User:Matthias Buchmeier/en-pl-b

b. {adj} (born) :: ur.
baa {n} (bleating of sheep) :: beczenie
baa {interj} (cry of sheep) :: bee
baa {v} (to make the cry of sheep) :: beczeć
baba {n} (holy man, spiritual leader) :: baba {m}
Baba Yaga {prop} (hag who flies through the air in a mortar) :: Baba Jaga {f}, Baba-Jaga {f}, Baba Jędza {f}, Baba Rogu {f}
babble {v} (to utter words indistinctly) :: gaworzyć
babble {v} (to talk much) :: paplać
babble {v} (to make a continuous murmuring noise) :: szemrać
babble {n} (idle talk) :: bełkot {m}, paplanie {n}
babble {n} (inarticulate speech) :: gwar {m}, gaworzenie {n}
babble {n} (the sound of flowing water) :: szmer {m}
babby {n} (baby) SEE: baby ::
babe {n} (baby or infant) SEE: baby ::
babe {n} (darling) SEE: baby ::
Babism {n} (19th-century Persian pantheistical religious sect) :: babizm {m}
babka {n} (coffee cake) :: babka {f}
baboon {n} (primate) :: pawian {m}
babushka {n} (matryoshka) SEE: Russian doll ::
babushka {n} (woman’s headscarf tied under the chin) :: chusta {f}
baby {n} (very young human being) :: niemowlę {n}, niemowlak {m-an}, maluch {m-an}
baby {n} (immature or infantile person) :: dzieciuch {m-an}, maluch {m-an}
baby {n} (term of endearment) :: kochanie, skarb {n}
baby {n} (form of address to a man or a woman considered to be attractive) :: bejbe, mała {f} [to a woman]
baby blue {adj} (pale blue color) :: jasno błękitny
baby bottle {n} (bottle with a teat) :: butelka {f}
baby buggy {n} (a wheeled chair for the transport of a baby) SEE: stroller ::
baby bump {n} (noticeable abdominal swelling in a pregnant woman) :: bęben {m}
baby carriage {n} (cart that is designed for moving a baby around in a lying position) SEE: pram ::
baby hatch {n} (hatch for abandoned children) :: okno życia {n}
Babylonian {adj} (pertaining to the city or empire of Babylon) :: babiloński
Babylonian {n} (person from the city of Babylon) :: babilończyk {m}, babilonka {f}
Babylonian {n} (person from the kingdom of Babylonia) :: babilończyk {m}, babilonka {f}
baby seat {n} (child safety seat) SEE: child safety seat ::
baby tooth {n} (tooth which will be replaced) SEE: milk tooth ::
baby walker {n} (baby walker, see also: walking frame) :: chodzik {m}
baccalaureate {n} (examination to enable higher education) :: bakalaureat {m}
baccalaureate {n} (qualification awarded after passing the baccalaureate exam) :: bakalaureat {m}
baccalaureate {n} (bachelor's degree) SEE: bachelor's degree ::
baccarat {n} (card game) :: bakarat
bachelor {n} (unmarried man) :: kawaler {m}
bachelor {n} (person who has achieved bachelor's degree) :: licencjat {m}, bakałarz {m}
bachelor {n} ((Canada) single room apartment) :: kawalerka {f}
bachelorette {n} (unmarried woman) :: panna {f}
bachelorette party {n} (bachelorette party) :: wieczór panieński {m}
bachelor party {n} (party) :: wieczór kawalerski {m}
bachelor's degree {n} (first or lowest academic degree) :: licencjat {m}
bacillus {n} (any bacteria in the genus Bacillus) :: laseczka {f}, pałeczka {f}
back {adv} (to or in a previous condition or place) :: z powrotem, nazad
back {n} (the rear of body) :: plecy {p}
back {n} (the reverse side) :: tył {m}
back {n} (that which is farthest away from the front) :: tył {m}, koniec {m}
back {n} (the part of something that goes last) :: tył {m}, koniec {m}
back and forth {adv} (from one place to another and back again) :: tam i z powrotem, tam i nazad
back at you {phrase} (same to you, see also: same to you) :: wzajemnie
backbone {n} (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord) :: kręgosłup {m-in}
backbone {n} (any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure) :: trzon {m-in}
backbone {n} (courage, fortitude, or strength) :: charakter, kręgosłup {m-in}
backbone {n} (backbone) SEE: spine ::
back door {n} (subsidiary entrance to building) :: drzwi kuchenne {p}
backdoor {n} (backdoor (all definitions)) SEE: back door ::
backdrop {n} (a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage) :: zasłona {f}, kotara {f}
back-formation {n} (linguistic process) :: derywacja wsteczna {f}
backgammon {n} (board game) :: tryktrak {m}
background {n} (social heritage) :: doświadczenie
background {n} (part of picture) :: tło {n}
background {n} (relevant information) :: kontekst {m}
background {n} (less important feature) :: drugi plan, dalszy plan
background {n} (computer background) :: tapeta {f}
background {n} (activity not visible to the user) :: tło {n}
backheel {n} (soccer) :: piętka {f}, zagranie piętą {m}
back in day {adv} (back in the day) SEE: back in the day ::
back in the day {prep} (in the distant past) :: powrotem w dzień, kiedyś
backlash {n} (violent or abrubt reaction) :: sprzeciw {m}
backlash {n} (mechanical: distance of free movement between connected parts) :: luz {m}
backlit {adj} (illuminated from behind) :: podświetlany {m}, podświetlana {f}, podświetlane {n}
backlog {n} (an accumulation or buildup) :: zaległości {f-p}
backlog {n} (a reserve source or supply) :: zapas {m}
backlog {v} (to acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog) :: zalegać
backpack {n} (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) :: plecak {m}
backpackers {n} (hostel) SEE: hostel ::
backslash {n} (punctuation mark) :: odwrotny ukośnik {m}
backstitch {n} (backstitch) :: stębnówka {f}, ścieg stębnowy {m}
backstitch {v} (to sew with a backstitch) :: stębnować {impf}
backup {n} (copy of file or record) :: kopia zapasowa {f}, kopia bezpieczeństwa {f}
backward {adj} (in the direction towards the back) :: w tył
backward {adj} (in the direction reverse of normal) :: w tył, do tyłu
backward {adj} (of an idea: outdated) :: przestarzały {m}, archaiczny {m}
backward {adv} (in the direction towards the back) :: do tyłu, z powrotem
backwater {n} (a remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.) :: prowincja {f}, zaścianek {m}
bacon {n} (cut of meat) :: boczek {m}, bekon {m}
bacteria {n} (bacteria) :: bakterie
bactericide {n} (Any substance that kills bacteria) :: bakteriobójczy {m}, bakteriobójcza {f}
bacteriochlorophyll {n} (photosynthetic pigment) :: bakteriochlorofil
bacterium {n} (single celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) :: bakteria {f}
Bactria {prop} (Greek name for ancient country) :: Baktria {f}
Bactrian camel {n} (Camelus bactrianus) :: baktrian {m}, wielbłąd dwugarbny {m}
bad {adj} (unfavorable; negative) :: zły, kiepski
bad {adj} (not suitable or fitting) :: zły
bad {adj} (not appropriate, of manners etc.) :: zły
bad {adj} (tricky; stressful; unpleasant) :: zły
bad {adj} (evil, wicked) :: zły
bad {adj} (faulty; not functional) :: uszkodzony, wadliwy
bad {adj} (of breath: malodorous) :: nieświeży
bad {adv} (badly) SEE: badly ::
badass {adj} (belligerent and troublesome) SEE: belligerent ::
badass {n} (belligerent or mean person) :: kozak, hardkor, sukinkot, zabijaka {m} [bully], chojrak {m}
badass {n} (person considered impressive) :: kozak {m}, hardkor
badass {adj} (having an extreme appearance, etc., considered admirable) :: zajebisty [vulgar], zarąbisty, kozacki, hardkorowy, okrutny [arch.], srogi [arch.]
Baden-Württemberg {prop} (state of Germany) :: Badenia-Wirtembergia {f}
badge {n} (distinctive mark) :: odznaka {f}
badger {v} (fart) SEE: fart ::
badger {n} (mammal) :: borsuk {m}, jaźwiec {m}
bad luck {n} (misfortune) :: pech {m}
badly {adv} (in a bad manner) :: źle
badminton {n} (a racquet sport) :: badminton {m}
bad trip {n} (psychedelic crisis) :: zła podróż
badware {n} (malware) SEE: malware ::
baffle {v} (to totally bewilder; confuse or perplex) :: wprawiać w zakłopotanie
baffled {adj} (thoroughly confused, puzzled) :: zdumiony {m}
bag {n} (flexible container) :: torba {f}, torebka {f}, worek {m}
bag {n} (ugly woman) :: babsztyl {f}
bag {n} (suitcase) SEE: suitcase ::
bag {n} (backpack) SEE: backpack ::
bagel {n} (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) :: bajgiel {m}, bajgeł {m}
baggage {n} (luggage) SEE: luggage ::
Baghdad {prop} (city) :: Bagdad {m}
bag of nerves {n} (nervous person) :: kłębek nerwów
bagpipe {n} (bagpipes) SEE: bagpipes ::
bagpiper {n} (one who plays the bagpipes) :: dudziarz {m}
bagpipes {n} (musical wind instrument) :: dudy {p}
baguette {n} (a variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape) :: bagietka {f}
Bahamas {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: Bahamy {p}
Bahrain {prop} (country in the Middle East) :: Bahrajn {m}
Bahraini {n} (a person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent) :: Bahrajńczyk {m}, Bahrajnka {f}
Bahraini {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people) :: bahrajński {m}, bahrański {m}
baht {n} (unit of currency) :: bat {m}
baiji {n} (freshwater dolphin) :: baji chiński {m}
Baikal {prop} (a large lake in Russia) :: Bajkał {m}
Baikonur {prop} (city and cosmodrome in Kazakhstan) :: Bajkonur {m}
bail {n} (security) :: kaucja {f}
bail {n} (bucket or scoop) :: czerpak {m}
bailiwick {n} (precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction) :: baliwat
Baird's sandpiper {n} (Calidris bairdii) :: biegus długoskrzydły {m}
bait {n} (substance used in catching fish) :: przynęta {f}
Bajocian {prop} :: bajos {m-in}
Bačka {prop} (historical region divided between Serbia and Hungary) :: Baczka
bake {v} (to cook in an oven) :: piec {impf}
bake {v} (to dry by heat) :: wypalać
Bakelite {n} (heat-resisting chemically inert resin) :: bakelit {m}
baker {n} (person who bakes and sells bread, etc) :: piekarz {m}, piekarka {f}
Baker {prop} (Occupational surname) :: Piekarz
baker's {n} (bakery) SEE: bakery ::
baker's dozen {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin ::
bakery {n} (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold) :: piekarnia {f}
Bakhchisaray {prop} (city in Crimea) :: Bakczysaraj {m}
baking powder {n} (dry leavening agent used in baking) :: proszek do pieczenia {m}
baking soda {n} (common name for sodium bicarbonate) :: soda oczyszczona {f}
baklava {n} (sweet pastry) :: bakława {f}
baksheesh {n} (bribe or tip) :: bakszysz {m}
Baku {prop} (the capital city of Azerbaijan) :: Baku {n}
Bakuvian {adj} (of or relating to Baku) :: bakijski
Bakuvian {n} (inhabitant or native of Baku) :: bakijczyk {m}, bakijka {f}
balaclava {n} (headgear) :: kominiarka {f}
balalaika {n} (Russian instrument) :: bałałajka {f}
balance {n} (equilibrium) :: równowaga {f}
balance {n} (scales) :: waga {f}
balance {n} (accounting: list of credits and debits) :: saldo {n}
balance {v} (to estimate) SEE: estimate ::
balance {n} (astrology: Libra) SEE: Libra ::
balance beam {n} (gymnastics: narrow wooden rail) :: balans {m}
balance sheet {n} (summary of assets, liabilities and equity) :: bilans {m}
balance wheel {n} (timepiece mechanism) :: balans {m}
balcony {n} (structure extending from a building) :: balkon {m}
balcony {n} (structure overlooking a stage) :: balkon {m}
bald {adj} (having no hair) :: łysy
bald cypress {n} (Taxodium distichum) :: cypryśnik błotny {m}
baldie {n} (somebody who is bald) :: łysol {m}, łysek {m}, łysielec {m}
baldish {adj} (somewhat bald) :: łysawy {m}
baldmoney {n} (Meum athamanticum) :: wszewłoga górska {f}
baldness {n} (condition or state of being (or becoming) bald) :: łysienie
baldrick {n} (broad belt) :: pendent {m}
bald spot {n} (area on the head which has little or no hair) :: łysina {f}
bale {v} (to remove water from a boat) SEE: bail ::
Balearic Islands {prop} (group of Mediterranean islands) :: Baleary {p}
baleful {adj} (ominous) :: złowieszczy
Bali {prop} (island of Indonesia) :: Bali
Balkan {adj} (of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula) :: bałkański
Balkanian {adj} (Balkan) SEE: Balkan ::
Balkanic {adj} (of or relating to Balkan peninsula) SEE: Balkan ::
Balkanization {n} (fragmentation of a region into several small states) :: bałkanizacja {f}
Balkans {prop} (geographical region in the southeast of Europe, see also: Balkan Peninsula) :: Bałkany
ball {n} (solid or hollow sphere) :: kula {f}
ball {n} (object, generally spherical, used for playing games) :: piłka {f}
ball {n} (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape) :: kłębek {m}, motek {m}
ball {n} (ballistics: a solid nonexplosive missile) :: kula {f}
ball {n} (mathematics: set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance of a given point) :: kula {f}
ball {n} (testicle) :: jajo {n}, jaja {p}
ball {n} (in plural - mildly vulgar slang - nonsense) :: jaja {n-p}
ball {n} (in plural — slang — courage) :: jaja {p}
ball {n} (formal dance) :: bal {m}
ballad {n} (narrative poem) :: ballada {f}
ballast {n} (heavy material placed in the hold of a vessel) :: balast {m}
ball bearing {n} (bearing assembly with spherical balls) :: łożysko kulkowe {n}
ball boy {n} (A male person responsible for retrieving balls) :: chłopiec do piłek {m}
ballerina {n} (female ballet dancer) :: balerina {f}
ballet {n} (form of dance) :: balet {m}
balletomane {n} (a ballet enthusiast) :: baletoman {m}
ballista {n} (crossbow-like military engine for hurling large missiles) :: balista {f}
ballistic {adj} (relating to ballistics) :: balistyczny
ballistic missile {n} (missile) :: rakietowy pocisk balistyczny {f}
ballistics {n} (science of the study of falling objects) :: balistyka {f}
ball lightning {n} (a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air) :: piorun kulisty {m}
balloon {n} (slang: woman’s breast) SEE: boob ::
balloon {n} (inflatable and buoyant object) :: balon {m}
balloon {n} (child’s toy) :: balon {m}
balloon {n} (inflatable object to transport people through the air) :: balon {m}
balloonfish {n} (blowfish) SEE: blowfish ::
ball pen {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen ::
ballpoint pen {n} (pen) :: pióro kulkowe {n}, długopis {m}
ballroom {n} (large room used for dancing) :: sala balowa {f}
balls {n} (follow the translations in the entry "ball") SEE: ball ::
balls {n} (testicles) :: jaja {p}
balls {n} (bravery) :: jaja {p}
balm {n} (sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants) SEE: balsam ::
balm {n} (plant or tree yielding such substance) SEE: balsam ::
balm {n} (soothing lotion) SEE: balsam ::
balm {n} (figurative: something soothing) SEE: balsam ::
Balochistan {prop} (region on the Iranian plateau in south-western Asia) :: Beludżystan {m}
baloney {n} (nonsense) :: nonsens
balrog {n} (fiery demonic creature) :: balrog {m}
balsam {n} (soothing ointment) :: balsam {m}
balsam {n} (flowering plant of the genus Impatiens) :: niecierpek {m}
Balt {n} (inhabitant of one of the modern Baltic states) :: Bałt {m}, Bałtyjka {f}
Baltic {prop} (Baltic Sea) SEE: Baltic Sea ::
Baltic {adj} (of the Baltic region or sea) :: bałtycki {m}
Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Baltic languages) :: bałtycki {m}
Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Balts) :: bałtycki {m}
Baltic herring {n} (Clupea harengus membras) :: sałaka
Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea) :: Morze Bałtyckie {n}, Bałtyk {m}
Balto-Slavic {adj} (of or pertaining o the Balto-Slavic language, people or culture) :: bałtosłowiański
baluster {n} (banister) :: tralka {f}, balas {m}, balaska {f}
balustrade {n} (row of balusters) :: balustrada {f}
Balzacian {adj} (of or pertaining to Honoré de Balzac or his writings) :: balzakowski
Bambara {prop} (language) :: bambara, bamana
bamboo {adj} (made of bamboo) :: bambus {m}
bamboo antshrike {n} (a passerine bird) :: zebrzak czubaty
Bamboo Curtain {prop} (political barrier between communist and capitalist in Asia) :: Bambusowa kurtyna {f}
ban {v} (forbid) :: zakazywać {impf}, zakazać {pf}
ban {n} (prohibition) :: zakaz {m}
ban {n} (a subdivision of currency) :: ban {m}
ban {n} (title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe) :: ban {m}
Banach space {n} (complete normed vector space) :: przestrzeń Banacha {f}
banal {adj} (common) :: banalny
banality {n} (quality of being banal) :: banalność {f}
banality {n} (something which is banal) :: banał {m}
banally {adv} (in a banal manner) :: banalnie
banana {n} (fruit) :: banan {m-an}
banana {n} (plant) :: bananowiec {n}
banana {n} (colour) :: bananowy
banana peel {n} (outermost layer of the banana) :: skórka od banana {f}
bananaquit {n} (Coereba flaveola) :: cukrzyk {m}
banana republic {n} (country) :: republika bananowa {f}
banana skin {n} (banana skin) SEE: banana peel ::
band {n} (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) :: taśma {f}
band {n} (strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached) :: grzbiet {m}
band {n} (part of radio spectrum) :: pasmo {n}
band {n} (group of musicians) :: zespół {m}, zespół muzyczny {m}, grupa muzyczna {f}
band {n} (group of people loosely united for a common purpose) :: banda {f}
bandage {n} (medical binding) :: bandaż {m}
bandage {v} (to apply a bandage to something) :: bandażować {impf}
bandage {n} (adhesive bandage) SEE: band-aid ::
band-aid {n} (adhesive bandage) :: plaster {m}
banded anteater {n} (numbat) SEE: numbat ::
banderilla {n} (decorated barbed stick used in bullfighting) :: banderilla {f}
Banderite {n} (a member of Stepan Bandera movement) :: banderowiec {m}, banderowka {f}
Banderite {adj} (of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement) :: banderowski
bandicoot {n} (small Australian marsupial with a long snout) :: jamraj {m}
bandit {n} (one who robs others) :: bandyta {m}, rozbójnik {m}
bandog {n} (American pit bull terrior and Neapolitan mastiff cross) :: bandog {m}
band-tailed antshrike {n} (bird) :: mrowiec czarny {m}
bandura {n} (Ukrainian plucked stringed instrument) :: bandura {f}
bandwagon {n} (Large wagon to carry a band) :: platforma
bandwagon effect {n} (bandwagon effect) :: owczy pęd {m}
bandwidth {n} (width of a frequency band) :: szerokość pasma
bandy {adj} (bowlegged) :: krzywonogi, szpotawy
bandy {n} (winter sport played on ice) :: bandy {m}
bane {v} (to (kill by) poison) SEE: poison ::
bane {n} (killer) SEE: killer ::
baneberry {n} (plant) :: czerniec {m}
baneful {adj} (Exceedingly harmful) :: zgubny
bang {n} (A sudden percussive noise) :: huk {m}, trzask {m}, łoskot {m}
bang {n} (An explosion) :: wybuch {m}
bang {n} (The symbol !) :: wykrzyknik
Bangalore {prop} (state capital of Karnataka, India) :: Bangalur {m}
banger {n} (woman's breast) SEE: breast ::
Bangkok {prop} (the capital of Thailand) :: Bangkok {m}
Bangla {prop} (Bengali) SEE: Bengali ::
Bangladesh {prop} (country) :: Bangladesz {m-in}
Bangladeshi {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bangladesh) :: bangladeski
bangs {n} (hair that hangs down over the forehead) :: grzywka {f}
banish {v} (to send someone away and forbid that person from returning) :: wypędzać {impf}, wypędzić {pf}, wyganiać {impf}, wygonić {pf}, wygnać {pf}
banister {n} (the handrail on the side of a staircase) :: poręcz {f}
banjo {n} (a musical instrument) :: banjo {n}
bank {n} (institution) :: bank {m-in}
bank {n} (branch office) :: bank {m-in}
bank {n} (storage for important goods) :: bank {m-in}
bank {n} (edge of river or lake) :: brzeg {m-in}
bankable {adj} (reliable) SEE: reliable ::
bank account {n} (fund deposited by a customer for safekeeping in a bank) :: rachunek bankowy {m}
banker {n} (one who conducts the business of banking) :: bankier {m}
bank machine {n} (automated teller machine) SEE: automated teller machine ::
banknote {n} (paper currency) :: banknot {m}
bank rate {n} (discount rate) SEE: discount rate ::
bankrupt {adj} (having been legally declared insolvent) :: zbankrutowany {m}
bankruptcy {n} (legally declared or recognised condition of insolvency) :: bankructwo {n}
bank statement {n} (statement of transactions and balances) :: wyciąg bankowy {m}
bankster {n} :: bankster {m}
banner {n} (flag) :: sztandar {m}, flaga {f}
banner {n} (large sign) :: transparent {m}
banner {n} (large piece of cloth with a slogan or emblem carried in a demonstration or other procession) :: sztandar {m}, transparent {m}
banner {adj} (exceptional; very good) :: znakomity
banquet {n} (a large celebratory meal; a feast) :: bankiet {m}
banshee {n} (in Irish folklore, a female spirit) :: szyszymora {f}
bantamweight {n} (weight in sports) :: waga kogucia {f}
banter {n} (good humoured conversation) :: przekomarzanie się
banter {v} (to engage in banter) :: przekomarzać się
banter {v} (to tease mildly) :: przekomarzać się
banya {n} (a Russian steam bath) :: bania {f}, łaźnia {f}
banyan {n} (tropical Indian fig tree) :: banian {m}, figowiec bengalski {m}
banzai {interj} (hurrah) SEE: hurrah ::
baobab {n} (Adansonia digitata) :: baobab {m}
baptise {v} (baptise) SEE: baptize ::
baptism {n} (Christian sacrament) :: chrzest {m}
baptismal font {n} (a basin used for baptism) :: chrzcielnica {f}
baptismal name {n} (name given at christening) :: imię chrzcielne {n}
baptism of desire {n} (the grace given to a believer who ardently desires baptism, but dies before being able to receive it) :: chrzest pragnienia
Baptist {adj} (of the Baptist religious denomination) :: baptystyczny
baptistry {n} (space where a baptismal font is located) :: baptysterium {n}
baptize {v} (To perform the Christian sacrament of baptism) :: chrzcić
bar {n} (vertical bar mark) SEE: pipe ::
bar {n} (music: section of a staff) SEE: measure ::
bar {prep} (with the exception of) SEE: except ::
bar {n} (heraldry: one of the ordinaries) SEE: fess ::
bar {n} (soccer: crossbar) SEE: crossbar ::
bar {n} (rail bar at level crossing) :: szlaban {m}
bar {n} (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages) :: bar {m}, knajpa {f}, gospoda {f}, piwiarnia {f}
bar {n} (counter of such a premises) :: bar {m}
Barabbas {prop} (insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed instead of releasing Jesus) :: Barabasz {m}
barb {n} (bit for a horse) SEE: bit ::
barb {n} (beard or something that resembles a beard) SEE: beard ::
Barbados {prop} (country in the Caribbean) :: Barbados {m-in}
Barbara {prop} (cognates and transliterations of female given name) :: Barbara {f}
barbarian {adj} (uncivilized) :: barbarzyński {m}
barbarian {n} (uncivilized person) :: barbarzyńca {m}
barbarian {n} (derogatory term for someone from a developing country) :: barbarzyńca {m}
barbarism {n} (error in language use) :: barbaryzm {m}
barbarity {n} (state of being barbarous) :: barbarzyństwo {n}
barbarous {adj} (barbarian) SEE: barbarian ::
Barbary {prop} (Mediterranean North Africa) :: Berberia {f}
Barbary ape {n} (tailless monkey) SEE: Barbary macaque ::
Barbary macaque {n} (Macaca sylvanus) :: magot {m}, makak berberyjski {m}, makak magot {m}
barbecue {n} (cooking instrument) :: grill {m}, ruszt {m}, barbecue {n}
barbecue {n} (meal) :: grill {m}, grillowanie {n}, barbecue {n}
barbecue {v} (to cook food on a barbecue, see also: ) :: grillować
barbecue {v} (grill) SEE: grill ::
barbecue sauce {n} (type of sauce) :: barbecue {n}
barbed wire {n} (twisted strands of steel wire) :: drut kolczasty {m}
barbel {n} (fish) :: brzana
