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Wałbrzych {prop} (city in southwest Poland) :: Wałbrzych
wacky {adj} (zany) SEE: zany ::
wad {n} (substantial pile (normally of money)) :: plik (banknotów)
wad {n} (soft plug) :: przybitka {f}, flejtuch {m}
Wadden Sea {prop} (Wadden Sea) :: Morze Wattowe {n}
wade {v} (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) :: brnąć
wad hook {n} (two spiral blades arranged something like a corkscrew for extracting spherical objects from the bottom of a bore-hole, particularly a bullet from a firearm) :: kulociąg {m}, grajcar {m}
wadi {n} (a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season) :: ued {m}
Wadowice {prop} (city in Poland) :: Wadowice
wafer {n} (biscuit) :: wafel {m}, wafelek {m}
wafer {n} (religious token) :: hostia {f}, opłatek {m}
wafer {n} (electronics) :: wafel {m}, podłoże {n}
waffle {n} (flat pastry) :: gofr {m}
waffle iron {n} (a cooking appliance used to make waffles) :: gofrownica {f}
wag {v} (to swing from side to side) :: machać
wag {v} (to not go to school) :: wagarować
wage {n} (money paid to a worker) :: pensja {f}, płaca {f}
wage {v} (to conduct or carry out) :: prowadzić {impf}, toczyć {impf}
wager {n} (an agreement) :: zakład {m}
waggon {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon ::
wagon {n} (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart) :: wóz {m}
wagoner {n} (Someone who drives a wagon) :: woźnica {m}, furman {m}
wagtail {n} (various small passerine birds) :: pliszka {f}
wail {v} (to cry out) :: zawodzić {impf}, kwilić {impf}
waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) :: talia {f}, pas {m}
waist {n} (a part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist) :: pas {m}
waistcoat {n} (a sleeveless, collarless garment) :: kamizelka {f}, bezrękawnik {m}
wait {v} (delay until some event) :: czekać {impf}, oczekiwać {impf}
wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await ::
waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar) :: kelner {m}, kelnerka {f}
waiter {n} (someone who waits) :: stacz {m} [payed person waiting in queues for somebody's else commission], czekający
wait for {v} (await) SEE: await ::
waiting list {n} (ordered list of people waiting to obtain a good or service) :: lista oczekujących {f}
waiting room {n} (room) :: poczekalnia {f}
waitlist {n} (waiting list) SEE: waiting list ::
waitress {n} (female waiter) :: kelnerka {f}
waive {v} (to relinquish; to give up claim to) :: zrezygnować
waiver {n} (the act of waiving) :: zrzeczenie się
waiver {n} (legal document) :: odstąpienie {n}
wake {v} (to stop sleeping) :: budzić się {impf}, obudzić się {pf}, przebudzić się {pf}, zbudzić się {pf}
wake {v} (to make somebody stop sleeping) :: budzić {impf}, obudzić {pf}, zbudzić {pf}
wake {n} (period after death) :: czuwanie {n}, przy zwłokach
wake {n} (path left behind a ship on the surface of the water) :: kilwater {m}
wake {n} (turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft) :: smuga kondensacyjna {f}
wake up {v} (to (become) awake) :: obudzić się
wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) :: budzić {impf}, obudzić {pf}
wake up on the wrong side of bed {v} (to be irritable) SEE: get up on the wrong side of the bed ::
Waldemar {prop} (male given name) :: Waldemar
waldmeister {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff ::
Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK) :: Walia {f}
walk {v} (to move on the feet) :: iść, chodzić
walk {v} (to take for a walk) :: wyprowadzać {impf}, wyprowadzić {pf} [dog]
walk {n} (trip made by walking) :: spacer {m}
walk a tightrope {v} (to undertake a precarious course) :: balansować na krawędzi, stąpać po kruchym lodzie
walkaway {n} (easy victory) SEE: walkover ::
walkie-talkie {n} (portable radio) :: krótkofalówka {f}
walking {n} (gerund of walk) :: chód {m}, chodzenie {n}
walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick ::
walking stick {n} (cane) :: laska, kostur {m}, kij {m}, kula {f}
walking stick {n} (insect) SEE: stick insect ::
walk in the park {n} (something easy or pleasant) :: bułka z masłem [butter bun], łatwizna {f}
walk-on {n} (actor with a small part) :: statysta
walk on eggshells {v} (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone) :: obchodzić się jak z jajkiem
walk on eggshells {v} (to handle sensitive matters delicately) :: obchodzić się jak z jajkiem
walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike ::
walk out on {v} (to abandon) :: porzucić
walkover {n} (tennis: victory awarded when a scheduled opponent fails to play) :: walkower {m}
walkthrough {n} ((video games) playthrough detailing the steps involved in winning the game) :: solucja
wall {n} (defensive rampart) :: wał {m-in}, mur {m-in}
wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) :: mur {m-in}
wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) :: ściana {f}
wall {n} (butterfly Lasiommata megera) :: osadnik megera {m-an}
wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure) :: ściana {f}, przegroda {f}
wall {n} (fictional bidder at an auction) :: słup {m-an}
wall {n} (internet: personal notice board) :: tablica {f}
wallaby {n} (Any of several species of Marsupial) :: walabia {f}
Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania) :: Wołoszczyzna {f}
Wallachian {n} (person from Wallachia or of Wallachian descent) :: Wołoch {m}
wall chaser {n} (power tool) :: bruzdownica
wallet {n} (case for keeping money) :: portfel {m}, portmonetka {f}
wallflower {n} (any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum) :: pszonak {m}, lak {m} [especially E. cheiri]
wallflower {n} (socially awkward person) :: ktoś podpierający ściany
Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) :: Wallis i Futuna
Wallonia {prop} (a region) :: Walonia {f}
Walloon {prop} (Romance language) :: waloński {m}
Walloon {n} (an inhabitant of Wallonia) :: Walończyk {m}, Walonka {f}
Walloon {adj} (referring to the French-speaking people of southern Belgium) :: waloński {m}
Walloon {adj} (referring to the Romance language) :: waloński {m}
Walloon Brabant {prop} (province) :: Brabancja Walońska {f}
wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) :: tapeta {f}
wallpaper {n} (computing: image used to cover a desktop) :: tapeta {f}
wallpaper {v} (to cover with wallpaper) :: tapetować
wall rocket {n} (plant of the genus Diplotaxis) :: dwurząd {m}
walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) :: ściany mają uszy
wall socket {n} (electricity power point) :: gniazdko {n}
wall wart {n} (power supply) :: zasilacz {m}
walnut {n} (tree) :: orzech włoski
walnut {n} (nut) :: orzech włoski
walnut {n} (colour) :: orzech włoski
walnut {adj} (colour) :: orzechowy
Walpurgis night {n} (Walpurgis Night) :: Noc Walpurgi {f}
walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) :: mors {m}
Walter {prop} (male given name) :: Walter {m}
waltz {n} (a ballroom dance) :: walc {m}
waltz {n} (piece of music) :: walc {m}
Wanda {prop} (female given name) :: Wanda
wander {v} (to move without purpose or destination) :: włóczyć się, błąkać się, tułać się
wander {n} (act or instance of wandering) :: wędrówka {f}, tułaczka {f}
wanderer {n} (one who wanders) :: wędrowiec {m}, nomada {m}
wandering {n} (roaming) :: wędrowny
wanderlust {n} (a strong impulse or longing to travel) :: wanderlust {m}
wangle {v} (falsify) SEE: falsify ::
waning {adj} (becoming weaker or smaller) :: malejący {m}, słabnący {m}
waning {adj} (of the lunar phase) :: blednący {m}
wank {v} (transitive: to masturbate) :: walić konia, masturbować
wank {n} (act of masturbation) :: walenie konia, masturbacja
wanker {n} (person who wanks) :: koniobijca {m}
wanker {n} (idiot) :: idiota {m}
want {v} (desire) :: chcieć {impf}, życzyć {impf}
want {v} (lack) SEE: lack ::
wanted {adj} (desired) :: pożądany, chciany
wanted {adj} (subject to immediate detainment) :: poszukiwany
wanton {adj} (undisciplined) :: nieposłuszny {m}, nieposkromiony, niepohamowany
wanton {adj} :: złośliwy {m}
war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) :: wojna {f}
war {n} (rhetorical: campaign against something) :: walka {f}, wojna {f}, bój {m-in}
