognition.

noc

The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

nocebo

(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]

nochal

(slang) The human nose, especially one that is large.

nocleg

A place to live or lodge.

nocna praca

Work which is carried out at night. [from 16th c.]

nocne życie

Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.

nocnik

A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

nocny gość

An overnight guest.

nocować

(transitive) To cause to come to agreement; to bring about harmony; to reconcile.

nocowanie

The act of spending the night as a guest in another's house, especially when the participants are children.

Noemi

(biblical character) The mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.

nóg

A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.

noga

In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.

nokaut

The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.

nokautujący

Rendering someone unconscious.

NOL

Initialism of unidentified flying object; (loosely) an alien spacecraft. [from 20th c.]

nom

A territorial division of ancient Egypt.

nomada

(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

nomadyczny

(figuratively) Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.

nomenklatura

A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.

nominacja

An act or instance of nominating.

nominal

(grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)

nominalizm

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

nominalny

Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.

nominał

(countable) A unit in a series of units of weight, money, etc.

nominat

A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

nominować

To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office.

non sequitur

(logic) Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.

non stop

(duration, idiomatic) All the time, or seemingly all the time; constantly.

non-profit

Not seeking to produce a profit (a financial gain).

nona

(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).

nonkonformista

Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices. [from 17th c.]