barbell {n} (wide steel bar with premeasured weights) :: sztanga {f}
barber {n} (person whose profession is cutting (usually male) customers' hair and beards) :: fryzjer {m}, balwierz {m}, golarz {m}, fryzjerka {f}
barberry {n} (Berberis) :: berberys {m}
barber shop {n} (business which offers haircuts to men) SEE: barbershop ::
barbershop {n} (barber's shop) :: zakład fryzjerski {m}
barber surgeon {n} (medical practitioner) :: cyrulik {m}
barbican {n} (A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town) :: barbakan {m}
barbiturate {n} (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) :: barbituran {m}
barcarole {n} (Venetian folk song) :: barkarola {f}
Barcelona {prop} (capital of Catalonia) :: Barcelona {f}
barchan {n} (arc-shaped sand ridge) :: barchan {m}
barcode {n} (set of machine-readable parallel bars) :: kod kreskowy {m-in}, kod paskowy {m-in}
bar-crested antshrike {n} (a passerine bird of the antbird family) :: chronka pasiasta
bard {n} (professional poet and singer) :: bard {m}, poeta {m}, poetka {f}
bardiche {n} (weapon) :: berdysz {m}
bardo {n} (state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation) :: bardo
bare {adv} (barely) SEE: barely ::
bareback {adv} (without a saddle) :: na oklep
barefoot {adj} (wearing nothing on the feet) :: bosy
barefoot {adv} (wearing nothing on the feet) :: boso
barefooted {adj} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot ::
barefooted {adv} (barefoot) SEE: barefoot ::
barely {adv} (by a small margin) :: ledwo, ledwie, tylko
barely {adv} (almost not at all) :: ledwo, ledwie
barely {adv} (merely) SEE: merely ::
Barents Sea {prop} (part of the Arctic Ocean) :: Morze Barentsa {n}
barf {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
barf {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
barfly {n} (person who spends much time in a bar) :: ćma barowa, bywalec barów
barge {n} (flat-bottomed bulk carrier mainly for inland waters) :: tratwa {f}
barge {n} (coastal trading vessel) :: barka {f}
barge {n} (One of the boats of a warship having fourteen oars) :: szalupa {f}
barista {n} (person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers) :: barista {m}, baristka {f}
barium {n} (chemical element) :: bar {m}
bark {v} (to make a loud noise (dogs)) :: szczekać {impf}
bark {n} (short, loud, explosive utterance) :: szczekanie {n}
bark {n} (exterior covering of a tree) :: kora {f}
bark beetle {n} (beetle of Scolytinae) :: kornik {m}
barking dogs seldom bite {proverb} (people who make threats rarely carry them out) :: pies, co bardzo szczeka, nie bardzo kąsa, krowa, która dużo ryczy, mało mleka daje
barley {n} (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) :: jęczmień {m}
barmaid {n} (woman who serves in a bar) :: barmanka
barman {n} (bartender) SEE: bartender ::
bar mitzvah {n} (Jewish coming of age ceremony for boys) :: bar micwa {f}
barn {n} (child) SEE: child ::
barn {n} (building) :: stodoła {f}
barn {n} (unit) :: barn {m}
Barnabas {prop} (An early Christian) :: Barnaba {m}
Barnabas {prop} (male given name) :: Barnaba {m}
barnacle {n} (instrument to fix on the nose of a vicious horse) SEE: twitch ::
barnacle {n} (marine crustacean) :: pąkla {f}, wąsonóg {m}
Barnaul {prop} (city in Russia) :: Barnauł {m}
barn owl {n} (Tyto alba) :: płomykówka
barn swallow {n} (species of swallow) :: jaskółka dymówka {f}
barometer {n} (an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) :: barometr {m}
baronet {n} (hereditary title) :: baronet {m}
Baroque {prop} (period in architecture) :: barok {m}
Baroque {prop} (period in art) :: barok {m}
Baroque {prop} (period in music) :: barok {m}
Baroque guitar {n} (archaic form of guitar from the Baroque era) :: gitara barokowa {f}
baroscope {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer ::
barquentine {n} (sailing vessel) :: barkentyna {f}
barrack {n} (a building for soldiers) :: koszary {f-p}
barrack {n} (simple, low structure) :: barak {m}
barracks {n} (buildings used by military personnel) SEE: barrack ::
barracuda {n} (predatory competitor) SEE: shark ::
barred warbler {n} (Sylvia nisoria) :: jarzębatka {f}
barrel {n} (tube) SEE: tube ::
barrel {n} (jar) SEE: jar ::
barrel {n} (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop) :: beczka {f}
barrel {n} (metallic tube of a gun) :: lufa {f}
barrel organ {n} (pipe instrument with air controlled pins in a revolving barrel) :: katarynka {f}
barren {adj} (unable to bear children; sterile) :: bezpłodny, niepłodny
barren {adj} (infertile) :: bezpłodny, jałowy
barren {adj} (unproductive) :: jałowy
barren {n} (area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place) :: pustkowie
barricade {n} (a barrier constructed across a road, especially as a military defence) :: barykada {f}
barrister {n} (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) :: adwokat {m}
barrow {n} (mound of earth and stones raised over a grave) :: kurhan {m}, kopiec {m} [archeology]
barrow {n} (small vehicle used to carry a load and pulled or pushed by hand) :: taczka {f}, taczki {p}
barrow {n} (castrated boar) :: kastrowany wieprz {m}
bars {n} (grating, grill, grid) :: krata {f}
bar-tailed godwit {n} (bar-tailed godwit) :: szlamnik, szlamnik rdzawy
bartender {n} (person who works in a bar) :: barman {m}, barmanka {f}
Bartholomew {prop} (the Apostle) :: Bartłomiej {m}
Bartholomew {prop} (male given name) :: Bartłomiej {m}, Bartosz {m}
Bartonian {prop} :: barton {m-in}
Baruch {prop} (given name) :: Baruch {m}
baryon {n} (heavy subatomic particle) :: barion {m}
Barysaw {prop} (A city in Belarus) :: Borysów
basalt {n} (hard rock) :: bazalt {m}
bascinet {n} (light helmet) :: przyłbica {f}
bascule bridge {n} (type of movable bridge) :: most zwodzony {m}
base {n} (something from which other things extend) :: podstawa {f}, fundament {m}, baza {f}
base {n} (permanent structure for housing military) :: baza {f}
base {n} (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) :: zasada {f}
base {n} (electronics: controlling terminal of a transistor) :: baza {f}
base {n} (math: number raised to the power of an exponent) :: podstawa {f}
base {n} (bass) SEE: bass ::
base {n} (apron) SEE: apron ::
base {n} (radix) SEE: radix ::
baseball {n} (ball game) :: baseball {m}
baseball cap {n} (cap) :: bejsbolówka {f}
baseball player {n} (a person who plays baseball) :: bejsbolista {m}, baseballista {m}
baseboard {n} (similar panel at the base of piece of furniture) :: cokolik {f}
baseboard {n} (panel or molding between floor and interior wall) SEE: skirting board ::
Basel {prop} (city in Switzerland) :: Bazylea {f}
baseless {adj} (based on something that is not true) SEE: unfounded ::
basement {n} (floor below ground level) :: piwnica {f}, suterena {f}, suteryna {f}
Bashkir {adj} (of or relating to Bashkortostan or its people) :: baszkirski
Bashkir {n} (a Bashkir person) :: Baszkir {m-pr}, Baszkirka {f}
Bashkir {prop} (language) :: baszkirski {m-in}
Bashkiria {prop} (Bashkortostan) SEE: Bashkortostan ::
Bashkirian {n} (native or inhabitant of Bashkiria) :: Baszkir {m-pr}, Baszkirka {f}
Bashkirian {prop} (Bashkirian geologic stage) :: baszkir {m-in}
Bashkirian {adj} (of or relating to Bashkiria) :: baszkirski
Bashkortostan {prop} (federal subject of Russia) :: Baszkortostan {m-in}, Baszkiria {f}
Bashkortostani {adj} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir ::
Bashkortostani {n} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir ::
basic {adj} (necessary, essential for life or some process) :: podstawowy
basic {adj} (elementary, simple, merely functional) :: podstawowy, fundamentalny
basic {adj} (chemistry: of a base) :: zasadowy
basidium {n} (small club shaped structure) :: podstawka {f}
basil {n} (plant) :: bazylia {f}
basil {n} (herb) :: bazylia {f}
Basil {prop} (male given name) :: Bazyli {m}
basilean {n} (partisan of a king) SEE: royalist ::
basilica {n} (Christian church building having a nave) :: bazylika {f}
basilisk {n} (snake-like dragon type) :: bazyliszek {m}
basin {n} (wide bowl for washing) :: umywalka {f}
basin {n} (area of land that drains into a common outlet) :: basen {m}
basis {n} (starting point for an argument) :: podstawa {f}
basket {n} (container) :: kosz {m}, koszyk {m}
basket {n} (notional place to store items before ordering them online) :: koszyk {m}
basket {n} (basketball: hoop from which a net is suspended) :: kosz {m}
basket {n} (basketball: act of putting the ball through the basket) :: kosz {m}
basketball {n} (the sport) :: koszykówka {f}
basketball {n} (the ball used in the sport) :: piłka do koszykówki {f}
basketball player {n} (person who plays basketball) :: koszykarz {m}, koszykarka {f}
basketmaker {n} (person who weaves baskets) :: koszykarz {m}, koszykarka {f}
basking shark {n} (Cetorhinus maximus) :: długoszpar {m}
Basque {n} (language) :: baskijski {m}
Basque {n} (member of a people) :: Bask {m}, Baskijka {f}
Basque {adj} (relative to the Basque people or their language) :: baskijski {m}
bass {adj} (low in pitch) :: basowy {m}
bass {n} (low spectrum of sound) :: bas {m}
bass {n} (musical instrument) :: bas {m}
bass {n} (clef sign) :: klucz basowy {m}
bass {n} (perch) :: okoń {m}
bass clarinet {n} (bass instrument in the clarinet family) :: klarnet basowy {m}
bass clef {n} (music symbol) :: klucz basowy {m}
Basse-Terre {prop} (capital city of Guadeloupe) :: Basse-Terre
basset horn {n} (alto instrument of the clarinet family) :: rożek basetowy {m}
bass fiddle {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass ::
bass guitar {n} (stringed musical instrument) :: gitara basowa {f}
bassist {n} (musician) :: basista {m}, basistka {f}
bassline {n} :: linia basowa {f}, bassline {m}
bassoon {n} (musical instrument in the woodwind family) :: fagot {m}
bassoonist {n} (person who plays the bassoon) :: fagocista {m}, fagocistka {f}
bass viol {n} (musical instrument) SEE: double bass ::
bass violin {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass ::
basswood {n} (linden) :: lipa {f}
bast {n} (fibre made from the phloem of certain plants) :: łyko {n}
bastard {n} (person born to unmarried parents) :: bękart {m}
bastard {n} (contemptible etc. person) :: sukinsyn {m}, [vulgar] skurwiel {m}, [vulgar] skurwysyn {m}, sukinkot {m}, skurczybyk {m}, psubrat {m} [bookish], gadzina {f}, gad {m}, gnida {f}, świnia {f}, cham {f}, menda {f}, łachudra {f}, szuja {f}, śmieć {m}, drań {m}, zgniłek {m}, bydlę {n}, bydlak {m}, nędznik {m}, szmaciarz {m}, szmata {f}, wypierdek {m} [vulgar], padalec {m}, podlec {m}, skurkowaniec {m}
bastille {n} (prison) SEE: prison ::
bastille {n} (fortress) SEE: fortress ::
bastille {n} (citadel) SEE: citadel ::
bastion {n} (well-fortified position) :: bastion {m}
bat {n} (small flying mammal) :: nietoperz {m}
bat {n} (club used for striking the ball in sports) :: kij {m}
batch {n} (quantity of anything produced in one operation) :: wsad
batch {n} (computing) :: stos {m}
bate {v} (simple past of beat) SEE: beat ::
bate {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate ::
bat-eared fox {n} (Otocyon megalotis) :: otocjon {m}
bath {n} (tub) :: wanna {f}
bath {n} (room) :: łazienka {f}
bath {n} (act of bathing) :: kąpiel {f}
bath {v} (To wash a person or animal in a bath) :: kąpać {impf}, wykąpać {pf}
bathe {v} (to clean oneself with water) :: kąpać się {impf}
bathe {v} (to sunbathe) SEE: sunbathe ::
bathhouse {n} (a building with baths for communal use) :: łaźnia {f}
bathhouse {n} (a building where swimmers change clothes) :: szatnia {f}, przebieralnia {f}
bathing cap {n} (cap worn by swimmers) SEE: swim cap ::
bathing suit {n} (tight fitting garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit ::
bathing trunks {n} (pair of shorts or briefs) SEE: swimming trunks ::
bath mat {n} (mat used next to a bathtub) :: mata łazienkowa {m}
Bathonian {prop} :: baton {m-in}
bathos {n} (depth) SEE: depth ::
bathos {n} (nadir) SEE: nadir ::
bathrobe {n} (terrycloth robe) :: szlafrok {m}, podomka {f}
bathroom {n} (a room with a bathtub) :: łazienka {f}
bathroom {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet ::
bathtub {n} (large container in which a person may bathe) :: wanna {f}
bathyscaphe {n} (self-propelled deep-sea submersible) :: batyskaf {m}
batik {n} (A method of dyeing fabric) :: batik, batik
batman {n} (servant to an army officer) :: ordynans {m}
bat mitzvah {n} (Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl) :: bat micwa {f}
baton {n} (military staff of office) :: pałka {f}
baton {n} (music: conductor's stick) :: batuta {f}
baton {n} (sports: object transferred by relay runners) :: pałeczka {f}
baton {n} (club of the police) :: pałka {f}
Bats {prop} (language) :: bacbijski
batten {n} (thin strip of wood used in construction) :: listwa {f}
batten {n} (nautical: long strip that keeps a sail flat) :: listwa {f}
batter {n} (beaten mixture of flour and liquid) :: ciasto {n}
batter {n} (player attempting to hit the ball) :: pałkarz {m}
battering ram {n} (type of siege engine used to smash gates and walls) :: taran {m}
battery {n} (device storing electricity) :: bateria {f}, akumulator {f} [rechargeable or for cars]
battle {n} (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat) :: walka {f}, bitwa {f}, bój {m}, batalia {f}
battle {n} (struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life) :: walka {f}
battle {n} ((obsolete) a division of an army; a battalion) :: batalion {m}
battle axe {n} (electric guitar) SEE: electric guitar ::
battle-cruiser {n} (type of warship) :: krążownik liniowy {m}
battle cry {n} (something the troops yell out when going to war or battle) :: okrzyk bojowy {m}
battlefield {n} (field of a land battle) :: pole bitwy {n}
battleground {n} (location) SEE: battlefield ::
battlement {n} (indented parapet formed by a series of rising members) :: blanki {f-p} (also m pl)
Battle of Britain {prop} (series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II) :: bitwa o Anglię {f}
battleship {n} (warship) :: pancernik {m}
battleship {n} (guessing game) :: okręty
battue {n} (form of hunting) :: nagonka {f}
bauble {n} (small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees) :: bombka {f}, bańka {f}
baud {n} (A rate defined as the number of signalling events per second) :: bod {m}
Baudelairean {adj} (of or pertaining to Baudelaire or his works) :: baudelairowski
Bautzen {prop} (city in Germany) :: Budziszyn {m}
bauxite {n} (ore) :: boksyt {m}
Bavaria {prop} (state) :: Bawaria {f}
Bavarian {adj} (of or pertaining to Bavaria) :: bawarski {m}
Bavarian {n} (person from Bavaria or of Bavarian descent) :: Bawar {m}, Bawarczyk {m}, Bawarka {f}
bawdy {adj} (obscene) :: sprośny, obleśny
bay {n} (body of water) :: zatoka {f}
bay {n} (compartment) :: luk {m}
bay {n} (distance between two supports in a vault) :: luka {f}, nisza {f}
bay {adj} (of reddish-brown color) :: gniady
bay {n} (brown colour/color) :: maść gniada {f}
bay {n} (reddish-brown horse) :: gniady, gniadosz
bayan {n} (a Russian accordion) :: bajan {m}
bay leaf {n} (herb) :: liść laurowy {m}, liść bobkowy {m}
Bay of Bengal {prop} (Large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean) :: Zatoka Bengalska {f}
bayonet {n} (weapon) :: bagnet {m}
Bayonne {prop} (city and commune of southwest France) :: Bajonna {f}
bay window {n} (type of window) :: wykusz {m}
bazaar {n} (marketplace) :: rynek {m}, bazar {m}
BBC {prop} (British Broadcasting Corporation) :: BBC {n}
BBS {n} (bulletin board system) :: BBS {m}
BC {adv} (before Christ) :: przed Chr. (przed Chrystusem); [obsolete] p.n.Chr. (przed narodzeniem Chrystusa)
bcc {n} (blind carbon copy) :: UDW
BCE {adv} (before the common era) :: p.n.e. (przed naszą erą)
béchamel sauce {n} (white sauce made with butter, flour and milk) :: beszamel {m}
Będzin {prop} (the town Będzin) :: Będzin {m}
Będzin {prop} (the village Będzin) :: Będzin {m}
Będzin {prop} (the lake Będzin) :: Będzin {m}
be {v} (occupy a place) :: być
be {v} (occur, take place) :: być
be {v} (exist) :: być
be {v} (have a certain age) :: mieć
be {v} (elliptical form of "be here", or similar) :: być
be {v} (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same) :: być {impf}, to
be {v} (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same) :: być, równać się
be {v} (used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal) :: być
be {v} (used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it) :: być
be {v} (used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase) :: być
be {v} (used to form the passive voice) :: być, zostać
be {v} (used to form the continuous forms of various tenses) :: być
be {v} (used to link a subject to a count or measurement) :: mieć
be {v} (used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like) :: być
be able to {v} (have ability to) :: móc {impf}, być w stanie {impf}, umieć {impf} [to know how to]
beach {n} (sandy shore) :: plaża {f}
beach volleyball {n} (sport) :: siatkówka plażowa
bead {n} (rosary ball) :: paciorek {m}, koralik {m}
bead {n} (pierced small round object) :: koralik {m}, paciorek {m}
bead {n} (small drop of liquid) :: kropla {f}
beak {n} (structure projecting from a bird's face) :: dziób {m}
beak {n} (slang: human nose) SEE: schnozzle ::
beaker {n} (flat-bottomed vessel) :: zlewka {f}
beaker {n} (drinking vessel without a handle) :: kubek {m}
beaker {n} (mug) :: kubek {m}
be all ears {v} (to listen carefully or eagerly; to anticipate) :: zamieniać się w słuch (turn oneself into hearing)
beam {n} (large piece of timber or iron) :: belka {f}
beam {n} (ray) :: promień {m}
bean {n} (seed) :: fasola {f}
bean curd {n} (tofu) SEE: tofu ::
bear {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth ::
bear {v} (to carry) :: nosić
bear {v} (to be equipped with) :: nosić
bear {v} (to declare as testimony) :: zeznawać
bear {v} (to tolerate, to put up with) :: znosić {impf}, znieść {pf}, cierpieć [obsolete]
bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae) :: niedźwiedź {m}, niedźwiedzica {f}, miś {m} [diminutive]
bearable {adj} (able to be borne) :: znośny, do wytrzymania
bearberry {n} (the genus Arctostaphylos) :: mącznica {f}
bearcat {n} (red panda) SEE: red panda ::
bearcat {n} (giant panda) SEE: giant panda ::
bear cub {n} (young bear) :: niedźwiadek {m}
beard {n} (facial hair) :: broda {f}
bearded {adj} (having a beard) :: brodaty
bearded tit {n} (Panurus biarmicus) :: wąsatka {f}
bearded vulture {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier ::
beardless {adj} (without a beard) :: bez brody, bez zarostu, ogolony
beardless {adj} (not having reached manhood) :: gołobrody
bearer bond {n} (negotiable instrument) :: obligacja na okaziciela {f}
bear garlic {n} (ramsons) SEE: ramsons ::
bearing {n} (mechanical device) :: łożysko {m}
bear's breech {n} (acanthus) SEE: acanthus ::
bearwort {n} (meum athamanticum) SEE: baldmoney ::
be ashamed {v} (feel ashamed) :: wstydzić się {impf}
beast {n} (non-human animal) :: zwierzę {n}, bestia {f}
beast {n} (violent/antisocial person) :: bestia {f}, bydlak {m}, bydlę {n}
beast of burden {n} (animal that carries or pulls a load) :: zwierzę juczne {n}
beat {n} (rhythm) :: rytm
beat {v} (to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike) :: uderzać {impf}, uderzyć {pf}; bić {impf}, pobić {pf}
beat around the bush {v} (to treat a topic but omit its main points) :: owijać w bawełnę {impf}
beat around the bush {v} (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) :: owijać w bawełnę (wrap in cotton)
beater {n} (person who drives game towards the shooters) :: naganiacz
beatification {n} (the act of beatifying) :: beatyfikacja {f}
beatify {v} (to take step in declaring a person a saint) :: beatyfikować
beating {n} (action of the verb to beat) :: bicie {n}, uderzanie {n} {impf}, wpierdol {m} [vulgar]
beat one's brains out {v} (rack one's brain) SEE: rack one's brain ::
beat one's head against a stone wall {v} (to waste effort on a futile project) :: walić głową w mur {impf}, walić głową o mur {impf}
Beatrice {prop} (female given name) :: Beata
beau {n} (boyfriend) SEE: boyfriend ::
beau {n} (dandy) :: dandys {m}
Beaufort scale {prop} (measure for the intensity of the wind) :: Beauforta skala {f}
beautician {n} (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments) :: kosmetyk {m}, kosmetyczka {f}
beautiful {adj} (possessing charm and attractive) :: piękny
beautifully {adv} (In a beautiful manner) :: pięknie, ślicznie, uroczo, urodziwie, ładnie
beauty {n} (quality of pleasing appearance) :: piękno {n}, uroda {f}
beauty {n} (someone beautiful: female) :: piękność {f}, krasawica {f} [archaic], laska {f} [low colloquial]
beauty {n} (something particularly good or pleasing) :: piękność {f}
beauty is in the eye of the beholder {proverb} (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) :: nie to ładne, co ładne, ale to co się komu podoba
beauty is only skin deep {proverb} (a person's character is more important than their outward appearance) :: pozory mylą
beauty parlor {n} (salon with hairdressers and beauticians) :: salon urody
beauty salon {n} (beauty salon) SEE: beauty parlor ::
beauty spot {n} (birthmark) SEE: mole ::
beaver {n} (semiaquatic rodent) :: bóbr {m}
beaver {n} (coarse slang: pubic hair/vulva of a woman) :: bóbr {m}
be awake {v} (awake) SEE: awake ::
be awake {v} (wake up) SEE: wake up ::
be bored {v} (suffer from boredom) :: nudzić się {impf}
be born {v} (to come into existence through birth) :: rodzić się {impf}, urodzić się {pf}
be born yesterday {v} (to be inexperienced) :: spaść z księżyca (fall down from the Moon)
be called {v} (to have a specific name) :: nazywać się {impf}
be careful what you wish for {phrase} :: uważaj, czego pragniesz uważaj na marzenia, uważaj, czego pragniesz uważaj na marzenia
because {adv} (on account) :: ponieważ, bo [informal, spoken], gdyż, albowiem, bowiem, abociem [archaic], wszak, dlatego że
because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) :: bo, ponieważ, dlatego że, gdyż, albowiem, bowiem, abociem {carchaic}, wszak
because of {prep} (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) :: z powodu
Bełchatów {prop} (city) :: Bełchatów {m-in}
Bechuanaland {prop} (former name for Botswana) :: Beczuana
become {v} (to begin to be) :: zostawać {impf}, zostać {pf}
becquerel {n} (unit of radioactive activity) :: bekerel {m}
bed {n} (piece of furniture) :: łóżko {n}
bed {n} (the bottom of a lake or other body of water) :: koryto {n}
bed {n} (garden plot) :: grzęda {f}
bed {n} (platform of a vehicle that supports the load) :: powierzchnia ładunkowa {f}
bed and breakfast {n} (guesthouse providing breakfast) :: pokój ze śniadaniem {m}
bedbug {n} (small nocturnal insect) :: pluskwa {f}
beddable {adj} (sexually attractive) :: seksowny {m}, atrakcyjny seksualnie
bedding {n} (bedlinen) :: pościel {m}
bedeck {v} (deck, ornament, adorn) :: zdobić {impf}, ozdobić {pf}, okrasić {pf}, stroić {impf}
bedlinen {n} (cloth items used to make up a bed) :: pościel {m}