war {n} (card game) :: wojna {f}
war {v} (to engage in conflict) :: walczyć, prowadzić wojnę
Waray-Waray {prop} (central Philippine Visayan language) :: warajski
war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) :: zbrodnia wojenna {f}
war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime) :: zbrodniarz wojenny {m}
ward {n} (person under guardianship) :: wychowanek {m}, podopieczny {m}
ward {n} (administrative subdivision of cities) :: okręg {m}, dzielnica {f}
ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church) :: okręg
ward {n} (part of a hospital where patients reside) :: oddział {m}
war dance {n} (ceremonial dance performed before a major battle or after a victory) :: taniec wojenny {m}
wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet ::
wardrobe {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse ::
wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes) :: szafa {f}
wardrobe {n} (costume department) :: garderoba {f}
wardrobe {n} (collection of clothing) :: garderoba {f}
ware {n} (product) :: towar {m}
warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) :: magazyn {m}
warehouse {v} (store) :: magazynować
warehouseman {n} (person who manages or works in a warehouse) :: magazynier {m}
warfare {n} :: wojna {f}
warfarin {n} (anticoagulant) :: warfaryna {f}
warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition) :: głowica {f}
warlock {n} (male magic-user) :: czarnoksiężnik {m}, czarownik {m}
warlord {n} (local ruler or bandit leader where the government is weak) :: watażka {m}
warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) :: ciepły
warm {adj} (being something that causes warmth) :: ciepły
warm {adj} (caring, of relation to another person) :: ciepły
warm {adj} (ardent, zealous) :: żarliwy
warm {v} (to make or keep warm) :: ogrzewać
war memorial {n} (commemorial monument) :: pomnik wojenny {m}
warm front {n} (the trailing edge of a mass of cold air) :: front ciepły {m}
Warmian {adj} (of or from Warmia) :: warmiński
warmth {n} (moderate heat; sensation of being warm) :: ciepło {n}
warning {n} (instance of warning someone) :: ostrzeżenie {n}
warning {n} (something spoken or written that is intended to warn) :: ostrzeżenie {n}
warning {interj} (warning of danger in signs) :: uwaga
war of nerves {n} (situation in which opposed parties maintain a tense, contentious relationship) :: wojna nerwów
warp {n} (state of being bent out of shape) :: deformacja {f}, wykrzywienie {n}
warp {n} (distortion or twist) :: wypaczenie {n}, spaczenie {n}
warp {n} (threads running lengthwise) :: osnowa {f}
warp {v} (to twist or turn something out of shape) :: paczyć {impf}, wypaczać {impf}, wypaczyć {pf}, wykrzywiać {impf}
warp {v} (to move a vessel) :: warpować {impf}, warpić {impf}
warrant {n} (judicial writ) :: nakaz {m}
warrant {v} (to guarantee) :: gwarantować
warrant {v} (to justify) SEE: justify ::
warrant of payment {n} :: postępowanie upominawcze, nakaz zapłaty
warranty {n} (a guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security) :: gwarancja
warranty {n} (legal: an agreement which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised) :: gwarancja {f}
war reparations {n} (compensation to cover war damages) :: reparacje wojenne
warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) :: wojownik {m}, wojowniczka {f}, żołnierz {m}, żołnierka {f}
warrior {n} (person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity) :: bojownik {m}, bojowniczka {f}
Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland) :: Warszawa {f}
Warsaw Pact {prop} (pact) :: Układ Warszawski {m}
Warsaw Pact {prop} (military alliance) :: Układ Warszawski {m}
Warsaw Uprising {prop} (millitary operation) :: powstanie warszawskie {n}
warship {n} (ship built or armed for naval combat) :: okręt wojenny {m}
Warsovian {adj} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian ::
Warsovian {n} (Varsovian) SEE: Varsovian ::
wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) :: brodawka {f}, kurzajka {f}
Warta {prop} (river) :: Warta {f}
warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) :: guziec {m}
wartime {n} (period of a war) :: czas wojny {m}
warts and all {adj} (of a description which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections) :: ze wszystkimi przywarami
warts and all {adv} (in a manner which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections) :: bezdyskusyjnie
Warwick {prop} (county town of Warwickshire) :: Warwick {m}
wary {adj} (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous) :: czujny, przezorny, ostrożny
wasabi {n} (green Japanese condiment) :: wasabi {n}
wash {v} (to clean with water) :: myć {impf}, prać {impf} [of clothes]
wash {v} (to clean oneself) :: myć się {impf}, umyć się {pf}
wash {n} (painting) :: lawowanie
washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink) :: umywalka {f}
washer {n} (person who washes for a living) :: praczka {f}
washer {n} (flat disk) :: podkładka {f}
washerwoman {n} (woman who washes other people's laundry) :: praczka {f}
washing {n} (action of the verb "to wash") :: mycie {f}, pranie
washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) :: pralka {f}
Washington {prop} (name) :: Waszyngton {m}
Washington {prop} (US state) :: Waszyngton {m}
Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) :: Waszyngton {m}
wash one's hands of {v} (absolve oneself of responsibility) :: umywać ręce {impf}
washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes ::
wasp {n} (insect) :: osa {f}
waste {n} (useless by-products, garbage) :: śmieci {p}
waste {v} (to squander) :: marnować
wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can ::
waste breath {v} (to speak futilely) :: szkoda słów
wasteful {adj} (inclined to waste) :: rozrzutny
waste of time {n} (meaningless or fruitless activity) :: strata czasu {f}
wastepaper {n} (unwanted paper that has been discarded) :: makulatura {f}
waster {n} (one that wastes) :: marnotrawca {m}, marnotrawczyni {f}
waste sorting {n} (separation of waste) :: segregacja odpadów {f}
waste time {v} (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) :: tracić czas
wastewater {n} (water containing waste products) :: ścieki {m-p}
watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) :: zegarek {m}
watch {n} (particular time period) :: wachta {f}
watch {n} (person or group of people who guard) :: straż {f}
watch {n} (group of sailors and officers) :: wachta {f}
watch {n} (period of time on duty) :: wachta {f}
watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) :: oglądać {impf}, obserwować {impf}, patrzeć {impf}
watch {v} (to observe) :: oglądać
watch {v} (to attend or guard) :: pilnować {impf}
watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard ::
watchmaker {n} (person who repairs (and originally made) watches) :: zegarmistrz {m}, zegarmistrzyni {f}
watch over {v} (to guard and protect) :: czuwać
watch pocket {n} (pocket for carrying pocket watch) :: kieszonka {f}
watchtower {n} (observation tower) :: strażnica {f}
watchword {n} (word used as expressive of a principle) :: hasło {n}, zawołanie {n} [history, heraldry]
watchword {n} (a prearranged reply to the challenge of a sentry or a guard) :: odzew {m}
water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid ::
water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water ::
water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) :: podlewać {impf}, podlać {pf}
water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) :: poić {impf}, napoić {pf}
water {v} (to fill with or secrete water) :: [eyes] łzawić
water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) :: woda {f}
water {n} (spa water) :: wody {f-p}
water {n} (one of the basic elements) :: woda {f}
water {n} (body of water, or specific part of it) :: wody {f-p}, woda {f}
water {n} (figuratively: a person's intuition) :: kości
water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) :: niesporczak {m}
water bottle {n} (A bottle used for carrying water) :: bidon {m}
water buffalo {n} (large ungulate) :: bawół domowy {m}
water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius ::
water clock {n} (device for measuring time) :: zegar wodny
water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet ::
water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour ::
watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour ::
watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour ::
watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour ::
watercolour {n} (pigment) :: akwarela {f}, farba wodna {f}
watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows) :: koryto {n}
watercress {n} (Nasturtium officinale) :: rukiew {f}, rukiew wodna
water diviner {n} (water diviner) SEE: dowser ::
water dog {n} (water dog) :: pies wodny {m}, pies dowodny {m}
waterdog {n} (axolotl) SEE: axolotl ::
waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) :: wodospad {m}
waterfall {n} (waterfall-like outpouring) :: wodospad {m}
water heater {n} (appliance for heating water) :: ogrzewacz wody {m}, bojler {m}, terma {f}, podgrzewacz wody {m}
water hemlock {n} (plant in the genus Cicuta) SEE: cowbane ::
waterhole {n} (depression in which water collects) :: wodopój {m}
watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) :: konewka {f}
watering hole {n} (depression) SEE: waterhole ::
watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can ::
water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) :: grzybienie {p}
waterline {n} (line on the hull of a ship) :: linia wodna {f}, wodnica
watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) :: znak wodny {m}
watermelon {n} (plant) :: arbuz {m}
watermelon {n} (fruit) :: arbuz {m}
watermilfoil {n} (plant of the genus Myriophyllum) :: wywłócznik {m}
water park {n} (aquapark) SEE: aquapark ::
water parsnip {n} (Sium gen. et spp.) :: marek {m}
water plantain {n} (Alisma) :: żabieniec {m}
water pollution {n} (water pollution) :: zanieczyszczenie wód {n}
water polo {n} (a water sport) :: piłka wodna, waterpolo
water polo player {n} (player of water polo) :: piłkarz wodny {m}, piłkarka wodna {f}, waterpolista {m}
water power {n} ((uncountable) power from water) :: energia wodna {f}
waterproof {adj} (unaffected by water) :: wodoodporny
water rail {n} (Rallus aquaticus) :: wodnik {m}
water scorpion {n} (insect of the family Nepidae) :: płoszczyca
watershed {n} (drainage basin) SEE: drainage basin ::
water strider {n} (any of a number of predatory insects in the family Gerridae) :: nartnik {m}
water table {n} (level underground) :: zwierciadło wód podziemnych {n}
watertight {adj} (tightly made) :: wodoszczelny {m}, nieprzemakalny {m}
water tower {n} (tank of water) :: wieża ciśnień {f}
water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) :: para wodna {f}
water vapor {n} (steam) :: para
waterway {n} (navigable body of water) :: droga wodna {f}
watt {n} (derived unit of power) :: wat {m}
waulk {v} (full) SEE: full ::
wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly) :: falować, łopotać, powiewać
wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) :: machać
wave {v} (to cause to move back and forth repeatedly) :: zamachać
wave {v} (to signal with a waving movement) :: zamachać
wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) :: fala
wave {n} (moving disturbance in a field) :: fala {f}
wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics) :: funkcja falowa {f}
waveguide {n} (a structure which guides waves) :: falowód {m}
wavelet {n} (a fast-decaying oscillation) :: falka {f}
wave-particle duality {n} (concept applying to matter and radiation) :: dualizm korpuskularno-falowy
wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance) :: wosk {m-in}
wax {adj} (made of wax) :: woskowy
wax {v} (apply wax to) :: woskować
wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax ::
wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax ::
waxlike {adj} (waxy) SEE: waxy ::
waxwing {n} (songbird of genus Bombycilla) :: jemiołuszka {f}
waxy {adj} (Resembling wax in texture or appearance) :: woskowy
way {adv} (very) SEE: very ::
way {adv} (far) SEE: far ::
way {n} (road, direction, path) :: droga {f}
way {n} (method or manner) :: sposób, metoda {f}, rozwiązanie {n}
way {adv} (much) SEE: much ::
waybill {n} (document that lists the final destination (and other details) of each part of a cargo) :: konosament {m}, ceduła {f}
wayfarer {n} (traveller) :: wędrowiec {m}
Way of the Cross {n} (series of images) :: droga krzyżowa {f}
way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit ::
way to go {interj} (expression of congrats, encouragement or approval) :: tak trzymać
way too {adv} :: bardzo, wielce
WC {n} (abbreviation for water closet) :: WC {n}, w.c. {n}
we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) :: my
weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability) :: słaby
weaken {v} (to become weaker) :: słabnąć {impf}, osłabnąć {pf}
weaker sex {n} (women regarded collectively) :: słaba płeć {f}
weakling {n} (person of weak or even sickly physical constitution) :: słabeusz {m}
weakling {n} (person of weak character) :: słabeusz {m}, mięczak {m}
weakly {adv} (with little strength or force) :: słabo
weakness {n} (condition of being weak) :: słabość {f}
weakness {n} (special fondness) :: słabość
weak nuclear interaction {n} (fundamental interaction) :: oddziaływanie słabe
wealth {n} (riches; valuable material possessions) :: zamożność {f}, bogactwo {n}
wealth {n} (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) :: bogactwo {n}, mnóstwo
wealthy {adj} (rich) :: bogaty, zamożny
weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) :: broń {f}, oręż {m}
weapon of mass destruction {n} (weapon causing large-scale death or destruction) :: broń masowego rażenia {f}
wear {v} (to have on (clothes)) :: nosić, mieć na sobie
wear {n} (clothing) :: ubranie {n}
wear off {v} (to diminish in effect) :: przechodzić {impf}, przejść {pf}, zanikać {impf}, zaniknąć {pf}
wear off {v} (to disappear because of being abraded, over-polished, or abused) :: ścierać się {impf}, zetrzeć się {pf}, schodzić {impf}, zejść {pf}
wear one's heart on one's sleeve {v} (to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions) :: mieć serce na dłoni
wear out one's welcome {v} (to make one's presence unwanted) :: nadużyć gościnności (to abuse hospitality)
wear rose-colored glasses {v} (to be excessively optimistic) :: patrzeć przez różowe okulary
wear thin {v} (to lessen or weaken over time, as from overuse) :: tracić na znaczeniu
weary {adj} (tired, fatigued) :: zmęczony
weary {adj} (having one's patience exhausted; sick) :: znużony
weary {adj} (tiresome) :: męczący
weasel {n} (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) :: łasica {f}
weasel {v} (to weasel out of doing something) :: wykręcić się
weasel out {v} (to weasel out of doing something) :: wykręcić się {pf}, wykręcać się {impf}, wić się jak piskorz {impf}
weasel out {v} (to weasel something out of someone) :: wić się jak piskorz {impf}
weather {n} (state of the atmosphere) :: pogoda {f}
weather {n} (unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions) :: niepogoda {f}
weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation ::
weather balloon {n} (meteorological balloon) :: balon meteorologiczny
weathering {n} (breaking down of rocks) :: wietrzenie {n}
weather vane {n} (a device showing the direction of the wind) :: wiatrowskaz {m}
weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) :: tkać {impf}
weaver {n} (one who weaves) :: tkacz {m}, tkaczka {f}
web {n} (any interconnected set of persons, places, or things) :: sieć {f}
web {n} (the World Wide Web (also spelled Web)) :: sieć {f}
web {n} (a fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds) :: błona pławna {f}
web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb ::
web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) :: przeglądarka internetowa {f}
weber {n} (derived unit of magnetic flux) :: weber {m}
webinar {n} (interactive seminar conducted via Internet) :: webinar {m}
weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog ::
web page {n} (a single page in a website) :: strona internetowa {f}, strona WWW {f}