bedouin {n} (desert-dweller) :: beduin {m}
bedrock {n} (underground solid rock) :: skała macierzysta
bedrock {n} (basis or foundation) :: fundament {m}
bedroom {n} (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping) :: sypialnia {f}, szlafsztuba {f} [Upper Silesia]
bedsheet {n} (a sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen) :: prześcieradło {m}
bedtime story {n} (story read to children before they sleep) :: bajka na dobranoc {f}
bee {n} (insect) :: pszczoła {f}
bee {n} (gathering) :: spotkanie {n}
bee {n} (name of the letter B, b) :: be {n}
beebread {n} (bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions) :: pierzga {f}
beech {n} (tree of genus Fagus) :: buk {m}
beechnut {n} (nut of the beech tree) :: bukiew {f}
bee-eater {n} (bird in the family Meropidae) :: żołna {f}
beef {n} (meat) :: wołowina {f}
beef {n} (cow, bull) SEE: cow ::
bee fly {n} (bee fly) :: bjanka {f}
beefsteak {n} (steak) :: befsztyk {m}
beef up {v} (to strengthen or reinforce) SEE: strengthen ::
beefy {adj} (robust) SEE: robust ::
beefy {adj} (muscular) SEE: muscular ::
beehive {n} (home of bees) :: ul {m}
beehive {n} (man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey) :: ul {m}
beekeeper {n} (someone who keeps bees) :: pszczelarz {m}, pszczelarka {f}, pasiecznik {m}
beekeeping {n} (raising bees) :: pszczelarstwo {n}
beer {n} (alcoholic drink made of malt) :: piwo {n}
beer bar {n} (beer parlour) SEE: beer parlour ::
beer belly {n} (protruding abdomen) :: brzuszysko {n}, brzuszek piwny {m}, kałdun {m}
beer gut {n} (beer belly) SEE: beer belly ::
beer mat {n} (mat, often with an advertisement for a brewery on it, to rest one's glass) :: podstawka {f}
beer muscles {n} (protruding stomach) :: mięsień piwny {m}
beer parlor {n} (beer parlour) SEE: beer parlour ::
beer parlour {n} (a bar, selling beers, that has tables) :: piwiarnia {f}
beestings {n} (first milk drawn from an animal) SEE: colostrum ::
beeswax {n} (wax secreted by bees) :: wosk pszczeli {m-in}
beet {n} (Beta vulgaris) :: burak {m}
Beethoven {prop} (German surname) :: Beethoven {m}
Beethovenian {adj} (of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven) :: beethovenowski
beetle {n} (insect) :: chrząszcz {m}, żuk {m}
Beetle {n} (Volkswagen car) :: garbus {m}
beetroot {n} (normally deep red coloured root vegetable) :: burak {m}, burak ćwikłowy {m}
before {prep} (earlier than) :: przed
before {prep} (in front of in space) :: przed
before {prep} (in front of according to an ordering system) :: przed
before {conj} (in advance of the time when) :: zanim
beforehand {adv} (at an earlier time) :: uprzednio, wcześniej, zawczasu, z góry
before long {prep} (soon) SEE: soon ::
beforesaid {adj} (previously said) SEE: aforesaid ::
befriend {v} (make friends) SEE: make friends ::
beg {v} (to request the help of someone, often in the form of money) :: żebrać
beg {v} (to plead with someone for help) :: prosić, błagać
beget {v} (to cause, to produce) :: spowodować
beggar {n} (person who begs) :: żebrak {m}, żebraczka {f}
beggar {n} (person suffering poverty) :: biedak
beggars can't be choosers {proverb} (when resources are limited, one must accept even substandard gifts) :: na bezrybiu i rak ryba, jak się nie ma co się lubi to się lubi co się ma, lepszy wróbel w garści niż gołąb na dachu, lepszy wróbel w ręku niż cietrzew na sęku, lepszy wróbel w ręku niż sokół na sęku, lepszy rydz niż nic, z braku laku dobry kit, jak się nie ma co się lubi, to się lubi co się ma, żebracy nie mogą wybierać
beggar-ticks {n} (Bidens) :: uczep {m}
beggary {n} (The fact or action of begging) :: żebractwo {n}, żebranie {n}, żebranina {f}, żebry {f-p}
begin {v} (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.) :: zaczynać {impf}, zacząć {pf} [transitive], zaczynać się {impf}, zacząć się {pf} [intransitive]
beginner {n} (someone who just recently started) :: początkujący {m} {m-p}
beginning {n} (act of doing that which begins anything) :: początek {m}
beginning {n} (that which begins or originates something) :: początek {m}
beginning {n} (initial portion of some extended thing) :: początek {m}
begonia {n} (plants of the genus Begonia) :: begonia
beguine {n} (ballroom dance) :: beguine
behave {v} (to act in a specific manner) :: zachowywać się {impf}, zachować się {pf}; postępować {impf}, postąpić {pf}
behave oneself {v} (to act in a polite or proper way) SEE: behave ::
behavior {n} (way an animal or human behaves or acts) :: zachowanie {n}, behawior {m}
behavior {n} (way matter or systems behave) :: zachowanie {n}, postępowanie {n}, maniery {p}
behaviorism {n} (approach to psychology focusing on behavior) :: behawioryzm {m}
behaviour {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior ::
behead {v} (to remove the head) :: ściąć głowę {pf}
beheadal {n} (beheading) SEE: beheading ::
beheading {n} (an instance of beheading) :: ścięcie {n}, kęsim {n}
behest {n} (vow) SEE: vow ::
behest {n} (promise) SEE: promise ::
behind {prep} (at the back of) :: za
behind {prep} (to the back of) :: z tyłu
behind {prep} (after, time- or motion-wise) :: po
behind {prep} (responsible for) :: za
behind {prep} (in support of) :: (być) za
behind {n} (rear, back-end) :: tył {m}, zad {m}
behind {n} (buttocks) :: dupa {f}, zad {m}
behind bars {prep} (in jail or prison) :: za kratkami
behind closed doors {prep} (in private) :: za zamkniętymi drzwiami
behind the scenes {prep} (in secret; out of public view) :: za kulisami
behind the wheel {prep} (in control of a vehicle) :: za kółkiem
beige {n} (colour) :: beżowy
beige {adj} (having a slightly yellowish gray colour) :: beżowy
Beijing {prop} (capital of China) :: Pekin {m}
Beijinger {n} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese ::
Beijingese {n} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese ::
Beijingese {adj} (Pekingese) SEE: Pekingese ::
being {n} (a living creature) :: stwór {m}, istota {f}
being {n} (the state or fact of existence) :: istnienie, bycie {n}
Beirut {prop} (capital of Lebanon) :: Bejrut {m}
bejel {n} (Endemic syphilis) :: francuska choroba {f}, francowata choroba {f}, franca {f}, kiła {f}
Belainsky {prop} ( surname​) :: Belansky
Belansky {prop} :: Belansky
Belarus {prop} (country) :: Białoruś {f}
Belarusian {adj} (pertaining to Belarus) :: białoruski
Belarusian {n} (language) :: język białoruski {m}
Belarusian {n} (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent) :: Białorusin {m}, Białorusinka {f}
be late {v} (arrive late) :: spóźniać się {impf}, spóźnić się {pf}
belated {adj} (later in relation to the proper time) :: opóźniony
belch {v} (expel gas from the stomach through the mouth) :: bekać {impf}, beknąć {pf}
Belfast {prop} (capital of Northern Ireland) :: Belfast {m}
belfry {n} (tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church) :: dzwonnica {f}
Belgian {n} (Belgian, person from Belgium) :: Belg {m}, Belgijka {f}
Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgium) :: belgijski
Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people) :: belgijski
Belgian Sheepdog {n} (Umbrella term for the four Belgian sheepdog variants) :: owczarek belgijski {m}
Belgium {prop} (country in Europe) :: Belgia {f}
Belgorod {prop} (a city in Russia) :: Biełgorod {m}, Białygród {m}
Belgrade {prop} (capital of Serbia) :: Belgrad, Białygród {m}
Belgradian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Belgrade) :: belgradzki {m}
Belgradian {n} (someone from Belgrade) :: belgradczyk {m}, belgradka {f}
belief {n} (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) :: przekonanie {n}, wiara {f}
belief {n} (something believed) :: wiara {f}, przekonanie {n} [conviction]
belief {n} (the quality or state of believing) :: wiara {f}
belief {n} (religious faith) :: wiara {f}, wierzenie {n}
belief {n} (religious or moral convictions) :: wiara {f}, wierzenie {n}
belief {n} (a wishing of case or circumstance to be true) :: wiara {f}
belief system {n} (system of beliefs) :: system wierzeń {m}
believe {v} (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) :: wierzyć {impf}
believe {v} (to consider likely) :: sądzić, przypuszczać
believe {v} (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) :: wierzyć
believe me {phrase} (be assured) :: uwierz mi
believe one's ears {v} (to believe that something which one hears is truly the case) :: (nie) wierzyć własnym uszom
believe one's eyes {v} (to believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case) :: (nie) wierzyć własnym oczom
believer {n} (person who believes) :: wierzący {m}, wierny {m}, wyznawca {m}, wyznawczyni {f}
believe you me {phrase} (emphatic form of believe me) :: uwierz mi
belittle {v} (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is) :: umniejszać, pomniejszać, zmniejszać, lekceważyć, bagatelizować
Belize {prop} (country) :: Belize {n}
Belizean {adj} (Pertaining to Belize) :: belizeński
Belizian {n} (Belizean) SEE: Belizean ::
Belizian {adj} (Belizean) SEE: Belizean ::
bell {n} (percussive instrument) :: dzwon {m}, dzwonek {m}
bell {n} (informal: telephone call) :: dzwonek {m}
bell {n} (signal at a school) :: dzwonek {m}
bell {n} (the flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument) :: czara {f}
belladonna {n} (a plant, Atropa belladonna) SEE: deadly nightshade ::
bell curve {n} (bell shaped curve typical of the normal distribution) :: krzywa dzwonowa {f}
belle {n} (beautiful woman) :: piękność {f}
belles-lettres {n} (humanities) SEE: humanities ::
belles-lettres {n} (light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties) :: beletrystyka {f}, literatura piękna {f}
bellflower {n} (plant of genus Campanula) :: dzwonek {m}
bell-gable {n} (an architectural element) :: dzwonnica parawanowa {f}
belligerence {n} (state of being belligerent) :: wojowniczość {f}
belligerent {adj} (engaged in warfare) :: walczący
belligerent {adj} (eager to go to war) :: wojowniczy
belligerent {adj} (of or pertaining to war) :: wojenny
belligerent {adj} (hostile, eager to fight) :: napastliwy
belligerent {n} (state or other armed participant in warfare) :: strona konfliktu {f}
bellmaker {n} (bellmaker) :: ludwisarz {m}
bellows {n} (air blower) :: miech {m}
bells and whistles {n} (extra features added for show rather than function) :: wodotryski {p}
bell the cat {v} (to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group) :: narazić się (dla dobra grupy)
bell tower {n} (tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry) :: dzwonnica {f}
belly {n} (abdomen) :: brzuch {m}
bellybutton {n} (the navel or umbilicus) SEE: navel ::
belly dance {n} (form of dance) :: taniec brzucha {m-in}
Belmopan {prop} (Belmopan) :: Belmopan {m}
belong {v} (be part of a group) :: należeć {impf} (do)
belong {v} (be the property of) :: należeć {impf} do
belongings {n} (plural form of belonging) :: dobytek {m}
beloved {adj} (loved) :: ukochany, umiłowany
beloved {n} (someone who is loved) :: ukochany {m}, ukochana {f}
below {prep} (lower in spatial position than) :: pod, poniżej
belowstairs {adv} (downstairs) SEE: downstairs ::
belt {n} (band worn around the waist) :: pas {m}, pasek {m}
belt {n} (band used for safety purposes) :: pas {m}, pasek {m}
belt loop {n} (loop of pants holding belt) :: szlufka {f}
beltway {n} (a freeway that encircles a city) SEE: ring road ::
beluga {n} (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) :: białucha {f}
beluga {n} (fish, Huso huso) :: bieługa {f}
belvedere {n} (raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area) :: belweder {m}
bemock {v} (mock) SEE: mock ::
bemol {n} (bemol) :: bemol {m}
bemuse {v} (to confuse or bewilder) :: speszyć, zdeprymować
bench {n} (long seat) :: ławka {f}
bench {n} (sports: where players sit when not playing) :: ławka {f}
bench {n} (workbench) SEE: workbench ::
benchlet {n} (stool) SEE: stool ::
bend {v} (to cause to shape into a curve) :: zgiąć {pf}, zginać {impf}, giąć {impf}
bend {n} (heraldry: one of the ordinaries) :: skos {m}
bender {n} (slang: bout of heavy drinking) :: popijawa {f}
bending {n} (motion or action) :: zginanie {n}
bend over backwards {v} (make a great effort) :: wychodzić ze skóry {impf}, wychodzić z siebie {impf}, stawać na głowie {impf}, stawać na rzęsach {impf}, stawać na uszach {impf}
bend someone's ear {v} (talk too long) :: zanudzać {impf}
beneath {adv} (below or underneath) :: pod, poniżej
Benedict {prop} (male given name) :: Benedykt {m}
Benedictine {n} (monk or nun) :: benedyktyn {m}
Benedict's reagent {prop} :: odczynnik Benedicta
benefactor {n} (on who gives gifts or help) :: dobroczyńca, ofiarodawca
beneficial {adj} (helpful or good to something or someone) :: korzystny
beneficiary {n} (one who benefits from the distribution, especially of an estate) :: beneficjent {m}
Benevento {prop} (capital of Benevento province) :: Benewent {m}
Bengali {n} (language) :: bengali, język bengalski {m}
Bengal tiger {n} (Panthera tigris tigris) :: tygrys bengalski {m}
Benghazi {prop} (Benghazi, Libya) :: Bengazi
benign {adj} (kind, gentle, mild) :: łagodny
benign {adj} ((medicine) not posing any serious threat to health) :: łagodny, nieszkodliwy
Benin {prop} (country) :: Benin
Beninese {n} (person) :: Benińczyk {m}, Beninka {f}
Beninese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Benin) :: beniński
Benjamin {prop} (the youngest son of Jacob) :: Beniamin {m}
Benjamin {prop} (male given name) :: Beniamin {m}
Ben Sira {prop} (Ecclesiasticus) SEE: Ecclesiasticus ::
bent {adj} (Homosexual) :: przegięty {m}
bent {n} (grass) SEE: bentgrass ::
bent grass {n} (grass of the genus Agrostis) SEE: bentgrass ::
bentgrass {n} (grass of the genus Agrostis) :: mietlica {f}
benumb {v} (make numb) SEE: numb ::
benzaldehyde {n} (C6H5CHO) :: aldehyd benzoesowy {m}
benzene {n} (aromatic compound C6H6) :: benzen {m}
benzine {n} (benzene) SEE: benzene ::
Benzion {prop} (given name) :: Bencijjon, Bencijon, Bencjon
be off with you {phrase} (go away; get out) :: idź precz
Beograd {prop} (Belgrade) SEE: Belgrade ::
be prepared {phrase} (motto) :: czuwaj (watch!), bądź gotów
bequeath {v} (to give or leave by will) :: zapisywać {impf}, zapisać {pf}
be quiet {interj} (remain silent) SEE: silence ::
Berber {n} (Member of northwest African ethnic group) :: Berber {m}, Berberyjka {f}
Berber {adj} (of the Berber people) :: berberyjski {m}
Berdichev {prop} (city in Ukraine) :: Berdyczów {m}
bereave {v} (To take away someone or something important or close) :: zabierać, pozbawiać, odbierać
beret {n} (type of brimless cap) :: beret {m}
Bergamo {prop} (province of Italy) :: Bergamo {n}
Bergamo {prop} (city and capital of Bergamo) :: Bergamo {n}
bergamot {n} (Mentha × piperita) SEE: peppermint ::
beriberi {n} (pathology: ailment caused by deficiency of vitamin B) :: beri-beri {n}
be right {v} (be correct in one's judgement or statement about something) :: mieć rację {impf}, mieć słuszność {impf}
be right back {phrase} (indicate speaker will return in a moment) :: zaraz wracam
Bering Sea {prop} (sea) :: Morze Beringa {n}
berkelium {n} (transuranic chemical element) :: berkel {m}
Berkshire {prop} (inland county in England) :: Berkshire
Berlin {prop} (capital city of Germany) :: Berlin {m}
Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin) :: Mur Berliński {m}, mur berliński {m}
berm {n} (ledge between the parapet and the moat) :: odsadzka {f}
Bermuda {prop} (island group) :: Bermudy {p}
Bermuda shorts {n} (a type of knee-high shorts) :: bermudy {f-p}
Bermudian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Bermuda) :: bermudzki {m}
Bermudian {n} (person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent) :: Bermudczyk {m}, Bermudka {f}
Bern {prop} (city) :: Berno {n}
Bern {prop} (canton) :: Berno {n}
Bernadette {prop} (female given name) :: Bernadeta {f}
Bernard {prop} (male given name) :: Bernard
Bernese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bern) :: berneński {m}
berry {n} (small fruit) :: jagoda {f}
bersagliere {n} (marksman or rifleman in Italian regiments) :: bersalierzy {m-p}
berserk {n} (a crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy) :: berserk {m}
berserker {n} (Norse warrior) SEE: berserk ::
berth {n} (bunk) :: koja {f}, kuszetka {f}
berth {v} (to bring a ship into berth) :: cumować
beryl {n} (gem) :: beryl {m}
beryllium {n} (chemical element) :: beryl {m}
beseech {v} (to beg) :: błagać {impf}
be sick {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit ::
be sick {v} (to be ill) :: chorować {impf}, niedomagać {impf}
beside {prep} (next to) :: obok, przy
beside {prep} (not relevant to) :: poza
besides {prep} (in addition to) :: oprócz, poza
besides {adv} (also; in addition) :: poza tym
besiege {v} (to surround with armed forces) :: oblegać
be silent {v} (refrain from speaking) :: milczeć {impf}
Beskids {prop} (mountain range) :: Beskidy
bespoke {adj} (individually or custom made) :: uszyty na miarę
Bessarabia {prop} (region) :: Besarabia {f}
best {adj} (superlative of the adjective good) :: najlepszy
best {adv} (superlative of the adverb well) :: najlepiej
best friend {n} (an especially close and trusted friend) :: przyjaciel {m}, przyjaciółka {f}
bestiary {n} (A medieval treatise of animals) :: bestiariusz {m}
best man {n} (primary attendant to the groom) :: drużba {m}
best regards {n} (polite closing of a letter) :: załączam pozdrowienia, z poważaniem
bestride {v} (dominate) SEE: dominate ::
bestseller {n} (book or thing sold in large numbers) :: bestseller {m}
bet {n} (a wager) :: zakład {m}
bet {v} (to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event) :: postawić, zakładać się
bet {v} (to be sure of something) :: stawiać na
betatron {n} (a form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed) :: betatron {m}
beta version {n} (software in an early status) :: wersja beta {f}, wersja testowa {f}
Betelgeuse {prop} (supergiant) :: Betelgeza {f}
be that as it may {adv} (nevertheless) :: bądź co bądź
Bethesda {prop} (pool in Jerusalem) :: Betesda {f}
Bethlehem {prop} (City) :: Betlejem {m}
betony {n} (Stachys officinalis) :: bukwica, bukwica zwyczajna
betony {n} (plant of the genus Stachys) SEE: woundwort ::
betony {n} (plant of the genus Pedicularis) SEE: lousewort ::
betray {v} (to deliver into the hands of an enemy) :: wydać {pf}, zdradzić {pf}
betray {v} (to prove faithless or treacherous) :: zdradzić
betrayal {n} (treason) SEE: treason ::
betrayer {n} (someone who betrays) :: zdrajca {m}, sprzedawczyk {m}, konfident {m}
betroth {v} (to promise to give in marriage) :: zaręczyć się
betrothal {n} (mutual promise) :: zaręczyny {p}
betrothed {v} (past of betroth) :: zaręczony {m}
betrothed {n} (fiancé or fiancée) :: narzeczony {m}, narzeczona {f}
betrothment {n} (betrothal) SEE: betrothal ::
betta {n} (Fish of the genus Betta) :: bojownik {m}
better {adj} (comparative of the adjectives good or well) :: lepszy {m}
better {adv} (comparative form of the adverb well) :: lepiej
better {v} (to improve) :: poprawiać, poprawić, polepszać, polepszyć
better an egg today than a hen tomorrow {proverb} (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) SEE: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ::
better half {n} (spouse or lover) :: lepsza połowa {f}
better late than never {adv} (it’s better to do something late, than to never do it at all) :: lepiej późno niż wcale
better safe than sorry {proverb} (it is preferable to be cautious) :: strzeżonego Pan Bóg strzeże
better than nothing {adj} (almost worthless) :: lepsze niż nic
between {prep} (in the position or interval that separates two things) :: pomiędzy, między
between {prep} (shared in confidence by) :: między
between {prep} (in transit from one to the other) :: między, pomiędzy
between {prep} (one of, representing a choice) :: pomiędzy, między
between a rock and a hard place {prep} (in a difficult and inescapable position) :: między młotem a kowadłem
between Scylla and Charybdis {prep} (idiomatic) :: między Scyllą a Charybdą, między młotem a kowadłem
between the hammer and the anvil {prep} (with the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options) :: między młotem a kowadłem
beverage {n} (drink) :: napój {m}
beware {v} (use caution, pay attention (to)) :: strzeż się
beware of the dog {phrase} (beware of the dog) :: uwaga, zły pies
bewitch {v} (to cast a spell) :: czarować
be wrong {v} (have an incorrect belief, be mistaken) :: być w błędzie, mylić się
beyond {prep} (beyond) SEE: above ::
beyond {n} (unknown) SEE: unknown ::
beyond {prep} (further away than) :: poza
beyond {prep} (on the far side of) :: poza
beyond {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife ::
beyond a shadow of a doubt {prep} (without any doubt or hesitation) :: bez cienia wątpliwości
B-flat {n} (musical note) :: b
Bharat {prop} (India) SEE: India ::
Bhubaneshwar {prop} (Bhubaneswar) SEE: Bhubaneswar ::
Bhubaneswar {prop} (capital of Odisha, India) :: Bhubaneśwar {m}
Bhutan {prop} (Himalayan country) :: Bhutan
Bhutanese {n} (person from Bhutan) :: Bhutańczyk {m}, Bhutanka {f}
Bhutanese {adj} (pertaining to Bhutan) :: bhutański
biangle {n} (digon) SEE: digon ::
biarchy {n} (rule by 2 people) SEE: diarchy ::
bias {n} (inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality) :: stronniczość {f}, uprzedzenie {n}, ukos {m}, inklinacja {f}
biathlete {n} (athlete in biathlon) :: biathlonista {m}
biathlon {n} (winter sport) :: biathlon {m}
biaxial {adj} (having two axes) :: dwuosiowy
Białystok {prop} (city) :: Białystok {m-in}
bib {n} (item of clothing for protecting other clothes while eating) :: śliniak {m}, śliniaczek {m}
bibimbap {n} (Korean dish of white rice topped with vegetables, beef, a whole egg, and gochujang) :: bibimbap {m}
bible {n} (comprehensive manual) :: Biblia {f}
bible {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum ::
Bible {prop} (Christian holy book) :: Biblia {f}, Pismo Święte {n}
biblical {adj} (of or relating to the Bible) :: biblijny
bibliography {n} (section of a written work) :: bibliografia {f}
bibliography {n} (list of books or documents) :: bibliografia {f}
bibliography {n} (study of the history of books) :: bibliografia
bibliophage {n} (person who loves books) SEE: bookworm ::
biblist {n} (a biblical scholar) :: biblista {m}
bicameral {adj} (having two separate legislative chambers) :: dwuizbowy, bikameralny
bicameralism {n} (principle of dividing legislative body into two groups) :: bikameralizm {m}, dwuizbowość {f}
bicarbonate {n} (chemistry) :: wodorowęglan {m}
bicarbonate {n} (of soda) :: soda oczyszczona {f}
bicephalous {adj} (Having two heads) :: dwugłowy {m}
biceps femoris {n} (the flexor of the knee) :: mięsień dwugłowy uda {m}
bichrome {adj} (having two colours) SEE: bicolour ::
bicker {v} (quarrel in a tiresome manner) :: sprzeczać się {impf}, posprzeczać się {pf}
Bicol {prop} (language) :: Język bikolski
Bicolano {prop} (Bicol) SEE: Bicol ::
bicolour {adj} (having two colours) :: dwukolorowy, dwubarwny
bicoloured {adj} (of two colours) SEE: bicolour ::