website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) :: witryna internetowa {f}, strona WWW {f}, strona internetowa {f}
wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) :: ślub {m}, swadźba {f} [archaic], wesele {n}
wedding dress {n} (the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony) :: suknia ślubna {m}
wedding gown {n} (wedding dress) SEE: wedding dress ::
wedding party {n} (the bride and groom as well as the bridesmaids and groomsmen) :: wesele {n}
wedding ring {n} (a ring symbolizing marriage) :: obrączka {f}, obrączka ślubna {f}
wedge {n} (simple machine) :: klin {m}
wedge {n} (piece of food etc.) :: kawałek {m}
wedge {n} (group of birds flying in V formation) :: klucz {m}
Wednesday {n} (day of the week) :: środa {f}
weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar ::
weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco ::
weed {n} (unwanted plant) :: chwast {m}, zielsko {m}
weed {n} (underbrush; low shrubs) :: zielsko {n}
weed {n} (slang: marijuana) :: trawka {f} [slang]
weed {n} (informal: puny person) :: cherlak {m}, mięczak {m}
weed {n} (figuratively: something useless) :: chwast {m}
weed {v} (to remove weeds from) :: plewić, odchwaszczać
weed {n} (duckweed) SEE: duckweed ::
weed eater {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer ::
week {n} (period of seven days) :: tydzień {m-in}
weekday {n} (weekday) :: dzień roboczy {m-in}
weekend {n} (break in the working week) :: weekend {m-in}
weekend {adj} (of, relating to or for the weekend) :: weekendowy
weekend {adj} (occurring at the weekend) :: weekendowy
weekly {adv} (every week) :: cotygodniowo, co tydzień
weekly {adj} (of or relating to a week) :: tygodniowy
weekly {adj} (happening once a week or every week) :: cotygodniowy
weekly {n} (publication that is published once a week) :: tygodnik {m-in}
weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) :: płakać {impf}
weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth {n} (consternation, worry) :: płacz i zgrzytanie zębów
weeping willow {n} (Salix babylonica) :: wierzba płacząca {f}
wee small hours {n} (very early morning) :: o pogańskiej godzinie
weever {n} (fish of Trachinidae) :: ostrosz {m}
wee-wee {n} :: siusiu {n}; siusiak {m} [male], kuciapka {f} [female]
weft {n} (horizontal threads) :: wątek {m}
weft {n} (fill) :: wątek {m}, nić wątku {f}
weigh {v} (to determine the weight of an object) :: ważyć
weigh {v} (to have a certain weight) :: ważyć {impf}
weigh down {v} (to act as ballast) :: obciążać
weigh down {v} (to be too much to handle) :: przytłaczać
weighing machine {n} (a mechanical device for determing the weight of an object or person) :: waga
weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass ::
weight {n} (force due to gravity) :: ciężar {m}, waga {f}
weighted average {n} (arithmetic mean of values biased according to agreed weightings) SEE: weighted mean ::
weighted graph {n} (graph) :: graf ważony {m}
weighted mean {n} (average calculated after biasing values) :: średnia ważona {f}
weightlessness {n} (having zero weight) :: nieważkość {f}
weightlifter {n} (person who competes for maximum weight lifted) :: ciężarowiec {m}, sztangista {m}, sztangistka {f}
weightlifting {n} (sport in which competitors lift heavy weights) :: podnoszenie ciężarów {n}
weir {n} (adjustable dam) :: jaz {m}
weir {n} (fence to catch fish) :: jaz {m}
weird {adj} (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) :: dziwny {m}
weird {adj} (deviating from the normal; bizarre) :: dziwaczny {m}
weirdo {n} (strange person) :: dziwak {m}
welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy) :: mile widziany
welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) :: witaj! {s}, witajcie! {p}, witamy
welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) :: powitanie {n}
welcome {n} (utterance of such a greeting) :: powitanie {n}
welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) :: witać
weld {n} (herb) :: rezeda żółtawa {f}
weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) :: spawać {impf}, zespawać {pf}
weld {v} (to bind, unite) :: spajać {impf}, zespajać {impf}, spoić {pf}, zespoić {pf}
welder {n} (one who welds) :: spawacz {m}
welding machine {n} :: spawarka {f}
welfare {n} (aid, provided by a government, etc.) :: socjal {m}, zasiłek {m}
welfare state {n} (social system in which the state takes overall responsibility for the welfare of its citizens) :: państwo opiekuńcze {n}
welfare state {n} (country in which such a system operates) :: państwo opiekuńcze {n}
welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky ::
well {adv} (accurately; competently) :: dobrze
well {adv} (to a significant degree) :: dobrze
well {adv} ((slang) very) :: nieźle
well {adj} (in good health) :: zdrowy {m}, zdrowa {f}
well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations) :: cóż, no
well {interj} (to acknowledge a statement or situation) :: cóż
well {interj} (exclamation of surprise) :: coś takiego, no
well {interj} (used in conversation to fill space) :: hm, no, cóż
well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) :: studnia {f}
well {n} (cockpit of a sailing boat) SEE: cockpit ::
well-balanced {adj} (properly balanced; in equilibrium) :: zrównoważony
well begun is half done {proverb} (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour) :: dobry początek to połowa roboty
well-brought-up {adj} (having good manners) :: dobrze wychowany
Wellington {prop} (capital of New Zealand) :: Wellington
Wellington boot {n} (Wellington boot) SEE: Wellington boots ::
Wellington boots {n} (waterproof rubber boot) :: kalosz {m}
well logging {n} (making a record of the geologic formations penetrated by a borehole) :: geofizyka otworowa {f}
well-mannered {adj} (having good manners) :: dobrze wychowany
well-nigh {adv} (almost) :: prawie
well-read {adj} (well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively) :: oczytany {m}
wels catfish {n} (Silurus glanis) :: sum
Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to Wales) :: walijski
Welsh {adj} (of or pertaining to the Welsh language) :: walijski
Welsh {n} (language) :: język walijski {m-in}
Welsh {n} (collectively, people of Wales) :: Walijczycy {m-pr-p}
Welshman {n} (native or inhabitant of Wales) :: Walijczyk {m}
Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion ::
Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales) :: Walijka {f}
weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview ::
Wenceslas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Wenceslaus ::
Wenceslaus {prop} (male given name) :: Wacław {m}
wench {n} ((archaic) girl or young woman) :: dziewka {f}
wench {n} ((archaic) promiscuous woman) :: dziwka {f}
Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav ::
Wend {n} (member of a Slavic people from the borders of Germany and Poland) :: Wend {m}
Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian ::
Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian ::
werehyena {n} (shapeshifter assuming the shape of a hyena) :: hienołak
werewolf {n} (wolflike human) :: wilkołak {m}, likantrop {m}
wergeld {n} (reparative payment) :: główszczyzna {f}
Weser {prop} (river in Germany) :: Wezera {f}
Wessex {prop} (A former kingdom in England.) :: Wessex {m}
west {n} (compass point) :: zachód {m-in}
west {adj} (towards the west) :: na zachód
west {adj} (western) :: zachodni
west {adj} (occidental) :: zachodni
West {prop} (Western world) :: Zachód {m}, Okcydent {m}
West {prop} (Western Europe, non-Cold War concept) :: Zachód {m}
West Bank {prop} (territory) :: Zachodni Brzeg {m}
West Berlin {prop} (western Berlin between 1949 and 1990) :: Berlin Zachodni {m}
West Coast {prop} (the western seaboard of the United States) :: Zachodnie Wybrzeże {n}
western {adj} (pertaining to the west) :: zachodni
western {adj} (blowing from the west) :: zachodni
western {n} (film or other dramatic work) :: western {m}
Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western ::
Western Asia {prop} (the westernmost subregion of Asia) :: Azja Zachodnia
Western Australia {prop} (state of Australia) :: Australia Zachodnia {f}
western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) :: płomykówka zwyczajna {f}
western capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) :: głuszec zwyczajny {m}
western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) :: czapla złotawa {f}
Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) :: Europa Zachodnia {f}
Western European {adj} (Western European) :: zachodnioeuropejski
westernization {n} (assimilation of the western culture) :: okcydentalizacja {f}
western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey ::
Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) :: Sahara Zachodnia {f}
western sandpiper {n} (Calidris mauri) :: biegus alaskanski {m}
western slaty antshrike {n} (bird) :: chronka nizinna
Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) :: Ściana Płaczu {f}, Mur Zachodni {m}
West Flanders {prop} (Belgian province in Flanders) :: Flandria Zachodnia {f}
West Frisian {prop} (language spoken in Friesland) :: (język) zachodniofryzyjski {m}
West Frisian {prop} (the Western Frisian dialect of Dutch) :: zachodniofryzyjski {m}
Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) :: Opactwo Westminsterskie {n}
Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) :: Katedra Westminsterska {f}
West Papua {prop} (province of Indonesia) :: Papua Zachodnia {f}
West Slavic {prop} (of or relating to the West Slavs) :: zachodniosłowiański
West Virginia {prop} (US state) :: Wirginia Zachodnia {f}
westward {adv} (towards the west) :: na zachód
wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) :: mokry, wilgotny
wet blanket {n} (someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity) :: malkontent {m}, smutas {m}
wet dream {n} (literally) :: mokry sen {m}
wether {n} (castrated ram) :: skop {m}
wetland {n} (land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas) :: mokradło {n}
wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) :: mamka {f}
wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season ::
wetsuit {n} (close fitting, insulating garment) :: pianka {f}
whale {n} (large sea mammal) :: wieloryb {m}, waleń {m}
whale shark {n} (Rhincodon typus) :: rekin wielorybi
whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales) :: wielorybnictwo {n}
wharf {n} (man-made landing place) :: przystań {f}, keja {f}
what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) :: co
what {pron} (relative pronoun: that which; those that; the thing that) :: co, to, co
what {adv} (such) :: co za
what {interj} (expression of surprise) :: co!
what {determiner} (which) :: który {m}, która {f}, które {n} (which of certain choices), jaki {m}, jaka {f}, jakie {n} (which kind of)
what a lovely day {phrase} (what a lovely day) :: ale piękny dzień
what a pity {phrase} (used to express regret) :: szkoda
what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) :: [informal] co robisz?, [formal, to a man] co Pan robi?, [formal, to a woman] co Pani robi?
what a shame {phrase} (used to express regret) SEE: what a pity ::
what can I say {phrase} (indicating that there is nothing to be said which would improve matters) :: cóż mam rzec?
whatchamacallit {n} (any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember) :: wihajster, ustrojstwo
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger {proverb} (hardship builds moral character) :: co cię nie zabije, to cię wzmocni
what does that have to do with the price of tea in China {phrase} (a comment used to indicate that a previous comment is irrelevant or unimportant) :: co ma piernik do wiatraka, gdzie Rzym, gdzie Krym
what does XX mean {phrase} (what does XX mean?) :: co oznacza XX?
what do you mean {phrase} (what do you mean?) :: co masz na myśli, o co chodzi [informal]
whatever {determiner} (no matter which; for any) :: cokolwiek
whatever {determiner} (anything) :: cokolwiek
whatever {interj} (indicating the speaker does not care what someone says) :: nieważne
what for {adv} (For what reason; why) :: po co, dlaczego
what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences) :: co z siebie dajesz, to do ciebie wraca, jak sobie pościelisz tak się wyśpisz, fortuna kołem się toczy
what is that {phrase} (what is that?) :: co to jest?
what is the Wi-Fi password {phrase} (what is the Wi-Fi password?) :: jakie jest hasło do Wi-Fi?
what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) :: jak się nazywasz? [formal], jak masz na imię? [informal]
what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) :: jakie znasz języki?
whatnot {n} (etagere, shelf) :: etażerka {f}
what's done is done {proverb} :: co się stało, to się nie odstanie, co było, to było
what's good {phrase} (what's up) SEE: what's up ::
what should I do {phrase} (what should I do?) :: co powinienem zrobić? [masculine], co powinnam zrobić? [feminine]
what's new {phrase} (informal greeting asking what has happened recently) :: co nowego?
whatsoever {adj} (in any way) :: wcale, w ogóle
what's on your mind {phrase} (what is bothering you?) :: co ci chodzi po głowie?
what's up {phrase} (How are you?) :: jak leci?, jak tam?, co słychać?
what's your job {phrase} (what's your job?) :: kim jesteś z zawodu?, gdzie pracujesz?
what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) :: co jest kurwa?, ki chuj?, co do chuja?
what the fuck {interj} (expressing astonishment) :: kurwa!, o do chuja, ja pierdolę, ja jebię, w dupę, o chuj, ja pieprzę, o skurwysyn, ja pizgam, w pizdę
what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) :: która godzina?, która jest godzina?
wheat {n} (grain) :: pszenica {f}
wheatear {n} (birds of genus Oenanthe) :: białorzytka {f}
wheaten {adj} (made from wheat) :: pszenny {m}, pszeniczny {m}
wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) :: koło {n}
wheel {n} (steering device in a vessel) :: koło sterowe {n}
wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel ::
wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) :: taczka {f}
wheelchair {n} (chair) :: wózek inwalidzki {m}
wheelhouse {n} (enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated) :: sterówka {f}
wheel of Fortune {prop} (Tarot card) :: koło fortuny {n}
Wheel of Fortune {prop} (television game show) :: Koło Fortuny {n}
wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels) :: kołodziej {m}
wheeze {v} (breathe hard) :: charczeć, chrypieć, rzęzić, sapać
wheeze {n} (piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration) :: charczenie {n}, sapanie {n}
whelm {v} (to bury, cover; to engulf, submerge) :: otoczyć
whelm {v} (to overcome with emotion) :: ogarnąć
when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) :: kiedy, gdy [relative]
when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) :: gdy
when {conj} (during the time that) :: gdy
when {conj} (at what time; at which time) :: kiedy
when {conj} :: gdy, kiedy
when {pron} (what time; which time) :: kiedy
when {n} (the time) :: kiedy
when all is said and done {phrase} (in the end) :: w ostatecznym rozrachunku
whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source) :: skąd
whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when ::
whenever {conj} (at any time that) :: kiedykolwiek
whenever {conj} (every time that) :: ilekroć
when Hell freezes over {adv} (never) :: prędzej piekło zamarznie
when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do ::
when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) :: jeśli wejdziesz między wrony, musisz krakać jak i one, w czyim chlebie smakujemy, tego i pochlebujemy, co kraj, to obyczaj
when pigs fly {adv} (never, expressed by an idiom) :: na świętego nigdy (on Saint Never[’s day])
when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) :: gdy kota nie ma, myszy harcują
where {conj} (while on the contrary, although, whereas) :: podczas gdy
where {conj} (at or in which place) :: gdzie, skąd [where from]
where {conj} (to which place or situation) :: dokąd
where {adv} (at or in what place) :: gdzie
where {adv} (to what place) :: dokąd
where {adv} (from what place) :: skąd
where {adv} (in what situation) :: gdzie [colloquial]
where {n} (the place in which something happens) :: gdzie
whereabouts {n} (location) :: miejsce pobytu {n}
where are we {phrase} (where are we) :: gdzie jesteśmy?