bicuspid {n} (tooth) :: przedtrzonowiec {m}
bicycle {n} (vehicle) :: rower {m}
bicycle kick {n} (exercise) :: rowerek {m}
bicycle kick {n} (kick) :: przewrotka {f}
bicycle lane {n} (lane of a roadway designated for use by cyclists) :: ścieżka rowerowa {f}
bicycle path {n} (segregated path for the use of bicycles) :: ścieżka rowerowa {f}
bicyclist {n} (rider of bicycle) SEE: cyclist ::
bid {n} (offer at an auction) :: oferta {f}
bidet {n} (low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus) :: bidet {m}
bidirectional {adj} (moving in two directions) :: dwukierunkowy
bidirectional {adj} (operating in two directions) :: dwukierunkowy
Bielsko-Biała {prop} (city in Silesian Voivodeship) :: Bielsko-Biała
bier {n} (litter to transport the corpse of a dead person) :: mary
bier {n} (platform or stand where a body or coffin is placed) :: katafalk
bifurcation {n} (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) :: rozwidlenie {n}
big {adj} (of a great size, see also: large) :: duży, wielki
big {adj} (adult) :: dorosły
bigamist {n} (someone who practices bigamy) :: bigamista {m}
bigamy {n} (state of having two spouses simultaneously) :: bigamia {f}
Big Apple {prop} (nickname for New York City) :: Wielkie Jabłko {n}
Big Bang {prop} (cosmic event) :: Wielki Wybuch {m}
big brother {n} (a sibling's older brother) SEE: older brother ::
Big Brother {prop} :: Wielki Brat
big cheese {n} (very important figure) :: gruba ryba {f}, szycha {f}, rekin {m}
Big Dipper {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism of the northern sky) :: Wielki Wóz {m}
big eater {n} (glutton) SEE: glutton ::
Bigfoot {n} (unidentified yeti-like animal) :: Wielka Stopa {f}
bigger {adj} (comparative of big) :: większy
Big Mac {n} (burger) :: Big Mac {m}
bigot {n} (one who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups and intolerant of others) :: bigot {m}, bigotka {f}
big screen {n} (surface) :: wielki ekran {m}
big shot {n} (person with reputation or importance) SEE: big cheese ::
big wheel {n} (big cheese) SEE: big cheese ::
big wheel {n} (Ferris wheel) SEE: Ferris wheel ::
bijection {n} (function that is both a surjection and an injection) :: bijekcja {f}, funkcja wzajemnie jednoznaczna {f}
bike {n} (bicycle) :: rower {m}
bike {n} (motorcycle) :: motocykl {m}
bike lane {n} (bicycle lane) SEE: bicycle lane ::
bike path {n} (bicycle path) SEE: bicycle path ::
biker {n} (person who rides a bicycle) SEE: cyclist ::
bikini {n} (bathing suit) :: bikini {n}
bilabial {adj} (articulated with both lips) :: dwuwargowy
bilateral {adj} (having two sides) :: dwustronny
bilberry {n} (type of blueberry from the cowberry family, see also: blueberry) :: borówka {f}
bilberry {n} (the shrub of this plant) :: borówczany
bile {n} (secretion produced by the liver) :: żółć {f}
bile {n} (bitterness of temper; ill humour) :: żółć {f}
bile duct {n} (structure carrying bile) :: drogi żółciowe
bilge {n} (rounded portion of a ship's hull) :: obło {n}
bilge {n} (lowest inner part of a ship's hull) :: zęza {f}, zenza {f}
bilinear {adj} ((mathematics) linear in each of two variables) :: dwuliniowy
bilingual {adj} (speaking two languages) :: dwujęzyczny
bilingual {adj} (written in two languages) :: dwujęzyczny
bilingualism {n} (condition of being bilingual) :: dwujęzyczność {f}, bilingwizm {m}
bill {n} (weapon of infantry) :: halabarda {f}
bill {n} (bird's beak) :: dziób {m}
bill {n} (draft of a law) :: projekt ustawy {m}
bill {n} (invoice) :: faktura {f}, rachunek {m}
bill {n} (piece of paper money) SEE: banknote ::
billet {n} (short piece of firewood) :: szczapa {f}
billet-doux {n} (love letter) SEE: love letter ::
billfold {n} (wallet) SEE: wallet ::
billhook {n} (agricultural implement) :: sierpak {m}
billiards {n} (a cue sport) :: bilard {m}
billion {n} (a thousand million; 1,000,000,000; a milliard) :: miliard {m}
billion {n} (a million million; 1,000,000,000,000, see also: trillion) :: bilion
billionaire {n} (wealth exceeding one billion (109)) :: miliarder {m}, miliarderka {f}
billow {n} (large wave) :: bałwan {m}
Billy {prop} (William) SEE: William ::
billy goat {n} (male goat) :: kozioł {m}
Billy Wix {prop} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl ::
bilocation {n} (paranormal ability) :: bilokacja {f}
bimbo {n} (physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence) :: słodka idiotka {f}, karyna {f} [internet slang]
bimetallism {n} (a monetary standard) :: bimetalizm {m}
binary {adj} (using binary number system) :: dwójkowy {m}, binarny {m}
binbag {n} (bin bag) :: worek na śmieci {m}
bind {v} (transitive to tie or fasten tightly together, with a cord, band, ligature, chain, etc.) :: wiązać {impf}, zawiązać {pf}
bind {v} (transitive put together in a cover, as of books) :: oprawiać {impf}, oprawić {pf}
binder {n} (cover or holder for unbound papers, pages etc.) :: segregator {m}
binder {n} (machine used in harvesting that ties cut stalks of grain into a bundle) :: snopowiązałka {f}, wiązałka {f}
bindle {n} (tramp's or itinerant's bundle) :: węzełek {m}
bindweed {n} (Convolvulaceae) :: powój {m}
binge eating disorder {n} (medical disorder) :: napady objadania się, BED
bingo {n} (game of chance) :: bingo {n}
bingo {n} (win) :: bingo {n}
bingo {interj} (to claim a win in bingo) :: bingo {n}
bingo {interj} (when finding something) :: bingo {n}, proszę bardzo
binitarianism {n} (belief) :: binitarianizm {m}
binky {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier ::
bin man {n} (garbage collector) SEE: garbage collector ::
binnacle {n} ((nautical) the wooden housing for a ship's compass) :: naktuz {m}
binoculars {n} (hand-held device for looking at a distance) :: lorneta {f}
binomial {adj} (consisting of two parts) :: dwumianowy
binomial {n} (algebra: polynomial with two terms) :: dwumian {m}
bioaccumulation {n} (the process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms) :: bioakumulacja {f}
biochemical {adj} (of or relating to biochemistry) :: biochemiczny
biochemical {adj} (involving chemical processes in living organisms) :: biochemiczny
biochemistry {n} (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) :: biochemia {f}
biodegradation {n} (decomposition of any material by microorganisms) :: biodegradacja {f}
biodiversity {n} (diversity of flora and fauna) :: bioróżnorodność {f}
biofact {n} (in archaeology) :: biofakt {m}
biofuel {n} (biofuel) :: biopaliwo {n}
biogeography {n} (study of geographical distribution of living things) :: biogeografia {f}
biographer {n} (the writer of a biography) :: biograf {m}
biographic {adj} (biographical) SEE: biographical ::
biographical {adj} (relating to an account of a person's life) :: biograficzny
biography {n} (personal life story) :: biografia {f}
biohazard {n} (biological risk) :: zagrożenie biologiczne
bioinformatics {n} (field of science) :: bioinformatyka {f}
biologic {adj} (biological) SEE: biological ::
biological {n} (of biology) :: biologiczny
biologist {n} (student of biology; one versed in the science of biology) :: biolog {m} {f}, biolożka {f}
biology {n} (study of living matter) :: biologia {f}
biomedicine {n} (a branch of medical science) :: biomedycyna {f}
bionics {n} (engineering based on biological systems) :: bionika {f}
biopsy {n} (removal and examination of a sample of tissue for diagnostic purposes) :: biopsja {f}
biotite {n} (dark brown mica) :: biotyt {m}
biotope {n} (geographical area) :: biotop
bipartite {adj} (having two parts) :: dwuczęściowy
bipartite {adj} (having two participants; joint) :: dwustronny
bipartite {adj} (divided into two at the base) :: dwudzielny
bipartite {adj} (graph theory) :: dwudzielny
biped {n} (a two-footed (or two-legged) animal) :: dwunożny
bipedal {adj} (having two feet or two legs) :: dwunożny
biphenyl {n} (organic compound) :: bifenyl {m}
biplane {n} (airplane that has two pairs of wings) :: dwupłatowiec {m}, dwupłat {m}
bipod {n} (two-legged stand) :: bipod {m}
bipolar disorder {n} (psychiatric diagnostic category) :: zaburzenie afektywne dwubiegunowe, zaburzenia dwubiegunowe
birch {n} (tree) :: brzoza {f}
birch {n} (punishment device) :: rózga {f}
birchen {adj} (made of birch) :: brzozowy
birch sap {n} (the sap extracted from a birch tree) :: sok brzozowy {m}, oskoła {f}
bird {n} (animal) :: ptak {m-an}
bird {n} (vulgar hand gesture) :: środkowy palec {m}, fak {m}
birdbrain {n} (someone who is not intelligent) :: ptasi móżdżek {m}
bird cherry {n} (Prunus padus) :: czeremcha {f}
birdhouse {n} (aviary) SEE: aviary ::
birdie {n} (badminton: shuttlecock) SEE: shuttlecock ::
birdie {n} (bird, birdling) :: ptaszyna {f}, ptaszek {m}
birdlime {n} (serving of a prison sentence) SEE: time ::
bird of paradise {n} (bird) :: rajski ptak {m}, cudowronka {f}
bird of prey {n} (carnivorous bird) :: ptak drapieżny {m}
bird's-eye view {n} (view from directly or high above) :: z lotu ptaka
birds of a feather flock together {proverb} (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) :: ciągnie swój do swego
birds of the feather flock together {proverb} (birds of a feather flock together) SEE: birds of a feather flock together ::
birdsong {n} (musical sound made by a bird) :: trel {m}
bird table {n} (construction for supplying food for birds) :: karmnik {m}
bireme {n} (galley) :: birema {f}, diera {f}
biretta {n} (square cap) :: biret {m}
biro {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen ::
Birobidzhan {prop} (city in Russia) :: Birobidżan {m}
birth {n} (process of childbearing; beginning of life) :: urodzenie {n}
birth certificate {n} (official document certifying the details of a person's birth) :: akt urodzenia {m}
birth control {n} (voluntary control of the number of children conceived) :: antykoncepcja {f}
birthdate {n} (date of birth) SEE: date of birth ::
birthday {n} (anniversary) :: urodziny {p}
birthday {n} (date of birth) :: data urodzenia {f}
birthday cake {n} (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) :: tort urodzinowy {m}
birthday party {n} (a party held to celebrate a birthday) :: urodziny {m-p}, przyjęcie urodzinowe {n}
birthday suit {n} (nakedness) :: strój Adama {m}
birthmark {n} (a mark on the skin formed before birth) :: znak szczególny {m}
birthplace {n} (location where a person is born) :: miejsce urodzenia {n}
birthwort {n} (Aristolochia) :: kokornak {m}
biscuit {n} (cracker) SEE: cracker ::
biscuit {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: cookie; cracker) :: ciastko {n}, herbatnik {m}
bisector {n} (A line or curve that bisects or divides a line segment, angle, or other figure into two equal parts) :: dwusieczna {f}
bisexual {adj} (sexually attracted to both men and women) :: biseksualny {m}
bisexual {n} (bisexual person) :: biseksualista {m}, [colloquial] bi
bisexual {adj} (hermaphrodite) SEE: hermaphrodite ::
bisexually {adv} (in a bisexual way) :: biseksualnie
Bishkek {prop} (capital of Kyrgyzstan) :: Biszkek {m}
Bishnupriya Manipuri {prop} (language) :: bisznuprija-manipuri
bishop {n} (church official, supervisor of priests and congregations) :: biskup {m}
bishop {n} (chess piece) :: goniec {m}, laufer {m}
bishopric {n} (diocese) :: diecezja {f}
bishopric {n} (function of being bishop) :: biskupstwo {n}
bismuth {n} (chemical element) :: bizmut {m}
bison {n} (wild ox, Bison bonasus) :: żubr {m}
bison {n} (North American animal, Bison bison) :: bizon {m}
bissextile {n} (leap year) SEE: leap year ::
bissextile year {n} (year with an extra day) SEE: leap year ::
bistro {n} (small restaurant) :: bistro
bit {n} (metal in horse's mouth) :: wędzidło {n}
bit {n} (small amount of something, see also: a little) :: kawałek {m-in}
bit {n} (portion) :: kawałek {m-in}, porcja {f}
bit {n} (coin of a specified value) SEE: coin ::
bit by bit {adv} (small amount at a time) :: po trochu
bitch {n} (female canine) :: suka {f}, wilczyca [wolf], lisica [fox]
bitch {n} (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female) :: suka {f}
bitch {v} (complain (about something) spitefully) :: psioczyć
bitch {n} (complaint) SEE: complaint ::
bitch {n} (playful variation on dog (sense "man")) SEE: dog ::
bitch fight {n} ((vulgar) a fight between women) :: walka dziwek {f}
bitch fight {n} ((vulgar) a fight between gay men) :: walka ciot {f}, walka pedałów {f}
bitch out {v} (to complain) SEE: bitch ::
bite {v} (to cut into by clamping the teeth) :: odgryzać {impf}, odgryźć {pf}
bite {v} (to hold something by clamping one’s teeth) :: gryźć {impf}
bite {v} (to attack with the teeth) :: kąsać {impf}, ukąsić {pf}, gryźć {impf}, ugryźć {pf}
bite {v} (to bite a baited hook or other lure) :: chwytać {impf}, chwycić {pf}
bite {v} (to sting) :: kąsać {impf}, ukąsić {pf}, żądlić {impf}, użądlić {pf}
bite {n} (act of biting) :: ugryzienie {m}
bite {n} (wound left behind after having been bitten) :: ugryzienie {n}
bite {n} (swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting) :: ukąszenie {n}
bite {n} (mouthful) :: kęs {m}
bite off more than one can chew {v} (To try to do too much) :: porywać się z motyką na słońce {impf}
bite one's tongue {v} (prevent oneself from uttering a word) :: ugryźć się w język
bite the bullet {v} (endure punishment with dignity or accept a negative aspect of a situation) :: zacisnąć zęby [clench the teeth]
bite the dust {v} (to die) :: kopnąć w kalendarz
Bithynia {prop} (ancient region) :: Bitynia {f}
bitmap {n} (a series of bits) :: bitmapa {f}
Bitola {prop} (city) :: Bitola
bitrate {n} (frequency of bits at passing point) :: przepływność {f}, szybkość transmisji bitów {f}
bitstock {n} (drill bit-carrying crank for boring holes) :: korba stolarska {f}
bitter {adj} (having an acrid taste) :: gorzki
bitter {adj} (cynical and resentful) :: zgorzkniały {m}
bittercress {n} (Barbarea vulgaris) :: gorczycznik pospolity {m}
bittercress {n} (plant of Cardamine) :: rzeżucha {f}
bitter melon {n} (plant Momordica charantia) :: przepękla ogórkowata {f}, balsamka ogórkowata {f}
bitter melon {n} (fruit of Momordica charantia) :: przepękla ogórkowata {f}, balsamka ogórkowata {f}
bittern {n} (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) :: bąk {m}
bitterness {n} (quality of being bitter in taste) :: gorzkość {f}, gorycz {f}
bittersweet {n} (a vine, of the genus Celastrus) :: dławisz {m}
bittersweet {n} (the bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) :: psianka słodkogórz
bivouac {n} (encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering) :: biwak {m}
bivouac {n} (a temporary shelter for a few nights) :: biwak {m}
biweekly {n} (something published or released once every two weeks) :: dwutygodnik {m}
bizarre {adj} (strangely unconventional) :: dziwny {m}, cudaczny {m}
blab {n} (gossip) SEE: gossip ::
black {v} (to blacken) SEE: blacken ::
black {adj} (absorbing all light) :: czarny
black {adj} (relating to people with dark skin) :: czarny, czarnoskóry, murzyński
black {n} (colour/color) :: czerń {f}
black {n} (dark-skinned person) :: murzyn {m-pr}, murzynka {f}
black alder {n} (Alnus glutinosa tree) :: olsza czarna {f}
black and white {adj} (black-and-white) SEE: black-and-white ::
black-and-white {adj} (using shades of grey/gray) :: czarno-biały, monochromatyczny
black-and-white {adj} (displaying images in shades of grey/gray) :: czarno-biały, monochromatyczny
black antshrike {n} (bird) :: chronka czarna
black art {n} (witchcraft, sorcery, black magic, etc.) :: czarna magia {f}
Blackbeard {prop} (pirate's name) :: Czarnobrody {m}
blackberry {n} (shrub) :: jeżyna {f}
blackberry {n} (fruit) :: jeżyna
black bile {n} (one of the four humours) :: czarna żółć {f}
black-billed capercaillie {n} (Tetrao parvirostris) :: głuszec czarnodzioby {m}
blackbird {n} (Turdus merula: blackbird) :: kos {m}
blackboard {n} (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) :: tablica {f}
blackbody {n} (an idealized object that absorbs all electromagnetic radiation that falls on it) :: ciało doskonale czarne {n}
black box {n} (recorders in an aircraft) :: czarna skrzynka {f}
black box {n} (theoretical construct or device) :: czarna skrzynka {f}
blackcap {n} (Sylvia atricapilla) :: kapturka
black-capped chickadee {n} (Poecile atricapillus) :: sikora jasnoskrzydła {f}
black caraway {n} (Nigella sativa, see also: nigella) :: czarnuszka siewna {f}
black caraway {n} (spice) :: czarnuszka {f}
black cat {n} (Martes pennanti) SEE: fisher ::
black cat {n} (black-furred cat) :: czarny kot {m}, czarnego kota {f}
black child {n} (black child, see also: pickaninny) :: Murzynek {m}
black-crested antshrike {n} (bird) :: mrowiec czarnoczuby
black-crowned night heron {n} (Nycticorax nycticorax) :: ślepowron {m}
black cumin {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella ::
black currant {n} (shrub) :: czarna porzeczka {f}
black currant {n} (berry) :: czarna porzeczka {f}
Black Death {prop} (14th century pandemic outbreak) :: czarna śmierć {f}
black earth {n} (chernozem) SEE: chernozem ::
black elder {n} (Sambucus nigra) SEE: elder ::
blacken {v} (make black) :: czernić {impf}, zaczernić {pf}
blacken {v} (defame, sully) :: oczerniać {impf}, oczernić {pf}
blacken {v} (become black) :: czernieć {impf}, sczernieć {pf}, poczernieć {pf}
black eye {n} (bruised eye) :: podbite oko, limo
Black Forest {prop} (German forest and mountain range) :: Czarny Las {m}, Schwarzwald {m}
Black Forest gâteau {n} (type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany) :: tort szwarcwaldzki {m}
black grouse {n} (Lyrurus tetrix) :: cietrzew {m}
blackguard {n} (scoundrel) SEE: scoundrel ::
black-headed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) :: mewa śmieszka {f}, śmieszka {f}
black hole {n} (celestial body) :: czarna dziura {f}
black-hooded antshrike {n} (passerine bird) :: chronka żałobna {f}
black humor {n} (subgenre of comedy) :: czarny humor {m}
black ice {n} (invisible film of ice) :: gołoledź {f}, czarny lód {m}, ślizgawica {f}, ślizgawka {f} [colloquial], szklanka {f} [colloquial]
blacking {n} (shoe polish) SEE: shoe polish ::
blackish {adj} (somewhat black) :: czarnawy
blackish-gray antshrike {n} (passerine bird) :: chronka ciemna
black lead {n} (graphite) SEE: graphite ::
blackleg {n} (person who cheats in a game, see also: cheater) :: szuler {m}
blackleg {n} (strikebreaker) SEE: strikebreaker ::
black-legged kittiwake {n} (Rissa tridactyla) :: mewa trójpalczasta {f}
blacklist {n} (list or set of people or entities to be shunned or banned) :: czarna lista {f}, wilczy bilet {m}
blacklist {v} (to place on a blacklist) :: włączyć do czarnej listy {pf}
black locust {n} (Robinia pseudoacacia) :: robinia {f}
black magic {n} (magic derived from evil forces) :: czarna magia {f}
blackmail {n} (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure) :: szantaż {m}
blackmail {v} (to extort money) :: szantażować {impf}
black market {n} (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) :: czarny rynek
black mulberry {n} (tree) :: morwa czarna {f}
black mulberry {n} (fruit) :: morwa czarna {f}
blackness {n} (state or quality of being black) :: czerń {f}
blackout {n} (a temporary loss of consciousness) :: zamroczenie {n}
blackout {n} (a temporary loss of memory) :: zanik pamięci {m}
black pepper {n} (spice) :: czarny pieprz {m}
black redstart {n} (a small passerine bird) :: kopciuszek {m}
black rhinoceros {n} (Diceros bicornis) :: nosorożec czarny
black rice {n} (type of rice) :: ryż czarny {m}
Black Sea {prop} (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) :: Morze Czarne {n}
blackseed {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella ::
black sheep {n} (disliked person) :: czarna owca {f}
blackshirt {n} (member of a fascist party) SEE: fascist ::
blackshirt {n} (uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party) :: czarna koszula {f}
blacksmith {n} (iron forger, see also: smith) :: kowal {m}; kowal {m}
black stork {n} (Ciconia nigra) :: bocian czarny {m}
black swan {n} (Cygnus atratus) :: łabędź czarny {m}
black tea {n} (tea leaves which have been "fermented") :: czarna herbata {f}
blackthorn {n} (Prunus spinosa) :: tarnina {f}
black-throated antshrike {n} (passerine bird) :: mrówkodzierzb czarnogardly
black vulture {n} (Aegypius monachus) SEE: Eurasian black vulture ::
black-winged pratincole {n} (Glareola nordmanni) :: żwirowiec stepowy {m}
black woodpecker {n} (Dryocopus martius) :: dzięcioł czarny {m}
bladder {n} (flexible sac in zoology) :: pęcherz {m}
bladder {n} (urinary bladder) SEE: urinary bladder ::
bladdernut {n} (Staphylea) :: kłokoczka {f}
bladderpod {n} (Lobelia inflata, indian tobacco, Puke weed) :: lobelia rozdęta
bladderwort {n} (Utricularia) :: pływacz {m}
blade {n} (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil) :: ostrze {n}
blade {n} (the flat part of a leaf or petal) :: źdźbło {n}
blade {n} (slang term for a weapon such as a dagger) :: ostrze {n}
blade {n} (part of a propeller) :: łopata {f}
Blagoevgrad {prop} (town in Bulgaria) :: Błagojewgrad {m}
Blagoveshchensk {prop} (city in Siberia) :: Błagowieszczeńsk {m}
Blaise {prop} (male given name) :: Błażej {m}
blame {n} (state of having caused a bad event) :: wina {f}
blame {v} (place blame upon) :: winić {impf}, obwiniać {impf}, obwinić {pf}
blame {n} (responsibility) SEE: responsibility ::
blanch {v} (to cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water) :: blanszować {impf}, zblanszować {pf}
Blanche {prop} (female given name) :: Blanka
bland {adj} (Mild; dull; soft; gentle; smooth in manner; suave) :: delikatny, łagodny {m}
bland {adj} (Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating) :: uspakajający {m}
bland {adj} (Lacking in taste or vigor) :: bezbarwny {m}, mdły {m}, nijaki {m}, bez smaku
blank {adj} (without color) :: bezbarwny {m}
blank {adj} (free from writing, printing or marks) :: czysty {m}, pusty {m}, niewypełniony {m}, niezapisany {m}, niezadrukowany {m}
blank {n} (void space on a paper) :: puste miejsce {n}
blank {n} (space to be filled in on a form or template) :: puste miejsce {n}
blank {n} (space character) :: spacja {f}
blank {n} (simulation cartridge) :: ślepy nabój {m}
blanket {n} (fabric) :: koc {n}
Blasius {prop} (male given name) :: Błażej {m}
blaspheme {v} (to speak against God or religious doctrine) :: bluźnić
blasphemer {n} (One who commits blasphemy) :: bluźnierca
blasphemous {adj} (lacking piety or respect for the sacred) :: bluźnierczy
blasphemy {n} (Irreverence toward something sacred) :: blasfemia {f}, bluźnierstwo {n}
blast {n} (explosion) :: wybuch, eksplozja
blast furnace {n} (furnace where iron ore is smelted) :: wielki piec {m}
blastopore {n} (the opening into the archenteron) :: pragęba {f}
blat {n} (connections; relationships; one's social or business network (Russia)) :: blat
blay {n} (bleak) SEE: bleak ::
blazer {n} (a jacket) :: blezer {m}
blazon {n} (a description of a coat of arms) :: blazonowanie {n}
bleach {v} (to treat with bleach) :: bielić, wybielić
bleach {n} (chemical) :: wybielacz {m}