where are you {phrase} (where are you?) :: gdzie jesteś?
where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) :: skąd jesteś?, skąd pochodzisz?, skąd pan jest
where are your parents {phrase} (where are your parents?) :: gdzie są twoi rodzice? [informal], gdzie są pana rodzice? [formal, addressing a man], gdzie są pani rodzice? [formal, addressing a woman]
where does this bus go {phrase} (where does this bus go) :: dokąd jedzie ten autobus?
where does this train go {phrase} (where does this train go) :: dokąd jedzie ten pociąg?
where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) :: gdzie mieszkasz? [informal], gdzie Pan mieszka? [formal, to a man], gdzie Pani mieszka? [formal, to a woman]
wherefore {conj} (because of which) :: dlaczego
where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) :: gdzie jest toaleta?, gdzie jest ubikacja?
wherenot {n} (wherever) SEE: wherever ::
where there is a will there is a way {proverb} (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) :: dla chcącego nic trudnego, dla chcącego nie ma nic trudnego, chcieć to móc, chcącemu nic nie trudno, niechcącemu wszytko
wherever {adv} (emphatic form of "where") :: gdzież, dokądże
wherever {conj} (in any place, anywhere) :: gdziekolwiek, dokądkolwiek, gdzie tylko, dokąd tylko, gdzie nie, dokąd nie
wherever {conj} (in all places, everywhere) :: wszędzie
where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you ::
whether {conj} (introducing indirect questions) :: czy
whether {conj} (if, whether or not) :: czy ... czy
whetstone {n} (stone used to hone tools) :: osełka
whew {interj} (an expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension) :: uf, uff
whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) :: serwatka {f}
which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) :: który
which {determiner} ((relative) the one(s) that) :: który {m}
which {pron} ((interrogative) what one or ones) :: który {m}
which {pron} ((relative) who, whom, what) :: który {m}
whicker {v} (to neigh softly) :: rżeć
whiff {n} (waft; brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air) :: podmuch {m}
while {n} (uncertain duration of time, a period of time) :: chwila {f}, jakiś czas {m}
while {conj} (during the same time that) :: gdy, podczas, dopóki
while {conj} (although) :: chociaż
while {conj} (until) SEE: until ::
whim {n} (fanciful impulse) :: kaprys {m}
whimper {v} (to cry or sob softly and intermittently) :: skomleć {impf}, kwilić {impf}
whimsicality {n} (caprice) SEE: caprice ::
whinchat {n} (Saxicola ruberta) :: pokląskwa {f}
whine {v} (to utter a whine) :: marudzić
whip {n} (rod or rope) :: bat {m}, bicz {m}
whip {v} (to hit with a whip) :: chłostać {impf}
whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream ::
whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) :: bita śmietana {f}
whipper snipper {n} (string trimmer) SEE: string trimmer ::
Whirling Dervish {n} (ascetic order) :: Wirujący Derwisze
whirlpool {n} (swirling body of water) :: wir wodny {m}
whirlpool {n} (jacuzzi) SEE: jacuzzi ::
whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) :: trąba powietrzna
whisker {n} (part of the beard) :: bokobrody {f-p}
whisker {n} (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat) :: wibrys {m}, wibrysy {p}
whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) :: rybitwa białowąsa {f}
whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink) :: whisky {f}
whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey ::
whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice) :: szept {m}
whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) :: szeptać {impf}, szepnąć {pf}
whist {n} (card game) :: wist {m}
whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound) :: gwizdek {m}
whistle {n} (act of whistling) :: gwizd {m}, świst {m}
whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) :: gwizd {m}
whistle {n} (sound similar to the sound made by whistling) :: gwizd {m}
whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) :: gwizdać {impf}, świstać {impf}
whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit ::
whistle Dixie {v} (to engage in idle conversational phantasies) :: fantazjować {impf}
whistle past the graveyard {v} (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) :: robić dobrą minę do złej gry {impf}
white {n} (color/colour) :: biel {f}
white {n} (albumen) :: białko {n}
white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine ::
white {adj} (Cistercian) SEE: Cistercian ::
white {adj} (bright and colourless) :: biały
white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite ::
white as a sheet {adj} (pale as if suffering from shock) :: biały jak papier {m}
white as snow {adj} (very white) :: śnieżnobiały
white-backed black tit {n} (Melaniparus leuconotus) :: sikora jasnogrzbieta {f}
whitebeam {n} (any of various Eurasian deciduous trees of the genus Sorbus subg. Aria) :: jarząb mączny
white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear ::
white-bearded antshrike {n} (passerine bird) :: sliniacznik
white-bellied tit {n} (Melaniparus albiventris) :: [[ sikora białobrzucha]] {f}
white-billed diver {n} (Gavia adamsii) :: nur białodzioby {m}
white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) :: krwinka biała
white-browed tit {n} (Poecile superciliosus) :: sikora białobrewa {f}
white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) :: kapusta biała {f}
white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) :: koniczyna biała {f}
white coat {n} (white coat worn in laboratories) :: kitel {m}
white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) :: biały karzeł {m}
white elephant {n} (mammal) :: biały słoń {m}
white-eyed gull {n} (Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus) :: mewa bialooka {f}
whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji ::
whitefish {n} (beluga) SEE: beluga ::
whitefish {n} (fish of the genus Coregonus) :: sieja {f}
white flag {n} (a flag used as a symbol of surrender) :: biała flaga {f}
white-fronted tit {n} (Sittiparus semilarvatus) :: sikora białoczelna {f}
white-headed duck {n} (Oxyura leucocephala) :: sterniczka {f}
White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) :: Biały Dom {m}
white lead {n} (lead carbonate or the paint thereof) :: blejwas {m}
white lightning {n} (illegally distilled whiskey) SEE: moonshine ::
whitelist {n} (list of people that are known) :: biała lista {f}
white man {n} (Caucasian) SEE: Caucasian ::
white millet {n} (proso millet) SEE: proso millet ::
white mustard {n} (Sinapis alba) :: gorczyca biała {f}
white-naped tit {n} (Machlolophus nuchalis) :: [[ sikora białokarkowa]] {f}
whiteout {n} (correction fluid) SEE: correction fluid ::
white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl ::
white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark ::
white roe {n} (milt) SEE: milt ::
white-rumped sandpiper {n} (Calidris fuscicollis) :: biegus białorzytny {m}
White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian ::
white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise ::
white sauce {n} (béchamel sauce) SEE: béchamel sauce ::
White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) :: Morze Białe {n}
white-shouldered antshrike {n} (passerine bird) :: chronka kropkowana
whitesmith {n} (tinsmith) SEE: tinsmith ::
white stork {n} (large wading bird, Ciconia ciconia) :: bocian {m}
white-tailed lapwing {n} (Vanellus leucurus) :: czajka stepowa {f}
white-tailed plover {n} (Vanellus leucurus) SEE: white-tailed lapwing ::
white tea {n} (drink) :: biała herbata {f}
whitethroat {n} (Sylvia communis) :: cierniówka {f}
white whale {n} (a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas) SEE: beluga ::
white wine {n} (light coloured wine) :: białe wino {n}
white-winged tern {n} (Chlidonias leucopterus) :: rybitwa białoskrzydła {f}
whither {adv} (to which place) :: dokąd
whitish {adj} (somewhat white) :: białawy
whitlow {n} (an infection) :: zastrzał {m}
whittle {n} (large knife) :: scyzoryk {m}
whittle {v} (cut or shape wood with a knife) :: wystrugać, wyrzeźbić
whiz {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) :: kto
who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) :: który {m}
whoa {interj} (stop, said to a horse) :: prr
who cares {phrase} (reply to an unimportant statement) SEE: so what ::
whodunit {n} (a crime novel or drama) :: kryminał {m}, powieść kryminalna {f}, powieść detektywistyczna {f}
whoever {pron} (whatever person or persons) :: ktokolwiek
who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: one doesn't know) :: kto wie?