bleacher {n} (seating for spectators) :: trybuna {f}
bleak {n} (small European river fish) :: ukleja {f}
blear {adj} (dim) :: mętny, kaprawy
blear {v} (make blurred or dim) :: zamglić {pf}
bleary {adj} (Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion) :: wyczerpany {m}, zmęczony {m}
bleed {v} (lose blood) :: krwawić
bleeder {n} (person who is easily made to bleed) :: hemofilik {m}
blend {n} (in linguistics) SEE: portmanteau word ::
blend {n} (mixture) :: mieszanka {f}
blended family {n} (a stepfamily in which both new mates have one or more living children from prior partners) :: rodzina patchworkowa {f}
blender {n} (machine) :: mikser {m}, blender {m}
blepharoplasty {n} (plastic surgery on the eyelid) :: plastyka powiek {f}
bless {v} (confer blessing on) :: błogosławić {impf}
blessed {adj} (having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing) :: błogosławiony
blessed {adj} (In Catholicism, a title indicating the beatification of a person) :: błogosławiony
blessing {n} (divine or supernatural aid or reward) :: błogosławieństwo {n}
blessing {n} (pronouncement invoking divine aid) :: błogosławieństwo {n}
blessing {n} (good fortune) :: błogosławieństwo {n}
blessing {n} (act of declaring, seeking or bestowing favor) :: błogosławieństwo {n}
blessing {n} (thing one is glad of) :: błogosławieństwo {n}
blessing {n} (prayer before a meal) SEE: grace ::
blessing in disguise {n} (A seeming misfortune that turns out to be for the best) :: szczęście w nieszczęściu {n}
bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) :: na zdrowie
bless you {interj} (short for "God bless you") SEE: God bless you ::
blighter {n} (person) :: ziółko {n}, gagatek {m}
blimp {n} (airship) :: sterowiec ciśnieniowy
blind {adj} (unable to see) :: ślepy {m}, niewidomy {m}
blind {adj} (without any prior knowledge) :: w ciemno, na ślepo
blind {n} (covering for a window) :: zasłona {f}
blind alley {n} (course of inquiry) SEE: impasse ::
blind alley {n} (street that leads nowhere) SEE: dead end ::
blind carbon copy {n} (copy of an email message) :: ukryta kopia {f}, kopia ukryta {f}, ukryte do wiadomości {n}
blind date {n} (romantic meeting between two people who have never met before, see also: miai) :: randka w ciemno {f}
blind drunk {adj} (completely intoxicated) :: pijany jak świnia, zalany w trupa, urżnięty, pijany jak bela, pijany jak szewc, nawalony jak Messerschmitt, pijany w sztok
blind leading the blind {phrase} (situation in which an unqualified person is attempting to guide, advise, or train others) :: ślepiec prowadzi ślepca {m}
blindly {adv} (sightlessly) :: ślepo
blind man's buff {n} (game where someone is blindfolded and tries to catch the others) :: ciuciubabka {f}, ślepa babka {f}
blindness {n} (condition of being blind) :: ślepota {f}
blindside {v} (catch off guard) :: zaskoczyć {pf}, zaskakiwać {impf}
blind spot {n} (place where the optic nerve attaches to the retina) :: plamka ślepa {f}, plamka Mariotte'a {f}
blindworm {n} (slowworm) SEE: slowworm ::
blini {n} (buckwheat pancakes) :: bliny {m-p}
blink {v} (to close and reopen both eyes quickly) :: mrugać {impf} [continuously], mrugnąć {pf} [semelefactive]
blink {v} (to flash headlights) :: migać [continuously], mignąć [once]
blink {v} (to send a signal with a lighting device) :: mrugnąć
blink {v} (to flash on and off at regular intervals) :: migać, mrugać
bliss {n} (perfect happiness) :: błogość {f}
blister {n} (bubble on the skin) :: pęcherz {m}
blister pack {n} (one of several types of plastic packaging) :: blister {m}
blithely {adv} :: beztrosko, niefrasobliwie
Blitzen {prop} (reindeer of Santa Claus) :: Błyskawiczny {m}
blitzkrieg {n} (fast military offensive) :: blitzkrieg {m}
blizzard {n} (severe snowstorm) :: zamieć {f}, zadymka {f}, śnieżyca {f}, blizzard {m}
blizzard {n} (figuratively: large amount of paperwork) :: nawał {m}, nawała {f}
blizzard {n} (large number of similar things) :: nawał {m}, nawała {f}
block {n} (substantial often approximately cuboid piece) :: blok {m}
block {n} (volleyball: defensive play) :: blok {m}
block {v} (to prevent passing) :: blokować
block {v} (to prevent an action) :: blokować
block {n} (stupid fellow) SEE: blockhead ::
blockade {n} (the isolation of something) :: blokada {f}
blockade {v} (to create a blockade against) :: blokować
block and tackle {n} (system of several pulleys) :: wielokrążek {m}
blockchain {n} (shared record) :: łańcuch bloków {m}
blockhead {n} (stupid person) :: przygłup {m}, dureń {m}
block of flats {n} (apartment building) SEE: apartment building ::
Bloemfontein {prop} (city) :: Bloemfontein {m}
blog {n} (a personal or corporate website) :: blog {m}
blog {v} (to contribute to a blog) :: blogować
blogger {n} (contributor to a blog) :: bloger, blogerka {f}
blogosphere {n} (the totality of blogs) :: blogosfera {f}
bloke {n} (man) :: facet {m}, koleś {m}
blond {adj} (of a pale golden colour) :: blond
blond {adj} (having blond hair) :: blond
blond {n} (a pale yellowish color) :: blond {m}
blond {n} (fair-haired person) :: blondyn {m}, blondynka {f}
blonde {n} (blond) SEE: blond ::
blonde {adj} (blond) SEE: blond ::
blood {v} (to cause to be covered with blood) :: krwawić
blood {n} (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies) :: krew {f}, jucha {f}, posoka {f}, farba {f}
blood {n} (family relationship due to birth, e.g. between siblings) :: krew {f}
blood cell {n} (any of the cells normally found in the blood) :: krwinka {f}
blood clot {n} :: zakrzep {m}, skrzeplina
blood corpuscle {n} (blood cell) SEE: blood cell ::
blood donor {n} (person who donates blood) :: krwiodawca {m}
blood feud {n} (feud between clans or families) SEE: vendetta ::
blood group {n} (blood type) SEE: blood type ::
bloodhound {n} (dog) :: ogar
blood is thicker than water {proverb} (relationships are stronger within the family) :: krew nie woda
bloodless {adj} (taking place without loss of blood) :: bezkrwawy
blood money {n} (money paid to the family of someone killed) SEE: wergeld ::
blood pressure {n} (pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries and veins) :: ciśnienie krwi {n}
blood relation {n} (person) :: pokrewieństwo {n}
blood relationship {n} (state of being related by “blood”, i.e., through birth) :: więzy krwi
blood relative {n} (blood relation) SEE: blood relation ::
bloodshed {n} (shedding or spilling of blood) :: rozlew krwi {m}
bloodsucker {n} (vampire) SEE: vampire ::
bloodsucker {n} (parasite) SEE: parasite ::
bloodsucker {n} (animal that drinks the blood of others) :: krwiopijca {m}
bloodsucker {n} (one who attempts to take as much from others as possible) :: krwiopijca {m}
bloodthirsty {adj} (thirsty for blood) :: krwiożerczy
blood transfusion {n} (taking blood from one and giving it to another individual) :: transfuzja krwi {f}
blood type {n} (blood classification) :: grupa krwi {f}
blood vessel {n} (component of the circulatory system that carries blood) :: naczynie krwionośne {n}
bloody {adj} (covered in blood) :: krwawy {m}
bloody {adj} (characterised by great bloodshed) :: krwawy {m}
bloody {adj} (intensifier) :: pieprzony {m}, cholerny {m}
bloody mary {n} (cocktail made from vodka and tomato juice) :: krwawa mary {f}
bloom {n} (flower) SEE: flower ::
bloom {n} (blossom) SEE: blossom ::
bloom {v} (open its blooms) SEE: blossom ::
blossom {n} (flowers on trees) :: kwiat {m}
blossom {n} (state or season for such flowers) :: kwitnienie {n}, okres kwitnienia {m}
blossom {v} (have or open into blossoms) :: kwitnąć {impf}
blotter {n} (piece of blotting paper) SEE: blotting paper ::
blotting paper {n} (absorbent paper used to dry ink) :: bibuła
blotto {adj} ((very) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk ::
blouse {n} (an outer garment, usually loose, that is similar to a shirt) :: bluzka {f} bluza {m}
blow {v} (to produce an air current) :: dmuchać {impf}, dąć {impf}, wiać {impf}
blow {v} (to propel by an air current) :: zdmuchnąć
blow {v} (to blow a musical instrument to make it give a sound) :: dąć {impf}, zadąć {pf}, dmuchać {impf}, dmuchnąć {pf}
blow {v} (to explode) :: wybuchać {impf}, wybuchnąć {pf}
blow {v} (to squander) :: przepuszczać {impf}, przepuścić {pf}
blow {v} (to fellate) :: robić loda, lizać pałę, obciągać loda, obciągać fiuta, obciągać chuja
blow {v} (to leave) :: zwiewać {impf}, zwiać {pf}
blow {n} (cocaine) SEE: snow ::
blow {v} (blossom) SEE: blossom ::
blow-dryer {n} (an electrical device used for drying hair) SEE: hairdryer ::
blower {n} (device) :: dmuchawa
blower {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone ::
blowfish {n} (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe) :: ryba rozdymkowata {f}
blowgun {n} (weapon) :: dmuchawka
blow hot and cold {v} (inconsistent behavior) :: Panu Bogu świeczkę i diabłu ogarek, siedzieć na dwóch stołkach, siedzieć jednym tyłkiem na dwóch stołkach
blowjob {n} (the act of fellatio) :: ssanie pały {n} [vulgar], ssanie fiuta {n} [vulgar], ssanie chuja {n} [vulgar], obciąganie {n}, robienie loda
blow one's nose {v} (to expel mucus from nose) :: smarkać się
blow out {v} (extinguish) :: zdmuchnąć
blowpipe {n} (weapon) SEE: blowgun ::
blow to kingdom come {v} (to totally destroy; to wipe out) :: zetrzeć z powierzchni ziemi
blow up {v} (to explode (transitive)) :: wysadzać
blow up {v} (to explode (intransitive)) :: wybuchać
bludgeon {n} (short heavy club) :: pałka {f}
bludgeon {v} (to club, hit with a bludgeon) :: walnąć
blue {adj} (blue-colored, see also: dark blue; light blue) :: niebieski, błękitny [sky blue]
blue {n} (colour) :: niebieski, błękit {m-in} [sky blue]
blue {n} (argument) SEE: argument ::
blue {n} (bluefish) SEE: bluefish ::
blue {n} (sky, literally or figuratively) SEE: sky ::
Bluebeard {prop} (the famous fairy tale) :: Sinobrody {m}
Bluebeard {prop} (the title character) :: Sinobrody {m}
bluebell {n} (flowering plants of the genus Hyacinthoides) :: dzwonek
blueberry {n} (fruit) :: borówka {f}
bluebird {n} (bird of Sialia) :: błękitnik {m}
bluebottle {n} (cornflower) SEE: cornflower ::
blue catfish {n} (freshwater catfish) :: sumik błękitny {m}
blue-eyed {adj} (having blue eyes) :: niebieskooki {m}, niebieskooka {f}
bluefish {n} (Pomatomus saltatrix) :: lufar {m}, skrzelołusk {m}, tasergal {m}
blue-gray {adj} (color — see also the hyponyms listed above) :: siny [pejorative]
blue jay {n} (species of North American jay) :: modrosójka błękitna {f}
blue mussel {n} (Mytilus edulis) :: omułek
blue rock thrush {n} (Monticola solitarius) :: modrak {m}
blue screen of death {n} (screen indicating a system error) :: niebieski ekran śmierci {m}
bluestone {n} (limestone) SEE: limestone ::
bluestone {n} (basalt) SEE: basalt ::
bluethroat {n} (bird) :: podróżniczek {m}
Bluetooth {prop} (nickname of a Danish king) :: Sinozęby {m}
Bluetooth {prop} (personal area wireless network) :: Bluetooth {m}
blue whale {n} (a whale, Balaenoptera musculus) :: płetwal błękitny
blue-winged kookaburra {n} (Dacelo leachii) :: kukabura modroskrzydła {f}
blunder {n} (mistake) :: gafa {f}
blunderbuss {n} (old style of firearm with a distinctive large opening at the muzzle) :: garłacz {m}, gardłacz {m}; szturmak {m}, tromblon {m}
blunt {adj} (having a thick edge or point, not sharp) :: tępy
blur {v} (make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim) :: rozmazywać {impf}, rozmazać {pf}, zamglić {pf}
blur {v} (smear, stain or smudge) :: mazać {impf}, rozmazywać {impf}, rozmazać {pf}, smużyć {impf}
blur {v} (become indistinct) :: rozmazywać się {impf}, rozmazać się {pf}
blur {n} (A smear, smudge or blot) :: rozmaz {m}, plama {f}
blur {n} (Something that appears hazy or indistinct) :: rozmazany
blurred {adj} (Out of focus) :: zamazany
blurry {adj} (not clear, crisp, or focused) :: rozmyty, nieostry, zamglony, rozmazany
boa {n} (snake) :: boa {m}
boa constrictor {n} (snake) :: boa dusiciel {m}
boar {n} (wild boar) SEE: wild boar ::
boar {n} (male pig) :: knur {m}
board {n} (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) :: deska {f}
board {n} (device containing electrical switches) :: panel {m}
board {n} (surface for a board game) :: plansza {f}
board {n} (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) :: tablica {f}
board {n} (managing committee) :: rada {f}, komitet {m}
board {n} (regular meals or amount paid for them in a place of lodging) :: wikt {m}, wyżywienie {n}
board {n} (side of a ship) :: burta {f}
board game {n} (game played on a board) :: gra planszowa {f}, planszówka {f} [informal]
boarding house {n} (private house for paying guests) :: pensjonat {m}, kwatera {f}
boarding house {n} (boarding school building) :: internat {m}
boarding school {n} (school which provides board and lodging) :: internat {m}
boardwalk {n} (slightly elevated path for pedestrians) :: promenada
boast {v} (to brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself) :: przechwalać się, szczycić się, chlubić się
boat {n} (water craft) :: łódź {f}, łódka {f}
boat {n} (poker slang: full house) :: ful
boathook {n} (hook attached to a pole to push out or pull in things, see also: setting pole) :: osęka {f}, osęk {m}, bosak {m}
boatswain {n} (the officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship) :: bosman {m}
boatyard {n} (shipyard) SEE: shipyard ::
bob {n} (curtsey) SEE: curtsey ::
bobbin {n} (spool around which wire or thread is coiled) :: szpula {f}, szpulka {f}
bobbin {n} (small spool in a sewing machine) :: szpulka {f}
bobby pin {n} (type of hair pin) SEE: hairgrip ::
bobcat {n} (North American wild cat) :: ryś rudy {m}
bobolink {n} (songbird) :: ryżojad {m}
bobsled {n} (the sled) SEE: bobsleigh ::
bobsled {n} (the sport) SEE: bobsleigh ::
bobsleigh {n} (sport) :: bobsleje {p}
bobsleigh {n} (sled) :: bobslej {m}
Boche {n} (German) SEE: German ::
Boche {n} (derogatory: German) SEE: Fritz ::
bodge {v} (do a clumsy or inelegant job) SEE: botch ::
bodily {adj} (relating to the body) :: cielesny
bodkin {n} (dagger) SEE: dagger ::
bodkin {n} (hairpin) SEE: hairpin ::
body {n} (physical structure of a human or animal) :: ciało {n}, organizm {m}
body {n} (fleshly or corporeal nature of a human) :: ciało {n}
body {n} (corpse) :: zwłoki {p}, ciało {n}
body {n} (torso) :: tułów {m}
body {n} (largest or most important part of anything (e.g. car bodywork)) :: korpus {m}, kadłub {m}, karoseria {f}
body {n} (section of a dress) :: góra {f}
body {n} (organisation, company or other authoritative group) :: ciało {n}, organ {m}
body {n} (group having a common purpose or opinion) :: grupa {f}, grono {n}, oddział {m}
body {n} (any physical object or material thing) :: ciało {n}
bodybuilder {n} (a person who uses diet and exercise to build an aesthetically muscular physique) :: kulturysta {m}, kulturystka {f}
bodybuilding {n} (sport of muscle development) :: kulturystyka {f}
body corporate {n} (corporation) SEE: corporation ::
body double {n} (film stand-in) :: dubler {m}
bodyguard {n} (person responsible for protecting an individual) :: (person) ochroniarz {m}, (group of persons) ochrona {f}
body heat {n} (heat produced from within the body) :: ciepłota {f}
body part {n} (anatomy: part of organism) :: część ciała {f}
Boeotia {prop} (a district in Greece) :: Beocja {f}
Boeotian {adj} (pertaining to Boeotia) :: beocki
bog {n} (expanse of marshland) :: torfowisko {n}
bogatyr {n} (medieval Russian heroic warrior, see also: bahadur) :: bohater {m}
Bogdan {prop} (Male given name) :: Bogdan
bogey {n} (booger) SEE: booger ::
bogeyman {n} (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) :: czarny lud {m}
bogeyman {n} (any make-believe threat) :: czarny lud {m}, straszydło {n}
boggy {adj} (having the qualities of a bog) :: bagnisty
bogie {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette ::
bogie {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost ::
bogie {n} (booger) SEE: booger ::
bog iron {n} (bog iron ore) SEE: bog iron ore ::
bog iron ore {n} (deposit) :: ruda darniowa {f}
Bogomil {n} (member of a dualist Christian sect) :: bogomił {m}
Bogotá {prop} (Bogota) SEE: Bogota ::
Bogota {prop} (capital of Colombia) :: Bogota {f}
bog rosemary {n} (Andromeda) :: modrzewnica {f}
bogrush {n} (sedge of the genus Schoenus) :: marzyca {f}
bogus {adj} (counterfeit or fake; not genuine) :: fałszywy, zmyślony
Bohemia {prop} (The region of the Czech Republic) :: Czechy {f-p}
Bohemism {n} (a word or idiom of the Czech language) :: bohemizm {m}, czechizm {m}
bohemium {n} (rhenium) SEE: rhenium ::
bohrium {n} (chemical element) :: bohr {m}
boil {n} (accumulation of pus) :: czyrak {m}
boil {n} (point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour) :: wrzenie {n}
boil {v} (heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas) :: gotować, wrzeć
boil {v} (cook in boiling water) :: gotować
boil {v} (begin to turn into a gas) :: wrzeć, zagotować
boiled {adj} (angry) SEE: angry ::
boiled {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk ::
boiled egg {n} :: zgotowane jajo {n}
boiled sweet {n} (hard sweet) SEE: hard candy ::
boiler {n} (device for heating circulating water) :: kocioł {m}
boiler {n} (hot water heater with storage) :: bojler {m}
boilerplate {n} (standard text used routinely) :: gotowiec, szablon {m}
boiler suit {n} (one-piece suit) :: kombinezon {m}
boisterous {adj} (full of energy; noisy) :: hałaśliwy
bokeh {n} (subjective aesthetic quality of out-of-focus areas of an image) :: bokeh {m}
Bokmål {n} (language) :: bokmål {m}
bold {adj} (courageous, daring) :: odważny, śmiały
bold {adj} (having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface) :: tłusty, pogrubiony
bold {adj} (presumptuous) SEE: presumptuous ::
boldly {adv} (in a bold manner) :: śmiało, odważnie
bole {n} (the trunk or stem of a tree) :: pień {m}
boletus {n} (a type of edible mushroom, see also: porcini) :: borowik {m}
bolide {n} (extremely bright meteor) :: bolid {m}
Bolivia {prop} (country in South America) :: Boliwia {f}
Bolivian {n} (Bolivian person) :: Boliwijczyk {m}, Boliwijka {f}
Bolivian {adj} (pertaining to Bolivia) :: boliwijski
boll {n} (the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant) :: torebka {f}
Bologna {prop} (province) :: Bolonia {f}
Bologna {prop} (city) :: Bolonia {f}
Bolognese {adj} (of or relating to Bologna) :: boloński
Bolognian {adj} (of or relating to Bologna) SEE: Bolognese ::
Bolshevik {n} (a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917) :: bolszewik {m}
bolt {n} (metal fastener) :: śruba {f}
bolt {n} (sliding pin or bar in a lock) :: zasuwa {f}, zasuwka {f}, rygiel {m}
bolt {n} (bar to prevent a door from being forced open) :: rygiel {m}
bolt {n} (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow) :: bełt {m}
bolt {n} (lightning spark) :: piorun {m}, grom {m}
bolt {v} (to secure a door) :: ryglować
bolt from the blue {n} (something totally unexpected) :: grom z jasnego nieba {m}
Bolzano {prop} (town and capital of South Tyrol) :: Bolzano {n}
bomb {n} (device filled with explosives) :: bomba {f}
bomb {v} (attack with bombs) :: bombardować
bomb {n} (success) SEE: success ::
bombastic {adj} (pompous or overly wordy) :: pompatyczny
bombastic {adj} (high-sounding but with little meaning) :: górnolotny
bombastic {adj} (inflated, overfilled) :: napuszony
Bombay {n} (Mumbai) SEE: Mumbai ::
bomber {n} (aircraft) :: bombowiec {m}, samolot bombowy {m}
bombshell {n} (a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact) :: pocisk {m}
bombshell {n} (something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational) :: sensacja {f}
bombshell {n} (someone who is very attractive) :: seksbomba {f}
bona fide {adj} (genuine) :: prawdziwy
bona fides {n} (good faith) SEE: good faith ::
Bonaparte's gull {n} (Chroicocephalus philadelphia) :: mewa kanadyjska {f}
Bonapartism {n} (pratices and ideology of Napoleon Bonaparte) :: bonapartyzm {m}
Bonapartist {n} (one attached to Napoleon's policy) :: bonapartysta {m}, bonapartystka {f}
Bonapartist {adj} (relating to Bonapartism) :: bonapartystyczny
bon appétit {phrase} (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat) :: smacznego
Bonaventure {prop} (male given name) :: Bonawentura {m}
bond {n} (that which binds, a band) :: więzy {p}
bond {n} (link, connection or union) :: więź {f}
bond {n} (in chemistry, a link or force between neighbouring atoms in a molecule) :: wiązanie {n}
bond {n} (binding agreement, a covenant) :: więź {f}
bond {n} (documentary obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract) :: zobowiązanie {n}
bond {n} (specific pattern of bricklaying.) :: wątek {m}
bone {n} (material) :: kość {f}
bone {n} (component of a skeleton) :: kość {f}
bone {n} (fishbone) :: ość {f}
bonefolder {n} (A dull-edged hand tool used to fold and crease) :: gładyszka {f}
bone marrow {n} (bone marrow) :: szpik kostny {m}, szpik {m}
bone of contention {n} (Something that continues to be disputed) :: kość niezgody {f}, jabłko niezgody
boner {n} (erect penis) :: gafa {f}, wzwód {m}
boner {n} (rigid state of penis or clitoris) SEE: erection ::
bonfire {n} (fire to burn unwanted items or people) :: stos {m}
bonfire {n} (large, outdoor controlled fire) :: ognisko {n}
bonjour {interj} (hello) SEE: hello ::
bon mot {n} (clever saying, phrase or witticism) :: bon mot {m}
bonnet {n} (type of women's and children's hat) :: czepek {m}
bonnet {n} (cover over the engine of a motor car) :: maska
bonnet {n} (second stomach of a ruminant) SEE: reticulum ::
bonnie {adj} (Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe) :: wesoły {m}
bonnie {adj} (Beautiful; pretty; attractive) :: piękny {m}
bonsai {v} (a miniaturized tree or plant) :: bonsai {n}
bon voyage {interj} (wish of good journey) :: szczęśliwej podróży, szczęśliwej drogi, szerokiej drogi
boo {interj} (loud exclamation intended to scare someone) :: bu
boob {n} (breast (colloquial)) :: cycek {m}
booby {n} (stupid person) :: głupek {m}, gapa {m}
booby {n} (bird) :: głuptak {m}
booger {n} (a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus) :: koza {f} [colloquial], smark {m}, glut [colloquial], gil [colloquial], babol {m} [colloquial]
book {n} (ebook) SEE: e-book ::
book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material) :: książka {f}, księga {f}
book {n} (usually in plural: records of the accounts of a business) :: księgi
book {v} (to reserve) :: rezerwować {impf}, zarezerwować {pf}, bukować {impf}, zabukować {pf}
book {v} (to write down, register, record) :: spisać
bookbinder {n} (person whose profession is binding books) :: introligator {m}
bookbindery {n} (building where books are assembled and bound) :: introligatornia {f}
bookcase {n} (furniture displaying books) :: regał {m}, biblioteczka {f}
bookie {n} (bookmaker) SEE: bookmaker ::
booking {n} (reservation for a service) :: rezerwacja
bookish {adj} (given to reading; fond of study) :: dużo czytający
bookish {adj} (characterized by a method of expression generally found in books) :: książkowy
bookjacket {n} (jacket of a book) SEE: dust jacket ::
booklet {n} (small book) :: książeczka {f}, broszura {f}
bookmaker {n} (a person who calculates odds and accepts bets; a bookie) :: bukmacher {m}
bookmark {n} (strip used to mark a place in a book) :: zakładka {f}
bookmark {n} (record of the address of a file or page) :: zakładka {f}
bookmarklet {n} (JavaScript code) :: skryptozakładka
book of hours {n} (illuminated devotional book from the Middle Ages) :: godzinki {f-p}
bookrack {n} (rack for books) SEE: bookshelf ::
book-scorpion {n} (pseudoscorpion) SEE: pseudoscorpion ::
bookseller {n} (person) :: księgarz {m}, bukinista {m}
bookseller {n} (business) :: księgarnia {f}
bookshelf {n} (shelf for storing books) :: półka na książki {f}
bookshop {n} (shop that sells books) :: księgarnia {f}
bookstore {n} (bookshop) SEE: bookshop ::
bookworm {n} (avid reader) :: mól książkowy {m}
Boolean {adj} (logic: pertaining to data items that have values “true” and “false”) :: boolowski
boom {n} (abrupt, low-pitched sound) :: grzmot {m-in}, huk {m-in}
boom {interj} (sound of explosion) :: bum
boom {n} (spar extending the foot of a sail) :: bom {m-in}
boom {n} (period of prosperity) :: boom {m-in}
boom {v} (to be prosperous) :: prosperować
boom barrier {n} (gate at level crossing) :: szlaban {m}, rogatka {f}
boom box {n} (portable audio system) :: boombox {m}, radiomagnetofon {m}
boomerang {n} (flat curved airfoil) :: bumerang {m-in}
boom gate {n} (boom barrier) SEE: boom barrier ::
boor {n} (a Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent) :: Bur {m}
boor {n} (an uncultured person) :: prostak {m}, cham {m}
boorish {adj} (behaving as a boor) :: prostacki, chamski, gburowaty
boorishness {n} (the state or characteristic of being a boor or of being boorish) :: chamstwo {n}
boost {n} (push from behind) :: wzmocnienie {n}
boost {v} (to lift or push from behind) :: zwiększać, zasilać
boot {n} (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg) :: but {f}
boot {n} (torture device) :: blokada na koło
boot {n} (the act or process of bootstrapping) :: rozruch {m}
boot {v} (to start a system) :: wykonać rozruch {pf}, uruchomić {pf}
boot {n} (kick) SEE: kick ::
boot {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) SEE: trunk ::
bootblack {n} (shoeshiner) SEE: shoeshiner ::
bootleg {n} (that part of a boot that is above the instep) :: cholewa {f}, cholewka {f}
bootstrap {v} (to load the operating system) SEE: boot ::
bootstrap {n} (the process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory) :: rozruch {m}
boot up {v} (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) SEE: boot ::
booty {n} (plunder) :: łup
booze {n} (any alcoholic beverage) :: procent [colloquial], trunek {m}, coś mocniejszego [colloquial], małe co nieco [colloquial], coś niecoś
booze {v} (slang:to drink alcohol) :: tankować, urzynać się, grzać, golić, ciągnąć, doić, trąbić, gazować, zalewać się, chlusnąć {impf}
bora {n} (wind) :: bora {f}
borate {n} (salt of boric acid) :: boran {m}
borax {n} (crystalline salt) :: boraks {m}
borax {n} ((chemistry) Na2B4O7) :: boraks {m}
Bordeaux {prop} (a city in France) :: Bordeaux {n}
bordello {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel ::
border {n} (the line or frontier area separating regions) :: granica {f}
border {v} ((transitive) to lie on, or adjacent to a border) :: graniczyć
borderer {n} (person who resides near a border) :: kresowiec {m}
borderland {n} (land near a border) :: kresy {m-p}, pogranicze {n}
borderline {adj} (not clearly on one side or other of a boundary) :: pograniczny
bordure {n} (contrasting border round a shield) :: skraj {m}
bore {n} (One who inspires boredom) :: nudziarz {m}
boreal chickadee {n} (Poecile hudsonicus) :: sikora kanadyjska {f}
Boreas {prop} (Greek god) :: Boreasz {m}
bored {adj} (suffering from boredom) :: znudzony
boredom {n} (state of being bored) :: nuda {f}
boric {adj} (pertaining to the element boron) :: borowy {m}
boric acid {n} (White crystalline solid soluble as a weak acid) :: kwas borowy {m}
boring {adj} (causing boredom) :: nudny
boring as beans {adj} (extremely boring) SEE: dull as dishwater ::
Boris {prop} (male given name) :: Borys {m}
Borjomi {prop} (resort town) :: Bordżomi
born {v} (be born) SEE: be born ::
Bornean {adj} (from or pertaining to Borneo) :: borneański
Bornean {prop} (someone from Borneo) :: Borneańczyk {m}
Borneo {prop} (island) :: Borneo {n}
Bornholm {prop} (Danish island in the Baltic Sea) :: Bornholm {m}
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth {adj} (born rich or in a wealthy family) :: być w czepku urodzonym (born wearing a bonnet)
boro {v} (borrow) SEE: borrow ::
boron {n} (chemical element) :: bor {m}
borrow {v} (receive temporarily) :: pożyczać {impf}, pożyczyć {pf}
borrow {v} (adopt (an idea) as one's own) :: zapożyczać, zapożyczyć
borrow {v} (to copy a word from another language) :: zapożyczać, zapożyczyć
borrowing {n} (loanword) SEE: loanword ::
borscht {n} (beetroot soup) :: barszcz {m}
borstal {n} (juvenile institution) SEE: reform school ::
Bose-Einstein condensate {n} (gaseous superfluid) :: kondensat Bosego-Einsteina {m}
bosk {n} (thicket; small wood) SEE: thicket ::
Bosnia {prop} (northern part of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a geographic and historical entity) :: Bośnia {f}
Bosnia {prop} (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina') :: Bośnia {f}
Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} (country on the Balkan peninsula) :: Bośnia i Hercegowina {f}
Bosniak {n} :: Bośniak {m}, Bośniaczka {f}
Bosnian {adj} (of or pertaining to Bosnia) :: bośniacki {m}
Bosnian {n} (the people) :: Bośniak {m}, Bośniaczka {f}
Bosnian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) :: język bośniacki {m}
bosom {adj} (in a very close relationship) :: bliski
bosom buddy {n} (bosom friend) SEE: bosom friend ::
bosom friend {n} (very close friend) :: przyjaciel od serca {m}, przyjaciółka od serca {f}
boson {n} (particle) :: bozon {m}
Bosphorus {prop} (a strait that passes through Istanbul) :: Bosfor {m}
boss {n} (supervisor) :: brygadzista {m}, kierownik {m}, szef {m}
boss {n} (person in charge) :: szef {m}, szefowa {f}, naczelnik {m}
boss {n} (term of address to a man) :: szef {m}
bossage {n} (rough, unfinished stone block) :: boniowanie {f}
bossy {adj} (tending to give orders to others) :: rządzący się {m}, władczy {m}, apodyktyczny {m}
bot {n} (robot) SEE: robot ::
bota bag {n} (wineskin bag) :: bukłak {m}
botanic {adj} (pertaining to botany) SEE: botanical ::
botanical {adj} (Of or pertaining to botany) :: botaniczny
botanical garden {n} (a place where a variety of plants are grown for scientific reasons) :: ogród botaniczny {m}
botanical name {n} (scientific name of plants) :: nazwa botaniczna {f}
botanic garden {n} (botanical garden) SEE: botanical garden ::
botanist {n} (a person engaged in botany) :: botanik {m}
botany {n} (scientific study of plants) :: botanika {f}, roślinoznawstwo
botch {v} (to perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner) :: partaczyć {impf}, spartaczyć {pf}, partolić {impf}, spartolić {pf}, fuszerować {impf}, sfuszerować {pf}
botch {n} (An action, job, or task that has been performed very badly) :: partanina {f}, chałtura {f}, fuszerka {f}, amatorszczyzna {f}
botch {n} (a ruined, defective, or clumsy piece of work; mess; bungle) :: fuszerka {f}
botch {n} (a mistake that is very stupid or embarrassing) :: kwiatek {m-an}, wielbłąd {m-an}
Boötes {prop} (a constellation) :: Wolarz {m}
botfly {n} (insect) :: gzowate, gzy
both {determiner} (each of two; one and the other) :: oba, oboje, obie {f-p}, obaj {m-p}, obydwaj, obydwoje [rare]
both {conj} (both...and...) :: zarówno ..., jak i ...
bother {v} (to annoy, disturb) :: niepokoić, naprzykrzać się
bother {n} (trouble, inconvenience) :: kłopot {m}
botheration {interj} (expression of annoyance) SEE: bother ::
bothersome {adj} (causing bother or perplexity) :: kłopotliwy {m}
Botoșani {prop} (city in Romania) :: Botoszany
Botswana {prop} (Republic of Botswana) :: Botswana {f}
bottle {n} (container) :: butelka {f}
bottle {n} (contents of such a container) :: butelka {f}
bottle {n} (figuratively: alcohol) :: butelka {f}
bottle {v} (seal (a liquid) into a bottle for later consumption) :: butelkować {impf}
bottle {n} (container with a rubber nipple) SEE: baby bottle ::
bottle cap {n} (closure used to seal bottles) :: zakrętka {f}
bottle crate {n} (a container used for transport of beverage containers) :: skrzynka (na butelki) {f}
bottle episode {n} (episode of a television series designed to be inexpensive) :: epizod butelkowy {m}, odcinek butelkowy {m}
bottle gourd {n} (calabash) SEE: calabash ::
bottle green {n} (Dark green color) :: butelkowa zieleń {f}
bottle green {adj} (of a dark green color) :: butelkowozielony {m}
bottle opener {n} (device to open bottles) :: otwieracz do butelek {m}
bottle shop {n} (liquor store) SEE: liquor store ::
bottom {n} (abyss) SEE: abyss ::
bottom {n} (lowest part) :: dno {n}
bottom {n} (character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment) :: dno {n}
bottom {n} (valley) :: dolina
bottom {n} (euphemistic: buttocks or anus) :: zadek {m}, tyłek {m}
bottoms up {interj} (Cheers!) :: do dna
botulism {n} (medical condition) :: botulizm {m}
boudoir {n} (woman's private room) SEE: bower ::
bougainvillea {n} (flower) :: bugenwilla {f}
bough {n} (tree branch) :: gałąź {f}, konar {m}
bouillabaisse {n} (mixture) SEE: mixture ::
bouillon {n} (a clear seasoned broth) :: bulion {m}
bouillon cube {n} (cube) :: kostka rosołowa {f}, rosołek {m}
boulder {n} (large mass of stone) :: głaz {m}
boulevard {n} (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) :: bulwar {m}, aleja {f}
bouncer {n} (member of security personnel) :: bramkarz {m}, wykidajło {m}
bouncing castle {n} (inflatable structure on which children jump and play) :: dmuchany zamek {m}
bound {n} (boundary, border of territory) :: granica {f}
boundary {n} (dividing line or location between two areas) :: granica {f}
bounded {adj} (type of set) :: ograniczony {m}
bounded function {n} (function) :: funkcja ograniczona {f}
bounder {n} (dishonourable man) SEE: cad ::
boundless {adj} (without bounds, unbounded) :: bezgraniczny {m}
bounty {n} (abundance or wealth) SEE: abundance ::
bounty {n} (generosity) SEE: generosity ::
bounty hunter {n} (person who catches criminals in return for a reward) :: łowca nagród {m}
bouquet {n} (bunch of flowers) :: bukiet {m}, wiązanka {f}
bourdon {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee ::
bourgeoisie {n} (class) :: burżuazja {f}, mieszczaństwo {n}
bourse {n} (stock exchange) SEE: stock exchange ::
boutique {n} (a small shop, especially one that sells fashionable clothes, jewelry and the like) :: butik {m}
Bouvet Island {prop} (uninhabited volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean) :: Wyspa Bouveta {f}
bouzouki {n} (lute) :: buzuki {n}
bovarysm {n} (anxiety to escape from an unsatisfactory social or sentimental condition) :: bovaryzm {m}, bowaryzm {m}
bovine {adj} (of, relating to or resembling cattle) :: bydlęcy {m}
bovine {adj} (sluggish, dull, slow-witted) :: gamoniowaty {m}
bovine spongiform encephalopathy {n} (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) :: gąbczasta encefalopatia bydła {f}, chorobą szalonych krów
bovver boots {n} (bovver boots) :: glany
bow {n} (weapon used for shooting arrows) :: łuk {m}
bow {n} (bend in a rod or planar surface) :: zgięcie {n}, zagięcie {n}
bow {n} (rod used for playing stringed instruments) :: smyczek {m}
bow {n} (type of knot with two loops) :: kokarda
bow {v} (to play music on an instrument using a bow) :: prowadzić smyczek
bow {v} (to become bent) :: wygiąć się
bow {v} (to bend a thing) :: zgiąć
bow {v} (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference) :: kłaniać się {impf}, skłonić się {pf}, pokłonić się {pf}
bow {n} (gesture made by bending forward at the waist) :: ukłon {m}, pokłon {m}
bow {n} (front of a boat or ship) :: dziób {m}
bow and arrow {n} (weapon) :: łuk i strzała
bowdlerize {v} (to remove or alter parts of a text considered offensive) :: ocenzurować
bowel {n} (large intestine) :: jelito {n}
bower {n} (a woman's bedroom or private apartments, especially in a medieval castle) :: buduar {m}
bowfin {n} (Amia calva) :: amia {f}, miękławka {f}
bowhead {n} (Balaena mysticetus) :: wal grenlandzki {m}
bowhead whale {n} (a whale, Balaena mysticetus) SEE: bowhead ::
bowl {n} (container for food) :: misa {f}
bowleg {n} (leg that curves outward from the knee) :: kolano szpotawe {n}
bowler {n} (one who engages in the sport of bowling) :: kręglarz {m}
bowler {n} (pitcher) SEE: pitcher ::
bowling {n} (a game played by rolling a ball down an alley) :: kręgle {p}, bowling {m}
bowman {n} (archer) SEE: archer ::
bowser {n} (fuel pump) :: dystrybutor paliwa {m}
bowsprit {n} (spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel) :: bukszpryt {m}
bowstring {n} (string of an archer's bow) :: cięciwa {f}
bowtie {n} (necktie shaped like a bow) :: muszka {f}
bow wow {n} (sound of a dog barking) :: hau
bow-wow {interj} (bow wow) SEE: bow wow ::
box {n} (cuboid space; container) :: pudło {n}, pudełko {n}, skrzynia {f}, futerał {f}
box {n} (compartment to sit inside) :: loża {f}
box {n} (small rectangular shelter) :: budka {f}
box {n} ((slang) television) :: pudło
box {n} ((cricket) hard protector for the genitals) :: ochraniacz na jądra {m}
box {v} (to place inside a box) :: zapakować
box {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus) :: bukszpan {m}
box {n} (wood from a box tree) SEE: boxwood ::
boxer {n} (participant in a boxing match) :: bokser {m}
boxer {n} (breed of dog) :: bokser {m}
boxers {n} (boxer shorts) SEE: boxer shorts ::
boxer shorts {n} (underwear) :: bokserki {p}
boxing {n} (the sport of boxing) :: boks {m}
Boxing Day {n} (the day after Christmas: 26 December) :: drugi dzień świąt {m}
boxthorn {n} (plant of the genus Lycium) SEE: wolfberry ::
boxwood {n} (Buxus sempervirens) :: bukszpan {m}
boxwood {n} (the hard, close-grained wood of this tree) :: bukszpan {m}
boy {n} (young male) :: chłopiec {m-pr}, chłopak {m-pr}
boyar {n} (rank of aristocracy) :: bojar {m}
boy band {n} (pop group whose members are all young men) :: boysband {m}, boys band {m}
boycott {v} (to abstain from dealing with a person or organisation as a protest) :: bojkotować
boycott {n} (the act of boycotting) :: bojkot
boyfriend {n} (male partner in a romantic relationship) :: chłopak {m}, [colloquial, boyfriend or girlfriend] sympatia {f}, przyjaciel {m}
boyfriend {n} (male friend) :: przyjaciel {m}, kumpel {m}
boyhood {n} (The state or period of being a boy) :: chłopięctwo {n}, lata chłopięce {n-p}
boyish {adj} (like a boy) :: chłopięcy
boykin {n} (a little boy) :: chłopczyk {m}, chłopiec {m}
boys will be boys {proverb} (boys are mischievous by nature) :: chłopcy zawsze będą chłopcami
bra {n} (brassiere) :: biustonosz {m}, stanik {m}
Brabant {prop} (former province of central Belgium) :: Brabancja {f}
Brabant {prop} (historical region) :: Brabancja {f}
Brabantian {adj} (pertaining to Brabant) :: brabancki
brace {n} (harness) SEE: harness ::
brace {n} (system to correct crooked teeth) SEE: braces ::
brace {n} (curly bracket) SEE: curly bracket ::
brace {n} (bitstock) SEE: bitstock ::
bracelet {n} (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament) :: bransoletka {f}
braces {n} (handcuffs) SEE: handcuffs ::
braces {n} (device for straightening teeth) :: aparat ortodontyczny, aparat na zęby {m}
brachial {adj} (pertaining or belonging to the arm) :: ramienny
brachiation {n} (movement by swinging arms between holds) :: brachiacja {f}
brachiopod {n} (any of the many marine invertebrates of the phylum Brachiopoda) :: ramienionóg {m}
brachiosaurus {n} (herbivorous dinosaur) :: brachiozaur {m}
brachium {n} (upper arm) SEE: upper arm ::
brachygrapher {n} (stenographer) SEE: stenographer ::
bracken {n} (any of several coarse ferns) :: orlica {f}
bracket {n} (generically any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", "<" and ">") :: nawias {m}
bracket {n} (square bracket) SEE: square bracket ::
bracket {n} (round bracket) SEE: round bracket ::
brackish {adj} (slightly salty) :: słonawy
bract {n} (leaf or leaf-like structure) :: przykwiatek {m}
bracteole {n} (a bract subtending an inflorescence whose stalk itself is subtended by a bract) :: plewinka {f}
brag {v} (to boast) :: przechwalać się {impf}, chełpić się {impf}
brag {n} (boast) SEE: boast ::
braid {v} (to intertwine) :: pleść {impf}, splatać {impf}, spleść {pf}
braid {n} (weave of three or more strands) :: warkocz {m}, kosa [obsolete]
braid {n} (hairstyle) :: warkocz {m}
braid group {n} (braid group) :: grupa warkoczy {f}
brain {n} (organ) :: mózg {m}
brain drain {n} (emigration of educated people) :: drenaż mózgów {m}
brainiac {n} (a very intelligent and usually studious, erudite person) :: mózgowiec {m}
brainless {adj} (having no brain) :: bezmózgi
brainless {adj} (unintelligent; having little or no common sense) :: bezmózgi
brainpower {n} (mental ability) SEE: intelligence ::
brains {n} (as food) :: móżdżek {m}
brain stem {n} (part of the brain that connects the spinal cord to the forebrain and cerebrum) :: pień mózgu {m}
brainstorm {n} (brainstorming) SEE: brainstorming ::
brainstorming {n} (method of problem solving) :: burza mózgów {f}
brainwash {n} (effect upon one's memory, belief or ideas) :: pranie mózgu
brainwash {v} (to affect one's mind) :: robić pranie mózgu
brain-washing {n} (form of indoctrination) :: pranie mózgu {n}
brake {n} (device used to slow or stop a vehicle) :: hamulec {m}
brake {v} (to operate brakes) :: hamować
bramble {n} (diverse Rubus shrubs) SEE: blackberry ::
brambling {n} (bird) :: jer {m}
bran {n} (outside layer of a grain) :: otręby {f-p}
branch {n} (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk) :: gałąź {f}
branch {n} (part that divides like the branch of a tree) :: rozgałęzienie {n}
branch {n} (location of an organization with several locations) :: oddział, filia
branch {n} (area in business or of knowledge, research) :: gałąź {f}, dział {m}
branch {v} (to arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree) :: rozgałęziać się
branch {v} (to produce branches) :: rozgałęziać się
branch {v} (to jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement) :: rozgałęziać się
branched {adj} (Having branches) :: rozgałęziony, rozwidlony
brand {n} (marker for cattle) SEE: branding iron ::
Brandenburg {prop} (state) :: Brandenburgia {f}
branding iron {n} (bent piece of metal) :: żegadło {n}
brandish {v} (to move a weapon) :: wymachiwać
brand new {adj} (utterly new) :: prosto spod igły
brand spanking new {adj} (brand new) SEE: brand new ::
bras d'honneur {n} (obscene gesture) :: gest Kozakiewicza {m}, wał {m}
brash {adj} :: nietaktowny
Brasília {prop} (The capital of Brazil) :: Brazylia {f}
brass {n} (alloy of copper and zinc) :: mosiądz {m}
brass {n} (made of brass (attributive use)) :: mosiężny {m}
brass {n} (class of wind instruments) :: instrument dęty blaszany {m}
brass {n} (spent shell casings) :: łuska {f}
brass band {n} (group of musicians who play brass instruments) :: orkiestra dęta {f}
brassiere {n} (bra) SEE: bra ::
brass knuckles {n} (weapon which reinforces the fist) :: kastet {m}
brat {n} (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child) :: bachor {m}
Bratislava {prop} (The capital of Slovakia) :: Bratysława {f}
Bratislavan {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Bratislava) :: bratysławski {m}
Bratislavan {n} (someone from Bratislava) :: bratysławianin {m}, bratysławianka {f}
Bratslav {prop} (town in Ukraine) :: Bracław
Braunschweig {prop} (Brunswick) SEE: Brunswick ::
bravado {n} (a show of defiance or courage) :: brawura {f}
brave {adj} (strong in the face of fear) :: odważny {m}
bravery {n} (being brave) :: odwaga {f}, śmiałość {f}
bravo {interj} (interjection) :: brawo
brawl {n} (disorderly argument or fight) :: bijatyka {f}, burda {f}, chryja {f} [rude], draka {f}, rozróba {f} [colloquial], zadyma {f}, zwada {f}, bitka {f}, napierdalanka {f} [vulgar]
brawn {n} (physical strength, muscularity) :: muskularość {f}
braze {v} (The joining together of two metal pieces, without melting them, using heat and diffusion of a jointing alloy of capillary thickness) :: zgrzewać
brazen {adj} (pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass) :: mosiężny {m}
brazen bull {n} (ancient torture device consisting of a hollow brass bull where victims were imprisoned and burned to death) :: byk z brązu {m}, byk Falarisa {m}, byk sycylijski {m}, byk spiżowy {m}
brazier {n} (An upright standing or hanging metal bowl used for holding burning coal) :: koksownik {m}, koksiak {m}
brazier {n} (A worker in brass) :: brązownik {m}
Brazil {prop} (Portuguese-speaking country in South America) :: Brazylia {f}
Brazilian {n} (person from Brazil) :: Brazylijczyk {m-pr}, Brazylijka {f}
Brazilian {adj} (pertaining to Brazil) :: brazylijski
brazil nut {n} (tree) :: orzesznica wyniosła {f}, bertolecja {f}
brazil nut {n} (nut) :: orzech brazylijski
breach {n} (break of a law or obligation) :: naruszenie {n}
breach {n} (gap) :: wyrwa {f}, wyłom {m}
bread {n} (baked dough made from cereals) :: chleb {m}
bread {n} (countable: any variety of bread) :: pieczywo {n}
bread and circuses {n} (food and entertainment provided by the state) :: chleba i igrzysk [only in genitive case]
breadbasket {n} (stomach) SEE: stomach ::
breadbox {n} (a container for storing bread) :: chlebak {m}
breadcrumb {n} (tiny piece of bread) :: bułka tarta {f}
breadmaker {n} (baker) SEE: baker ::
bread roll {n} (miniature round loaf of bread) :: bułka {f}
breadstick {n} (slender loaf of crisp bread) :: paluszek {m}, grissini {m}, paluch {m}
breadth {n} (width) SEE: width ::
breadth-first search {n} (a search algorithm) :: przeszukiwanie wszerz {n}
breadwinner {n} (primary income-earner in a household) :: żywiciel rodziny {m}
break {v} (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces) :: [two pieces] łamać się {impf}, złamać się {pf}, rozbić się, [more pieces] połamać się
break {v} (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces) :: łamać {impf}, złamać {pf}, rozbijać
break {v} (intransitive, of a bone: to crack) :: złamać się
break {v} (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack) :: złamać
break {v} (to divide (money) into smaller units) :: rozmieniać {impf}, rozmienić {pf}
break {v} (to cause a person lose spirit or will) :: łamać {impf}, złamać {pf}
break {v} (to ruin financially) :: rujnować {impf}, zrujnować {pf}
break {n} (rest or pause, usually from work) :: przerwa
break {n} (act of escaping) :: ucieczka {f}
break {n} (tennis: game won by receiving party) :: przełamanie {n}
breakable {adj} (fragile) SEE: fragile ::
break a leg {interj} (expression of best wishes to a performer) :: połamania nóg!, powodzenia!