who knows {phrase} (rhetorical question: anything is possible) :: kto wie?
whole {adj} (entire) :: cały
whole {adj} (food with no constituents removed) :: pełny {m}
whole {adv} (colloquial: in entirety) :: całkowicie
whole {n} (something complete) :: całość {f}
wholeheartedly {adv} (in a wholehearted manner; with one's whole heart; enthusiastically) :: z całego serca
wholemeal bread {n} (bread) :: chleb razowy {m}
wholeness {n} (quality of being whole) :: całość {f}
whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer ::
wholesale {n} (sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants) :: hurt {m}
wholesale {adj} (of or relating to sale in bulk or large quantity) :: hurtowy {m}
wholesale {adv} (in bulk or large quantity) :: hurtowo
wholesome {adj} (promoting good health, and well-being) :: zdrowy
wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely ::
whom {pron} (what person; object of a verb (accusative)) :: kogo
whom {pron} (what person or people, object of a preposition (dative)) :: komu
whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease) :: koklusz {m}
whore {n} :: dziwka {f}, prostytutka {f}, kurwa {f} [vulgar], szmata {f} [vulgar]
whore {v} (to prostitute oneself) :: prostytuować się {impf}
whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp ::
whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp ::
whose {determiner} (of whom (interrogative)) :: czyj
whose {determiner} (of whom (relative)) :: który {m}
whose {determiner} (of which (relative)) :: który {m}
who watches the watchers {phrase} (concern about whether the law is enforced on those who enforce the law) :: kto pilnować będzie samych strażników
who would have thunk it {phrase} (who would have guessed it?) :: kto by pomyślał?
why {adv} (for what reason) :: dlaczego, czemu, po co, na co
why {adv} :: czemu, dlaczego
why {n} (the reason) :: powód, dlaczego
why {interj} (exclamation of surprise) :: ależ, przecież, toć
wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) :: knot, świecidło {n} [Old Polish]
wicked {adj} (evil or mischevous) :: nikczemny, podły
wicker {n} (flexible branch or twig) :: wiklina {f}
wickerworker {n} (someone who makes things with wicker) :: wikliniarz {m}
wicket gate {n} (a small gate or door, especially one built into a large one) :: furtka {f}, bramka {f}
widdle {v} (urinate) SEE: urinate ::
wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) :: szeroki
wide {adv} (extensively) :: szeroko
wide-angle lens {n} (short focal length lens) :: obiektyw szerokokątny {m}
wide-eyed {adj} (astonished or surprised) :: zrobić wielkie oczy (literally make big eyes̠) {pf}
widely {adv} (commonly, generally) :: szeroko
widely {adv} (separated by a large distance) :: daleko
wide open {adj} (open completely) :: na oścież
widespread {adj} (affecting a large area) :: rozpowszechniony
widget {n} (component of a graphical user interface that the user interacts with) :: widżet {m}
widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died) :: wdowa {f}
widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) :: wdowiec
widowerhood {n} (The period of being a widower) :: wdowieństwo {n}
widowhood {n} (The period of being a widow) :: wdowieństwo {n}
widow's mite {n} ((numismatics) lepton) SEE: lepton ::
widow's mite {n} (very small gift or donation) :: wdowi grosz {m}
width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) :: szerokość {f}
wiener {n} (childish word for the penis) :: siusiak {m}
wiener {n} :: frankfurterka {f}
wife {n} (married woman) :: żona {f}, małżonka {f}
wifebeater {n} (singlet) SEE: singlet ::
Wi-Fi {n} (computing: wireless data communication standard) :: wi-fi {n}, bezprzewodowe połączenie internetowe {n}
wig {n} (head of artificial hair) :: peruka {f}
wigeon {n} (a kind of duck) :: świstun {m}
wight {n} (a living creature, a human being) :: istota {f}
wigmaker {n} (person who makes wigs) :: perukarz {m}
wigwam {n} (a Native American dwelling) :: wigwam {m}
wiki {n} (collaborative website) :: wiki {m}
Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) :: Wikipedia {f}
Wikipedian {n} (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia) :: wikipedysta {m}, wikipedystka {f}
Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia) :: wikipedystyczny {m}
wikiproject {n} (collection of pages) :: wikiprojekt {m}
Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) :: Wikisłownik {m}
Wilamowice {prop} (city in Poland) :: Wilamowice
wild {adj} (not domesticated or tamed) :: dziki
wild {adj} (raucous, unruly, and savage) :: dziki
wild ass {n} (mammal) :: dziki osioł {m}
wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) :: dzik {m}
wild card {n} (a substitute character) :: wieloznacznik
wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat ::
wild cat {n} (domesticated cat returned to the wild) SEE: feral cat ::
wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat ::
wildcat {n} (Felis silvestris) :: żbik {m}
wildcat {n} (domesticated cat returned to the wild) SEE: feral cat ::
wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat ::
wildcat {n} (wildcat strike) SEE: wildcat strike ::
wildcat strike {n} (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union) :: strajk dziki {m}
wild cherry {n} (Prunus avium tree) :: czereśnia {f}
wild cherry {n} (Prunus avium fruit) :: czereśnia {f}
wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu ::
wilderness {n} (uncultivated tract of land) :: dzicz {f}, manowce, pustkowie {n}, pustynia {f}
wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire ::
wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose) :: gęś gęgawa
wild-goose chase {n} (fruitless, futile pursuit) :: szukanie wiatru w polu {n}
Wild Hunt {n} (folk myth) :: Dziki Łów
wildlife reserve {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve ::
wildlife sanctuary {n} (nature reserve) SEE: nature reserve ::
wildly {adv} (in a wild manner) :: wściekle
wild rice {n} (any species of Zizania) :: dziki ryż {m}
wild service tree {n} (Sorbus torminalis) :: jarząb brekinia, brzęk {m}
wild strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) :: poziomka {f}, poziomka pospolita {f}
wild thyme {n} (species of flowering plant in the mint family) :: macierzanka piaskowa {f}
wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo) :: indyk
Wilhelmina {prop} (female form of William) :: Wilhelmina {f}
will {v} (indicating future action) :: Use the future perfective or use the future of być + imperfective infinitive
will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) :: wola {f}
will {n} (legal document) :: testament {m}
William {prop} (male given name) :: Wilhelm
willing {adj} (ready to do something that is not a matter of course) :: chętny, gotowy, ochoczy
willingness {n} (state of being willing) :: chęć {f}, ochota {f}
will o' the wisp {n} (strange light) :: ognik, błędny ognik
willow {n} (tree) :: wierzba {f}
willowherb {n} (Epilobium) :: wierzbownica {f}
willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) :: piecuszek {m}
willpower {n} (strength of will) :: siła woli {f}
willy {n} (The penis) :: siusiak {m}
willy-nilly {adv} (whether desired or not) :: chcąc nie chcąc
willy-nilly {adv} (seemingly at random, haphazardly) :: na chybił trafił
will you marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal) :: wyjdziesz za mnie?