breakaway {adj} (having broken away from a larger unit) :: oderwany {m}
break bad {v} (to go wrong, to turn toward immorality or crime) :: zejść na złą drogę {pf}
breakdancing {n} (Style of dance) :: breakdance {m}
break-even point {n} (The point where total costs equal total sales revenue) :: próg rentowności
breakfast {n} (first meal of the day) :: śniadanie {n}
breakfast {v} (to eat the morning meal) :: [archaic] śniadać
breakfast cereal {n} (food made from processed grains) :: płatki śniadaniowe {m-p}
break in {v} (to enter by force or illicitly) :: włamywać się / włamać się
break in {v} (to tame (a horse)) :: ujeżdżać {impf}, ujeździć {pf}
breaking news {n} (news that just happened or is happening) :: łamiąca wiadomość {f}, wiadomość z ostatniej chwili {f}
break of dawn {n} (daybreak) SEE: daybreak ::
break one's fast {v} (archaic: to eat breakfast) :: jeść śniadanie
break ranks {v} (military) :: wyłamać się
break someone's heart {v} (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) :: złamać serce {pf}
break the ice {v} (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) :: przełamać lody {pf}
breakthrough {n} (major progress) :: przełom {m}
break up {v} (to end a relationship) :: zerwać
breakup {n} (termination of a friendship or a romantic relationship) :: rozstanie {n}
breakwater {n} (construction in or around a harbour) :: falochron {m}
break wind {v} (to fart) :: puszczać gazy {impf}, puścić gazy {pf}, psuć powietrze {impf}, zepsuć powietrze {pf} [polute the air]
bream {n} (fish of the genus Abramis) :: leszcz {m}
bream {n} (Abramis brama) :: leszcz {m}
breast {n} (milk-producing organ) :: pierś {f}, biust {m}, cycek {m} [colloquial, not polite]
breastbone {n} (the central narrow bone in the front of the chest) :: mostek {m}
breast cancer {n} (cancer of the breast) :: rak piersi {m}
breastfeed {v} (feed a baby milk via the breasts) :: karmić piersią {impf}
breastfeeding {n} (activity) :: karmienie piersią {n}
breastpin {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch ::
breastplate {n} (armor) :: napierśnik {m}, kirys {m}
breastplate {n} (horse tack) :: podpierśnik {m}, podpiersie {n}, podpiersień {m}
breaststrap {n} (breastplate) SEE: breastplate ::
breath {n} (act or process of breathing) :: oddech {m}, oddychanie {n}
breathe {v} (to draw air in and out) :: oddychać {impf}, odetchnąć {pf}
breathe {v} (to exchange gases in similar way) :: oddychać
breathe {v} (figuratively: to live) :: oddychać swobodnie
breathe {v} (to draw into lungs) :: wdychać
breathe {v} (to whisper quietly) :: szeptać
breathing {n} (act of respiration) :: oddychanie {n}, oddech {m}
breathlessness {n} (difficult respiration) SEE: shortness of breath ::
breeches {n} (a garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs) :: bryczesy
breed {v} (to sexually produce offspring) :: płodzić, rozmnażać się
breed {v} (to keep animals and have them reproduce) :: hodować
breed {v} (to propagate or grow plants) :: hodować
breed {v} (to take care of in infancy and through childhood) :: hodować, wychowywać
breed {n} (all animals or plants of the same species or subspecies) :: gatunek {m}
breed {n} (race or lineage) :: rasa {f}
breeder {n} ((professional) plant or animal breeder) :: hodowca {m}, hodowczyni {f}
breeding {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse ::
breeze {n} (a light, gentle wind) :: bryza {f}, zefirek {m}, wicherek {m}, wiaterek {m}, wietrzyk {m}, lekki powiew
breezefly {n} (horsefly) SEE: horsefly ::
Bremen {prop} (state) :: Brema {f}
Bremen {prop} (city) :: Brema {f}
Brescia {prop} (city and province of Italy) :: Brescia {f}
Breslau {prop} (Wroclaw) SEE: Wroclaw ::
Brest {prop} (a city in Brittany) :: Brest {m}
Brest {prop} (a city in Belarus) :: Brześć {m}
brethren {n} (the body of members) :: bractwo {n}
Breton {n} (person from Brittany) :: Bretończyk {m}, Bretonka {f}
Breton {n} (the language) :: (język) bretoński {m}
Breton {adj} (pertaining to Brittany) :: bretoński
breviary {n} (a book containing prayers and hymns) :: brewiarz {m}
brew {n} (beer) SEE: beer ::
brew {v} :: warzyć {impf}
brew {n} (hill) SEE: hill ::
brewer {n} (someone who brews) :: piwowar {m}
brewery {n} (building where beer is produced) :: browar {m}
brewing {n} (production of alcoholic beverages) :: warzenie {n}
brewski {n} (informal: beer) :: browar {m}
Brezhnev {prop} (surname) :: Breżniew {m}
bribe {n} (inducement to dishonesty) :: łapówka {f}
bribe {v} (to give a bribe) :: dawać łapówkę
bribetaker {n} (a person who takes bribes) :: łapownik {m}
BRIC {prop} (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) :: BRIC {m}
brick {n} (hardened block used for building) :: cegła {f}
brick {n} (a building material) :: cegła {f}
brick {adj} (made of brick(s)) :: ceglany
bricker {n} (someone who makes bricks) :: cegielnik {m}, ceglarz {m}
bricklayer {n} (craftsman) :: murarz {m}
brick red {adj} (colour) :: ceglasty
brickyard {n} (factory where bricks are produced or distributed) :: cegielnia {f}
bridal couple {n} (bride and bridegroom) :: młoda para {f}
bride {n} (woman in the context of her own wedding) :: panna młoda {f}, narzeczona {f}, niewiasta {f} [dated or regional]
bridegroom {n} (bridegroom, groom) :: pan młody {m}, nowożeniec {m}
bride price {n} (sum paid to the family of the bride) :: wiano {n}
bridesmaid {n} (woman who attends the bride at a wedding ceremony) :: druhna {f}
bridge {n} (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) :: most {m}
bridge {n} (bony ridge of the nose) :: grzbiet {m}
bridge {n} (replacement for teeth) :: most {m}, mostek {m}
bridge {n} (nautical) :: mostek kapitański {m}
bridge {n} (card game) :: brydż {m}
bridgehead {n} (area of ground on the enemy's side of an obstacle) :: przyczółek {m}
Bridget {prop} (female given name) :: Brygida {f}
bridle {n} (headgear for horse) :: uzda {f}, ogłowie {n}, tranzelka {f}
bridle {v} (to show hostility) :: żachnąć się {n}
bridled tern {n} (Onychoprion anaethetus) :: rybitwa brunatnogrzbieta {f}
brief {adj} (of short duration) :: krótki
brief {adj} (concise) :: zwięzły {m}
briefcase {n} (case used for carrying documents) :: teczka {f}, aktówka {f}
briefly {adv} (in a brief manner) :: pokrótce
briefs {n} (male underwear) :: majtki {p}, slipy {p}, gacie {f-p} [colloquial], gatki {f-p}
brig {n} (two-masted vessel) :: bryg {m}
brigand {n} (bandit) :: bandyta {m}, zbój {m}
brigantine {n} (square-rigged foremast with main mast rigged fore-and-aft, sailing vessel) :: brygantyna {f}
brill {n} (Scophthalmus rhombus) :: nagład {m}
brilliant {adj} (shining brightly) :: błyszczący
brilliant {adj} (of surpassing excellence) :: znakomity, świetny
brilliant {adj} (highly intelligent) :: genialny
brimstone {n} (sulfur) SEE: sulfur ::
bring {v} (to transport toward somebody/somewhere) :: [a thing, on foot] przynosić {impf}, przynieść {pf}, [a person, on foot] przyprowadzić {impf}, przyprowadzać {pf}, [a thing or person, by vehicle] przywozić {impf}, przywieźć {pf}
bring about {v} (To cause to take place) :: powodować, wywoływać
bring about {v} (To accomplish) :: dokonywać
bring forward {v} (make happen earlier) :: przesunąć na wcześniejszy termin {pf}, przyspieszyć {pf}
bring home the bacon {v} (to make a living) :: przynosić mamuta do domu
bring owls to Athens {v} (to undertake a pointless venture) SEE: carry coals to Newcastle ::
bring up {v} (to raise children) :: wychowywać {impf}, wychować {pf}
brinjal {n} (an aubergine) SEE: eggplant ::
briny {n} (sea) SEE: sea ::
brioche {n} (type of bun) :: brioche {f}, brioszka {f}
Briseis {prop} (legendary figure featured in the Iliad) :: Bryzejda {f}
brisk {adj} (full of liveliness and activity) :: energiczny
bristle {n} (stiff or coarse hair) :: szczecina {f}, sierść {f}
bristle {n} (hair or straw of a brush, broom etc.) :: włosie {n}
bristle {v} (to rise or stand erect, like bristle) :: najeżyć {pf}
bristle {v} (to be on one's guard) :: zjeżyć się {pf}
Brit {n} (British person) SEE: Briton ::
Britain {prop} (United Kingdom) SEE: United Kingdom ::
Britain {prop} (island, see also: Great Britain; British Isles) :: Brytania {f}
Britain {prop} (Brittany) SEE: Brittany ::
britches {n} (pants) SEE: pants ::
britches {n} (breeches) SEE: breeches ::
British {prop} (citizens or inhabitants of Britain) :: Brytyjczycy {p}
British {prop} (the citizens or inhabitants of the UK) :: Brytyjczycy {p}
British {adj} (of Britain) :: brytyjski
British {adj} (colloquial: of the UK) :: brytyjski
British Columbia {prop} (province of Canada) :: Kolumbia Brytyjska {f}
British English {n} (English language as in Britain, especially in England) :: brytyjski angielski {m}
British Isles {prop} (group of islands) :: Wyspy Brytyjskie {f-p}
British Virgin Islands {prop} (British overseas territory) :: Brytyjskie Wyspy Dziewicze {f-p}
Briton {n} (inhabitant of Great Britain) :: Brytyjczyk {m}, Brytyjka {f}
Brittany {prop} (region of North West France) :: Bretania {f}
brittle {adj} (able to break or snap easily under stress or pressure) :: kruchy {m}
brittle star {n} (echinoderms) :: wężowidło {n}
Brittonic {adj} (Brythonic) SEE: Brythonic ::
bro {n} (a male sibling) SEE: brother ::
bro {n} (a male comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals) :: brach {m}, braciak {m}
broach {n} (spit) SEE: spit ::
broach {n} (brooch) SEE: brooch ::
broach {n} (architecture: spire) SEE: spire ::
broad {adj} (wide) SEE: wide ::
broad {n} (whore) SEE: whore ::
broad bean {n} (Vicia faba) :: bób {m}
broad-billed sandpiper {n} (Calidris falcinellus) :: biegus płaskodzioby {m}
broadcast {n} (transmission of a radio or television programme) :: emisja {f}
broadcast {n} (programme transmitted) :: audycja {f}
broadcast {v} (to transmit a message or signal through radio waves or electronic means) :: nadawać {impf}
broadcaster {n} (organisation) :: nadawca {m}
broadcloth {n} (fine smooth-faced woolen cloth) :: sukno {n}
broad-shouldered {adj} (having broad shoulders) :: barczysty
broadside {n} (one side of a warship) :: salwa burtowa
broad-winged hawk {n} (Buteo platypterus) :: myszołów szerokoskrzydły
brocade {n} (fabric) :: brokat {m}
broccoli {n} (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) :: brokuł {m}
brochure {n} (booklet of printed informational matter) :: broszura {f}, ulotka {f}
broiler chicken {n} :: brojler {m-an}
broke {adj} (lacking money; bankrupt) :: spłukany [informal]
brokeback {adj} (derelict) SEE: derelict ::
broken {adj} (fragmented) :: połamany, powyłamywany [broken out]
broken-down {adj} (no longer in working order) :: uszkodzony {m}
broken heart {n} (feeling of grief or loss) :: złamane serce {n}
broker {n} (mediator between a buyer and seller) :: pośrednik {m}, makler {m}
bromatology {n} (study of food) :: bromatologia {f}
brome {n} (grass of Bromus) :: stokłosa {f}
bromide {n} (chemistry: binary compound of bromine and another element) :: bromek {m}
bromine {n} (nonmetallic chemical element) :: brom {m}
bromoacetone {n} (CH3-CO-CH2Br) :: bromoaceton {m}
bromoform {n} (CHBr3) :: bromoform {m}
bronchitis {n} (inflammation of the lungs) :: zapalenie oskrzeli {n}
bronchoscopy {n} (technique) :: bronchoskopia {f}
bronchus {n} (Either or two branches of the trachea) :: oskrzela (plural)
Bronx cheer {n} (synonym of raspberry) SEE: raspberry ::
bronze {v} (to tan) SEE: tan ::
bronze {n} (alloy) :: brąz {m-in}
bronze {n} (colour) :: brąz {m-in}
bronze {adj} (made of bronze) :: brązowy
bronze {adj} (having a bronze colour) :: brązowy
bronze {n} (bronze medal) SEE: bronze medal ::
Bronze Age {prop} (archaeology) :: epoka brązu {f}
bronze medal {n} (medal made of, or having the colour of, bronze) :: brązowy medal {m}
brooch {n} (jewellery with pin) :: broszka {f}, brosza {f}
brood mare {n} (mare used for breeding) :: klacz rozpłodowa {f}
broody {n} (female bird in the condition to incubate eggs) :: nieśna {f}
brook {n} (a small stream) :: strumyk {m}, potok {m}, ruczaj {m} [dated or literary]
broom {n} (domestic utensil) :: miotła {f}, szczotka {f}
broom {n} (Fabaceae shrub) :: janowiec {m}
broom {v} (to sweep) :: zamiatać
broomcorn millet {n} (proso millet) SEE: proso millet ::
broomrape {n} (plant of the genus Orobanche) :: zaraza {f}
broth {n} (water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled) :: rosół, bulion {m}
broth {n} (soup made from broth) :: rosół {m}, bulion {m}
broth cube {n} (bouillon cube) SEE: bouillon cube ::
brothel {n} (house of prostitution) :: burdel {m}, dom publiczny {m}
brother {n} (male sibling) :: brat {m-pr}
brother {n} (male having parents in common) :: brat {m-pr}
brother {n} (male fellow member of a religious community) :: brat {m-pr}
brotherhood {n} (state of being brothers or a brother) :: braterstwo {n}
brotherhood {n} (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) :: bractwo {n}
brother-in-arms {n} (fellow combatant or soldier) :: towarzysz broni {m}
brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother) :: szwagier {m-pr}, dziewierz {m-pr} [obsolete]
brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother) :: szwagier {m-pr}
brother-in-law {n} (one's sister's husband) :: szwagier {m-pr}
brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's sister's husband) :: szwagier {m-pr}
brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's sister's husband) :: szwagier {m-pr}
brotherly {adj} (of or characteristic of brothers) :: braterski
brow {n} (forehead) SEE: forehead ::
brow {n} (eyebrow) SEE: eyebrow ::
browbeat {v} (to bully in an intimidating way) :: zastraszyć, zastraszać
brown {n} (colour) :: brąz {m-in}
brown {adj} (having a brown colour) :: brązowy
brown {v} (to tan) SEE: tan ::
Brown {prop} (surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) :: Brązowski
brown bear {n} (Ursus arctos) :: niedźwiedź brunatny {m}
brown bread {n} (type of bread) :: ciemne pieczywo {n}
brown coal {n} (lignite) SEE: lignite ::
brown dwarf {n} (starlike object) :: brązowy karzeł {m}
brown falcon {n} :: sokół brunatny
brown hyena {n} (Hyaena brunnea) :: hiena brunatna {f}
brownish {adj} (of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown) :: brązowawy
brownnose {v} (fawn) SEE: fawn ::
brownnose {v} (to flatter in obsequious manner) :: włazić w dupę {impf}, lizać dupę {impf}
brown noser {n} (one who brownnoses) :: wdupowłaz {m}
brown rat {n} (Rattus norvegicus) :: szczur wędrowny {m}
Brownshirt {n} (a uniformed member of the Nazi party) :: brunatna koszula {f}
browse {v} (scan, casually look through) :: przeglądać {impf}
browse {v} (navigate through hyperlinked documents) :: przeglądać {impf}
browser {n} (web browser) SEE: web browser ::
brr {interj} (expression to show shivering) :: brr
Bruges {prop} (city in Belgium) :: Brugia {f}
bruise {n} (medical: mark on the skin) :: siniak {m}, siniec {m}, stłuczenie {n}
bruise {n} (mark on fruit or vegetable) :: obicie {n}
Brumaire {prop} (the second month of the French Republican Calendar) :: brumaire {m}
brumous {adj} (wintry) SEE: wintry ::
Brunei {prop} (a country in Southeast Asia) :: Brunei
Bruneian {n} (person from Brunei) :: Brunejczyk {m}, Brunejka {f}
Bruneian {adj} (pertaining to Brunei) :: brunejski
brunette {n} (a person, especially female, with brown or black hair) :: brunetka {f}, brunet {m}, bruneta {f} [dated, rare]
brunion {n} (nectarine) SEE: nectarine ::
Brunswick {prop} (Braunschweig, Germany) :: Brunszwik {m}
bruschetta {n} (Italian toasted bread topped with garlic and tomatoes) :: bruschetta {f}
brush {n} (implement) :: szczotka {f}
brush {n} (electrical contact) :: szczotka {f}
brush {n} (act of brushing) :: czesanie {n}, szczotkowanie {n}
brush {n} (furry tail) :: kita {f}
brush {v} (to clean (with a brush)) :: szczotkować
brush up {v} (to improve a rusty or underdeveloped skill) :: odświeżyć {pf}, odświeżać {impf}
brushwood {n} (fallen branches and twigs) :: chrust {m}
brushwood {n} (small trees and shrubs) :: zarośla {p}
brusque {adj} (rudely abrupt, unfriendly) :: opryskliwy, szorstki
Brusselian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to, Brussels) :: brukselski {m}
Brusselian {n} (someone from Brussels) :: brukselczyk {m}, brukselka {f}
Brussels {prop} (capital of Belgium) :: Bruksela {f}
Brussels sprout {n} (vegetable) :: brukselka {f}
brutality {n} (a state of being brutal) :: brutalność {f}
brute {n} (animal destitute of human reason) :: bestia {f}
brute {n} (brutal person) :: brutal {m}
Brutus {prop} (Roman cognomen) :: Brutus
bruxism {n} (habit or practice of grinding the teeth) :: bruksizm {m}
Bryansk {prop} (city in Russia) :: Briańsk {m}
bryndza {n} (cheese) :: bryndza
Brythonic {adj} (of or relating to the Brythonic language subgroup) :: brytański
bête noire {n} (an anathema) :: czarny lud {m-an}
bubble {n} (Greek) SEE: Greek ::
bubble {n} (spherically contained volume of air or other gas) :: bańka {f}
bubble {n} (someone who has been fooled) SEE: dupe ::
bubble {v} (to cry, weep) SEE: weep ::
bubble {v} (to cheat, delude) SEE: cheat ::
bubble level {n} (tool) SEE: spirit level ::
bubble wrap {n} (cushioning material) :: folia bąbelkowa {f}, folia pęcherzykowa {f}
bubo {n} (inflamed lymph node) :: dymienica {f}
buccaneer {n} (a group of seamen) :: kaper {m}, bukanier {m}, korsarz
buccaneer {n} (pirate) :: bukanier {m}, pirat {m}, korsarz {m}
Bucephalus {prop} (the warhorse of Alexander the Great) :: Bucefał {m}
Bucharest {prop} (The capital of Romania) :: Bukareszt {m}
Bucharestian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bucharest) :: bukareszteński {m}
Bucharestian {n} (someone from Bucharest) :: bukareszteńczyk {m}, bukaresztenka {f}
buck {n} (ram) SEE: ram ::
bucket {n} (container) :: wiadro {n}, kubeł {m}, ceber {m}
Buckingham Palace {prop} (the official London residence of the British monarch) :: pałac Buckingham {m}
buckle {n} (belt clasp) :: sprzączka {f}, klamra {f}
buck's party {n} (bachelor party) SEE: bachelor party ::
buckthorn {n} (plant of the genus Rhamnus) :: szakłak {m}
buckwheat {n} (fruit of this plant as cereal) :: gryka {f}
bud {n} (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded) :: pączek {m}
Budapest {prop} (the capital city of Hungary) :: Budapeszt {m}
Budapester {n} (Budapestian) SEE: Budapestian ::
Budapestian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Budapest) :: budapeszteński {m}
Budapestian {n} (native or inhabitant of Budapest) :: budapeszteńczyk {m}, budapesztenka {f}
buddha {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana ::
buddha {n} (enlightened human) :: budda {m}
Buddha {prop} (spiritual and philosophical teacher) :: Budda {m}
Buddhahood {n} (state of being enlightened by Buddhist teachings) :: stan buddy, oświecenie
Buddhism {n} (religion and philosophy) :: buddyzm {m}
Buddhist {adj} (of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism) :: buddyjski
Buddhist {n} (practitioner of Buddhism) :: buddysta {m}, buddystka {f}
buddy {n} (friend or casual acquaintance) :: kumpel {m}
buddy {n} (partner for a particular activity) :: kolega {m}
buddy {n} (informal address to a stranger) :: kolega {m}, koleś {m}
budge {v} (intransitive: to move) :: przesuwać się / przesunąć się, drgnąć
budge {v} (transitive: to move) :: przesunąć, poruszyć
budgerigar {n} (species of parakeet) :: papużka falista {f}
budget {n} (the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame) :: budżet {m}, preliminarz {m}
budget {n} (itemized summary of intended expenditure) :: preliminarz {m}
budget {adj} (of, or relating to a budget) :: budżetowy {m}
budget {adj} (appropriate to a restricted budget) :: tani {m}
budget {v} (plan for the use of in a budget) :: gospodarować, przewidywać wydatki
budyonovka {n} (Red Army hat) :: budionowka {f}
Buenos Aires {prop} (capital of Argentina) :: Buenos Aires {n}
buffalo {n} (Old World mammals) :: bawół {m}
buffalo {n} (North American bison) :: bizon {m}
buffalo {v} (hunt buffalo) :: polować na bawoły
buff-breasted sandpiper {n} (Calidris subruficollis) :: biegus płowy {m}
buffer {n} (portion of memory in computing) :: bufor {m}
buffer {n} (solution to stabilize pH) :: bufor {m}
buffer zone {n} (neutral area) :: strefa buforowa {f}
bufflehead {n} (a duck in the goldeneye genus, Bucephala albeola) :: gągołek {m}
buffoon {n} (one who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion) :: pajac {m}
buffoonery {n} (behaviour expected of a buffoon, see also: foolishness; silliness) :: bufonada {f}
bug {n} (an insect of the order Hemiptera) :: pluskwiak {m}
bug {n} (a colloquial name for insect) :: robak {m}, robal {m}, owad {m}, insekt {m}
bug {n} (problem that needs fixing (especially in computing)) :: byk {m}, bug {m}, błąd {m}
bug {n} (an electronic listening device) :: pluskwa {f}
bug {n} (a small image placed in a corner of a television program) :: logo {n}
bug {v} (to annoy) :: [informal and usually impolite] wkurzać
bug {v} (to install an electronic listening device in) :: zakładać pluskwę {impf}, założyć pluskwę {pf}, podkładać pluskwę {impf}, podłożyć pluskwę {pf}
Bug {prop} (river between Belarus and Poland) :: Bug
bugger {n} (heretic) SEE: heretic ::
bugger {n} (slang: someone viewed with affection) :: skurwysyn {m}
bugger {v} (to have anal intercourse with) :: cwelić {impf} [esp. in prisons], przecwelić {pf} [esp. in prisons]
bugger {v} (to ruin) :: pierdolić {impf}, spierdolić {pf}, rozpierdalać {impf} [into smithereens], rozpierdolić {pf} [into smithereens]
bugger off {interj} (go away) SEE: get lost ::
buggery {n} (anal sex) SEE: anal sex ::
buggy {n} (shopping cart) SEE: shopping cart ::
bughouse chess {n} (variant of chess) :: Kloc
bugle {n} (music: simple brass instrument) :: róg
bugle {n} (plant of the genus Ajuga) :: dąbrówka {f}
build {v} ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) :: budować {impf}, zbudować {pf}, wybudować {pf}, stawiać {impf}, postawić {pf}, wznosić {impf}, wznieść {pf} [buildings]
build {n} (physique) :: budowa ciała {f}
build {n} (any version of a software during its development) :: kompilacja {f}
builder {n} (a person who builds or constructs things) :: budowniczy {m}, budowlaniec {m}
builder {n} (a bodybuilder) SEE: bodybuilder ::
building {n} (act or process of building) :: budowanie {n}, budowa {f}
building {n} (closed structure with walls and a roof) :: budynek {m}, budowla {f}, dom {m}, gmach {m}
Bujumbura {prop} (former capital of Burundi) :: Bużumbura {f}
Bukhara {prop} (city in Uzbekistan) :: Buchara {f}
bukkake {n} (act of multiple people ejaculating on someone) :: bukkake {n}
bulb {n} (bulb-shaped root) :: cebulka {f}
bulb {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb ::
bulbil {n} (bulb-shaped bud) :: bulwka {f}
bulbul {n} (bird of the family Pycnonotidae) :: bilbil {m}
Bulgaria {prop} (country) :: Bułgaria {f}
Bulgarian {adj} (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) :: bułgarski
Bulgarian {n} (native of Bulgaria) :: Bułgar {m}, Bułgarka {f}, Bułgarzyn {m} [archaic]
Bulgarian {n} (language) :: bułgarski {m}
bulge {n} (Something sticking out) :: wypukłość {f}
bulgur {n} (Middle Eastern food) :: bulgur {m}
bulimia {n} (eating disorder) :: bulimia nervosa, żarłoczność psychiczna
bulimia nervosa {n} (eating disorder) SEE: bulimia ::
bulk {n} (volume) :: wielkość, masa, objętość
bulkhead {n} (partition on ship) :: gródź {f}
bulky {adj} (large in size, mass, or volume) :: masywny
bull {n} (uncastrated adult male bovine) :: byk {m}
bull {n} (document) :: bulla {f}
bullace {n} (European plum) SEE: damson ::
bullcrap {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit ::
bulldog {n} (breed of dog) :: buldog {m}
bulldozer {n} (tractor) :: buldożer {m}, spycharka {f}
bullet {n} (projectile) :: pocisk {m}, kula {f}
bulletproof {adj} (capable of withstanding a bullet) :: kuloodporny
bull fiddle {n} (instrument) SEE: double bass ::
bullfight {n} (public spectacle) :: korrida {f}, corrida {f}
bullfinch {n} (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) :: gil {m}
bullhead {n} (Europe, Asia: the European bullhead) SEE: European bullhead ::
bullroarer {n} (musical instrument) :: czurynga
bull run {n} (event in which people run with bulls in the streets) :: encierro {n}
bullseye {n} (thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light) :: bulaj {m}
bullshit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) :: gówno prawda, pierdoły {p}, pieprzenie {n}, sranie {c} [vulgar], bzdura {f}, pierdolenie {c} [vulgar]
bullshit {v} (to tell lies, exaggerate) :: pierdolić, pieprzyć
bullshit {v} (to have casual conversation with no real point) :: pierdolić, pieprzyć
bullshit {interj} (expression of disbelief) :: pierdolisz!, gówno prawda!
bully {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp ::
bully {v} (to intimidate) :: znęcać się
bullying {n} (act of intimidating a person) :: znęcanie się
bulwark {n} (defensive wall or rampart) :: wał {m}, szaniec {m}
bulwark {n} (breakwater) SEE: breakwater ::
bum {n} (informal: buttocks or anus) :: pupa {f}
bum bag {n} (small pouch attached to a belt) SEE: fanny pack ::
bumblebee {n} (genus of bee) :: trzmiel {m}
bumfodder {n} (toilet paper) SEE: toilet paper ::
bumfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy ::
bumfuck nowhere {prop} (the middle of nowhere) :: wypiździejewo [vulgar], zadupie {n} [vulgar], pierdziszewo {n} [rude]
bump {n} (a light blow or jolting collision) :: stłuczka {f}
bump {n} (the sound of such a collision) :: bum, łup
bump {n} (a protuberance on a level surface) :: wybój {m}
bump {n} (a swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury) :: guz {m}
bump {n} (the swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman) :: brzuch {m}
bumper {n} (impact absorber on a vehicle) :: zderzak {m}
bumper {n} (mechanical device to absorb impact) :: zderzak {m}
bum wine {n} (cheap, low-quality wine) :: jabol {m}, alpaga {f}, siara {f}
bun {n} (newbie) SEE: newbie ::
bun {n} (A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) :: drożdżówka {f}, kołaczyk {m} [regional]
bun {n} (A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head) :: kok {m}
bunch {n} (a group of similar things) :: bukiet {m}, kiść {f}, pęk {m}
bunch {n} (a cluster of grapes) :: grono {n}
bunch {n} (an informal body of friends) :: paczka {f}
bundle {n} (group of objects held together by wrapping or tying) :: wiązka {f}, pęk {m}
bundle {n} (biology: cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres) :: pęczek {m}
bundle {n} (colloquial: large amount, especially of money) :: kupa {f}
bundle {n} (quantity of paper) :: ryza austriacka {f}
bundle of nerves {n} (nervous person) SEE: bag of nerves ::
bung {n} (bribe) SEE: bribe ::
bungee {n} (elastic strap for securing luggage) :: bungee {n}
bungee cord {n} (elastic strap with hooks) SEE: bungee ::
bunk {n} (built-in bed on board a ship) :: koja {f}
bunk bed {n} (two or more beds fixed on top of one another) :: łóżko piętrowe {n}
bunkbed {n} (bunk bed) SEE: bunk bed ::
bunker {n} (truant) SEE: truant ::
bunny {n} (young rabbit) :: króliczek {m}
bunny {n} (women in a costume of rabbit ears and tail) :: króliczek {m}
bunny girl {n} (club hostess in provocative costume suggestive of a rabbit) :: króliczek {m}
bunny hug {n} (hoodie) SEE: hoodie ::
bunny slope {n} (novice ski and snowboard area) :: ośla łączka {f}
Bunsen burner {n} (small laboratory gas burner) :: palnik Bunsena
buoy {n} (moored float) :: boja {f}, pława {f}
bupleurum {n} (plant of the genus Bupleurum) :: przewiercień {m}
bur {n} (prickly husk) SEE: burr ::
burbot {n} (a freshwater fish: Lota lota) :: miętus {m}
burden {n} (heavy load) :: ciężar {m}, brzemię {n} [formally]
burden {n} (responsibility, onus) :: brzemię {n}
burden {n} (cause of worry) :: brzemię {n}, ciężar {m}
burden {v} (encumber) :: obciążać {impf}, obarczać {impf}
burdensome {adj} (of or like a burden; arduous or demanding) :: uciążliwy {m}
Burdigalian {prop} :: burdygał {m-in}
burdock {n} (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium) :: łopian {m}, łopuch {m}
bureau {n} (office (room)) :: biuro {n}, biura {n-p}
bureau {n} (desk) :: biurko {n}, biurka {n-p}
bureaucracy {n} (government by bureaus) :: biurokracja {f}
bureaucracy {n} (system of administration) :: biurokracja {f}
bureaucracy {n} (excessive red tape) :: biurokracja {f}; biurokracja {f}
bureaucrat {n} (An official in a bureaucracy) :: biurokrata {m}
bureau de change {n} (a place where foreign currency can be exchanged) :: kantor {m}, kantor walutowy {m}
Burgas {prop} (city in Bulgaria) :: Burgas
burgeon {v} (to grow or expand) :: rozkwitać
burgeon {v} (to swell to the point of bursting) :: pęcznieć
burgeon {v} (of plants, to bloom, bud) :: pączkować, rozkwitać
burgher {n} (citizen of a borough or town) :: mieszczanin {m}
burgher {n} (prosperous member of the community) :: burżuj {m}
burglar {n} :: włamywacz {m}, włamywaczka {f}
burglary {n} (the crime of breaking into) :: kradzież z włamaniem
burgrave {n} (governor) :: burgrabia {m}
burgundy {adj} (color) :: burgundowy {m}
Burgundy {prop} (region) :: Burgundia {f}
burial {n} (interment) :: pogrzeb {m}, pochówek {m}
buried {adj} (Placed in a grave at a burial) :: pogrzebany
burin {n} (chisel) :: rylec {m}
burka {n} (female garment that covers the whole body) :: burka {f}
Burkina Faso {prop} (country) :: Burkina Faso {f}
burlak {n} (a man employed in dragging ships upstream) :: burłak {m}
burlesque {n} (parody) :: burleska
burlesque {n} (variety adult entertainment show) :: burleska
Burma {prop} (Southeast Asian country (former name), see also: Myanmar) :: Birma {f}
Burmese {adj} (Of or relating to Burma) :: birmański {m}
Burmese {n} (a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent) :: Birmańczyk {m}, Birmanka {f}
Burmese {prop} (language) :: [język] birmański {m}
burn {n} (physical injury) :: oparzenie {n}, poparzenie {n}
burn {n} (act of burning something) :: palenie {n}, spalenie {n}
burn {v} (to cause to be consumed by fire) :: palić, spalić {pf}
burn {v} (to be consumed by fire) :: palić się {impf}, płonąć {impf}
burn {v} (to overheat so as to make unusable) :: spalić {pf}
burn {v} (to become overheated) :: spalić się, [of food] przypalić się
burn {v} (to injure with heat or chemicals) :: oparzyć {pf}
burn {v} (to feel hot due to embarrassment) :: płonąć
burn {v} (computing: to write data) :: wypalać {impf}, wypalić {pf}, nagrywać {impf}
burn {v} (to betray) :: spalić
burn {v} (slang: to insult or defeat) :: pojazd, wjazd
burn {v} (to waste) :: tracić {impf}, stracić {pf}, marnować {impf}, zmarnować {pf}
burn {v} (to sunburn) SEE: sunburn ::
burn down {v} (cause a structure to burn to nothing) :: spalić doszczętnie
burner {n} (element on a kitchen stove) :: palnik {m}
burner {n} (computing: device that allows data or music to be stored on a CD) :: nagrywarka {f}
burnet {n} (herb) :: krwiściąg {m}
burning bush {n} (Euonymus in general) SEE: spindle ::
burning bush {n} (biblical object) :: krzew gorejący {m}
burning bush {n} (Dictamnus albus) SEE: gas plant ::
burnisher {n} (implement) :: froterka
burn one's bridges {v} (burn one's bridges) :: palić za sobą mosty
burn one's candle at both ends {v} (burn the candle at both ends) SEE: burn the candle at both ends ::
burnoose {n} (a thick hooded cloak) :: burnus {m}
burnout {n} (experience of long-term exhaustion) :: wypalenie {n}
burn the candle at both ends {v} (work hard night and day) :: pracować od świtu do nocy
burn the midnight oil {v} (work through the night) :: pracować po nocach [work at night(s)], zarywać nocki
burp {n} (a softer belch) :: beknięcie {n}
burp {v} (to emit a burp) :: bekać {impf}, beknąć {pf}
burqa {n} (burka) SEE: burka ::
burr {n} (mispronouncion of "r") :: reranie {n}, grasejowanie {n}
burr {v} (to pronounce "r") :: rerać, grasejować
bur-reed {n} (a marsh plant) :: jeżogłówka {f}
burrito {n} (Mexican dish) :: burito {n}, burrito {n}
burrow {n} (a tunnel or hole) :: jama {f}, nora {f}, tunel {m}
burrow {v} (to dig a hole) :: kopać
bursa {n} (A sac where muscle slides across bone) :: kaletka {f}, kaletka maziowa {f}
burst {v} (to break from internal pressure) :: pękać {impf}, pęknąć {pf}; rozsadzać
burst into tears {v} (suddenly start crying) :: rozpłakać się
burst out laughing {v} (suddenly start laughing intensely) :: pękać ze śmiechu {impf}
Burundi {prop} (a country in Eastern Africa) :: Burundi
Burundian {n} (person from Burundi) :: Burundyjczyk {m}, Burundyjka {f}
Burundian {adj} (pertaining to Burundi) :: burundyjski
bury {v} (inter a corpse in a grave or tomb) :: chować {impf}, pochować {pf}, grzebać {impf}, pogrzebać {pf}
bury {v} (place in the ground) :: zakopać {pf}, zakopywać {impf}
bury {v} (hide or conceal as if by covering with earth) :: zakopywać {impf}, zakopać {pf}
Buryat {adj} (from, of, or pertaining to, Buryatia) :: buriacki {m}
Buryat {n} (person) :: Buriat {m}, Buriatka {f}
Buryat {n} (language) :: język buriacki {m}
Buryatia {prop} (Buryatia, Russia) :: Buriacja {f}
bury one's head in the sand {v} (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) :: chować głowę w piasek
bury the hatchet {v} (to stop fighting or arguing) :: zakopać topór wojenny
bus {n} (medical slang: ambulance) SEE: ambulance ::
bus {n} (vehicle) :: autobus {m} [city transport], autokar {m}
bus {n} (electrical conductor) :: szyna {f}, magistrala {f}
Busan {prop} (Busan, South Korea) :: Pusan {m}
busbar {n} (electrical conductor) :: szynoprzewód, szyna prądowa
bush {n} (category of woody plant) :: krzak {m}, krzew {m}
bush hammer {n} (a square-headed hammer with spikes) :: groszkownik
bushido {n} (ethical code of the samurai) :: bushido {n}
Bushism {prop} (political philosophy) :: buszyzm {m}
business {n} (commercial enterprise or establishment) :: interes, firma, biznes, przedsiębiorstwo {n}
business {n} (occupation, work or trade of a person) :: zajęcie {n}, zawód {m}
business {n} (commercial, industrial or professional activity) :: biznes {m}
business {n} (something involving one personally) :: sprawa {f}, interes {m}
business before pleasure {proverb} (discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification) :: najpierw obowiązek, potem przyjemność
business card {n} (small card) :: wizytówka {f}
businessman {n} (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution) :: biznesmen {m}, przedsiębiorca {m}, człowiek interesów {m}
business plan {n} (summary) :: biznesplan {m}
businesswoman {n} (woman of business) :: businesswoman, bizneswoman, bizneswomen, [collectively] biznesmenka {f}
busk {v} (nautical: to tack) SEE: tack ::
bus station {n} (major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes) :: dworzec autobusowy {m}
bus stop {n} (a stop for public transport buses) :: przystanek {m}, przystanek autobusowy {m}
bust {n} (sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders) :: popiersie {n}, biust {m}
bust {n} (breasts and upper thorax of a woman) :: biust {m}
bust {n} (act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation) :: nalot {m} (police raid)
bust {n} (failed enterprise) :: klapa {f}, fiasko {n}
bustard {n} (any of several birds of the family Otididae) :: drop {m-an}
busted {adj} (having no money) :: spłukany
busted {adj} (caught in the act) :: przyłapany
busty {adj} (having large breasts) :: piersiasty {m}, piersiasta {f},cycaty {m}, cycata {f}, biuściasty {m}, biuściasta {f}
busy {adj} (doing a great deal) :: zajęty
busy {adj} (engaged) :: zajęty
busy {adj} (complicated) :: skomplikowany
busy as a bee {adj} (working constantly) :: pracowity jak mrówka
but {conj} (rather) :: ale
but {conj} (although) :: ale, chociaż
but {conj} (except) :: oprócz, z wyjątkiem
butane {n} (the organic compound) :: butan {m}
butch {adj} (of a man) :: twardziel
butcher {n} (a person who prepares and sells meat) :: rzeźnik {m}, masarz {m}
butcher {v} (to kill brutally) :: masakrować
butcher {v} (To ruin something) :: rujnować
butcher's {n} (butcher’s shop) :: masarnia {f}
butchery {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir ::
butene {n} (any of several forms of butylene) :: buten {m}
butler {n} (chief male servant) :: kamerdyner {m}
butt {n} (larger or thicker end of anything; blunt end) :: kolba {f}
butt {n} (buttocks) :: tyłek {m}, zadek {m}, dupa {f} [vulgar]
butt {n} (slang: body; self) :: skóra {f}
butt {n} (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar) :: niedopałek {m}, pet {m}
butter {n} (soft foodstuff made from milk) :: masło {n}
butter {v} (to spread butter on, see also: spread; butter) :: smarować masłem
butterbur {n} (herb) :: lepiężnik {m}
buttercup {n} (flower of the genus Narcissus) SEE: daffodil ::
buttercup {n} (herb of the genus Ranunculus) :: jaskier
butter dish {n} (specialised dish in which butter is served) :: maselniczka {f}
butterfly {n} (insect) :: motyl {m}
butterfly {n} (swimming stroke) SEE: butterfly stroke ::
butterfly effect {n} (technical notion of sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory) :: efekt motyla {m}
butterfly stroke {n} (swimming stroke) :: motylek {m}, styl motylkowy {m}, delfin {m}
buttermilk {n} (traditional buttermilk) :: maślanka {f}
butternut {n} (butternut squash) SEE: butternut squash ::
butternut squash {n} (Cucurbita moschata cultivar) :: dynia piżmowa {m}
butterwort {n} (plant of the genus Pinguicula) :: tłustosz {m}
buttery {adj} (made with or tasting of butter) :: maślany
buttfuck {n} (sodomy) SEE: sodomy ::
butt-fucking {adj} (anal sex) :: rżnięcie w dupę {n}, ruchanie w dupę {n}, jebanie w dupę {n}, pierdolenie w dupę {n}
butt-fucking {adj} (Engaging in anal sex) :: rżnięcie w dupę {n}, ruchanie w dupę {n}, jebanie w dupę {n}, pierdolenie w dupę {n}
butthole {n} (anus) SEE: anus ::
butt-naked {adj} (naked) SEE: naked ::
buttock {n} (each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body) :: pośladek {m}
button {n} (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) :: guzik {m}
button {n} (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) :: guzik {m}, przycisk {m}
button {n} (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) :: przycisk {m}
button {v} (to fasten with a button) :: zapinać
buttonhole {n} (hole for a button) :: dziurka od guzika {f}
buttress {n} (brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it) :: przypora
buttress {n} (anything that serves to support something) :: podpora {f}
butyrate {n} (any salt or ester of butyric acid) :: maślan {m}
butyric acid {n} (normal butyric acid) :: kwas masłowy {m}
buy {v} (to obtain something with money) :: kupować {impf}, kupić {pf}
buy {n} (purchase) SEE: purchase ::
buyer {n} (person who makes purchases) :: kupujący {m}, kupująca {f}, kupiec {m}, kupcowa {f}
buzz {n} (continuous humming noise) :: bzyczenie {p}, gwar, wrzawa
buzz {n} (rush of feeling of energy or excitement) :: faza {f}
buzz {n} (whisper) SEE: whisper ::
buzzard {n} (bird of the genus Buteo) :: myszołów {m}
buzzard {n} (slang or derogatory term for a person) :: piernik {m}, zgred {m}
buzzard {n} (scavenging bird) SEE: vulture ::
buzzer {n} (device) :: brzęczyk
buzzword {n} (word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon) :: buzzword {m}
by {prep} (near, or next to) :: przy, obok
by {prep} (not later than) :: do
by {prep} (indicates the agent of a passive verb) :: przez
by {prep} (indicates creator of a work) :: przez
by {prep} (with the authority of) :: na
by {prep} (indicating amount of change, difference or discrepancy) :: o
by {prep} (indicates steady progression) :: po, za
by {prep} (used to separate dimensions) :: na
by {prep} :: według
by accident {adv} (accidentally) SEE: accidentally ::
by all means {prep} (emphatically yes, definitely) :: zdecydowanie
by and by {adv} (soon) SEE: soon ::
Byblos {prop} (port city in Lebanon) :: Byblos
by chance {prep} (unexpected(ly); accidental(ly)) :: przypadkowo
Bydgoszcz {prop} (a city in Poland) :: Bydgoszcz {f}
by dint of {prep} (because of; by reason of) SEE: because of ::
bye {interj} (short for goodbye, see also: goodbye) :: (colloquial) na razie; (familiar) pa, pa pa
by-election {n} (special election) :: wybory uzupełniające
Byelorussian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) :: Białoruska SRR
by foot {adv} (on foot) SEE: on foot ::
by hand {prep} (manually) SEE: manually ::
by hand {prep} (manually) :: ręcznie
by heart {prep} (knowing completely) :: na pamięć
bylaw {n} (local custom or law) :: prawo miejscowe {n}
bylaw {n} (rule made by a local authority) :: rozporządzenie władz lokalnych {n}
bylaw {n} (law or rule governing the internal affairs of an organization) :: przepis wewnętrzny {m}, statut {m}
bylina {n} (traditional East Slavic oral epic narrative poem) :: bylina {f}
by means of {prep} (By using) :: przy pomocy, za pomocą
by oneself {prep} (without help) :: sam, sam z siebie, samo- [prefix]
bypass {n} (road) :: obwodnica {f}
byproduct {n} (secondary or additional product) :: produkt uboczny {m}
Byron {prop} (famous English poet) :: Bajron {m}, Byron {m}
bystander {n} (a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator) :: naoczny świadek {m}
byte {n} (8-bit unit) :: bajt {m}
by the by {prep} (by the way) SEE: by the way ::
by the Grace of God {prep} (By divine right) :: z Bożej łaski
by the time {prep} (when) SEE: when ::
by the time {prep} (when) :: do czasu
by the way {prep} (incidentally) :: swoją drogą, (a) tak w ogóle, przy okazji, à propos, nawiasem mówiąc
by way of {phrase} (by the route of, through, via) :: drogą
by way of {phrase} (for the purpose of, as a means or instance of) :: w ramach
Byzantine {adj} (of or pertaining to Byzantium) :: bizantyjski, bizantyński
Byzantine {n} (native of Byzantine Empire) :: Bizantyjczyk {m}, Bizantyńczyk {m}, Bizantyjka {f}
Byzantine Empire {prop} (Greek-speaking empire in the Eastern Mediterranean region) :: Cesarstwo bizantyjskie {n}
Byzantium {prop} (Byzantine Empire) SEE: Byzantine Empire ::
Byzantium {prop} (ancient Greek city) :: Bizancjum {n}