wilt {v} (to droop) :: więdnąć
Wiltshire {prop} (inland county in England) :: Wiltshire {m}
wimp {n} (someone who lacks confidence) :: mięczak {m}, sierota, wymoczek {m}, ciapa, pierdoła
win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in) :: zwyciężać {impf}, zwyciężyć {pf}, wygrywać {impf}, wygrać {pf}
win {v} (obtain (someone) by wooing) :: zdobyć, zdobywać
win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning) :: wygrywać {impf}, zwyciężać {impf}
win {n} (individual victory) :: wygrana {f}, zwycięstwo {n}
wind {v} (to introduce by insinuation) SEE: insinuate ::
wind {n} (movement of air) :: wiatr {m}
wind {n} (flatus) :: wiatry {m-p}
wind {v} (to turn coils of something around) :: nawijać
windbreaker {n} (thin outer coat) :: wiatrówka {f}
windcheater {n} (a heavy weatherproof jacket) SEE: windbreaker ::
windfall {n} (something that has been blown down by the wind) :: wiatrołom {m}
windfall {n} (fruit fallen off a tree naturally) :: spad {m}
windflower {n} (Anemone nemorosa) SEE: wood anemone ::
wind generator {n} (wind-driven generator) :: turbina wiatrowa {f}
wind harp {n} (aeolian harp) SEE: aeolian harp ::
Windhoek {prop} (capital of Namibia) :: Windhuk {n}
windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel ::
winding number {n} (the number of times a curve travels counterclockwise around a point) :: indeks {m}
windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing ::
windmill {n} (structure) :: wiatrak {m}
window {n} (opening for light and air) :: okno {n}
window {n} (area on a computer screen) :: okno {n}, okienko {n}
window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window ::
window frame {n} (framework around a window) :: framuga {f}
windowpane {n} (piece of glass filling a window) :: szyba okienna {f}, szyba {f}
windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) :: parapet {m}, podokiennik {m}
windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus ::
windpipe {n} (trachea) :: tchawica {f}
windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper ::
windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) :: wycieraczka {f}
Windsor bean {n} (fava bean) SEE: broad bean ::
windsurfing {n} (a marine sport) :: windsurfing {m}
wind up {v} (to play a prank, to take the mickey or mock) :: robić w konia
windward {adj} (towards the wind) :: nawietrzny
windward {n} (towards the wind) :: nawietrzna {f}
windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart ::
windy {adj} (accompanied by wind) :: wietrzny {m}
wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) :: wino {n}
wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) :: wino {n}
wine {v} (drink wine) :: pić wino
wine bar {n} (drinking establishment where only wine is served) :: winiarnia {f}
wine glass {n} (glass vessel for drinking wine from) :: kieliszek do wina {m}
winegrower {n} (person or company that makes wine) :: winogrodnik {m}, winiarz {m}
winemaking {n} (the act of making wine) :: winiarstwo {n}
winery {n} (a place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine) :: winiarnia {f}
wineskin {n} (bag for holding wine) :: bukłak {m}
wing {n} (part of an animal) :: skrzydło {n}
wing {n} (part of an aircraft) :: skrzydło {n}
wing {n} (extension to a main body) :: skrzydło {n}
wing {n} (panel of a car which encloses the wheel area) :: błotnik {m-in}
wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly ::
wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw ::
winged {adj} (having wings) :: uskrzydlony, skrzydlaty
winger {n} (offensive player) :: skrzydłowy {m}
winglet {n} (a small wing) :: szkrzydełko {n}
wingman {n} (pilot partner) :: skrzydłowy {m}
wingman {n} (friend that gives support) :: skrzydłowy {m}
wingnut {n} (genus Pterocarya (botany)) :: skrzydłorzech
wingspan {n} (the distance from left wingtip to right) :: rozpiętość skrzydeł {f}
wink {v} (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) :: mrugnąć
winkle {n} (gastropod) SEE: periwinkle ::
winner {n} (one who has won or often wins) :: zwycięzca {m}, zwyciężczyni {f}
Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) :: Kubuś Puchatek {m}
winsome {adj} (charming, engaging, winning) :: ujmujący
winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) :: zima {f}
wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen ::
wintergreen {n} (evergreen perennial of the genus Pyrola) :: gruszyczka {f}
winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) :: przesilenie zimowe {n}
winter sport {n} (sport played on ice or snow) :: sport zimowy {m}, białe szaleństwo {n}
winter swimmer {n} (one who participates in winter swimming) :: mors {m}
wintrily {adv} (in a wintry manner) :: zimowo
wintry {adj} (suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy) :: zimowy
wipe {v} (remove surface substance) :: wycierać {impf}, wytrzeć {pf}
wipe {v} (erase a computer disk) :: wymazać {pf}
wipe off {v} (removing by wiping) :: zetrzeć
wire {n} (thin thread of metal) :: drut {m}
wire {n} (metal conductor that carries electricity) :: przewód {m}, kabel {m}
wire {n} (slang: hidden listening device on the person) :: pluskwa {f}
wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph ::
wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram ::
wire copy {n} (item published by a wire service) :: depesza {f}
wireless {adj} (not having any wires) :: bezprzewodowy
wireless {adj} (of or relating to wireless telegraphy) :: radiowy
wireless {n} (radio) :: radio {n}
wiretap {n} (covert connection) :: pluskwa {f}
wiretap {v} (to install or to use such a device) :: zakładać pluskwę
wiring harness {n} (bundle of insulated wires) :: wiązka {f}, pęk {m}
Wisconsin {prop} (state of the United States of America) :: Wisconsin {n}
wisdom {n} (element of personal character) :: mądrość {f}
Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach {prop} (Ecclesiasticus) SEE: Ecclesiasticus ::
wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) :: ząb mądrości {m}, ósemka
wise {adj} (showing good judgement) :: mądry
wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus) :: żubr {m}
wish {n} (desire) :: życzenie {n}
wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) :: życzyć
wishable {adj} (desirable) SEE: desirable ::
wishbone {n} (bird's bone) :: widełki {f-p}
wishful thinking {n} (illusion that what one would like is true) :: myślenie życzeniowe {n}, pobożne życzenia {n-p}
wisp {n} (a small bundle, as of straw or other like substance) :: (wisp of hair) kosmyk {m}; (wisp of smoke) wstęga {f}, kłęby {p}
wisteria {n} (a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines) :: glicynia {f}, słodlin {m}, wisteria {f}
wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence ::
witch {n} (person who uses magic) :: czarownica {f}, wiedźma {f}, jędza {f}, heks
witch {n} (derogatory: ugly or unpleasant woman) :: wiedźma {f}
witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches) :: czary
witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) :: szaman {m}, uzdrowiciel {m}, znachor {m}, ciota {f} [female, dialectal]
witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass ::
witch hazel {n} (tree of the genus Hamamelis) :: oczar {m}
witch-hunt {n} (persecution of persons believed to be using magic) :: polowanie na czarownice {n}
witch-hunt {n} (campaign to punish dissident persons) :: polowanie na czarownice {n}
witching hour {n} (hour after midnight, when witches were thought to be active) :: godzina duchów
with {prep} (against) :: z
with {prep} (in the company of) :: z
with {prep} (in addition to) :: z
with {prep} (in support of) :: [instrumental case]
with {prep} (expressing manner) :: [instrumental case]
with {prep} (by means of) :: z + [instrumental case], za pomocą + [genitive case]
with all due respect {prep} (phrase used before disagreeing with someone) :: z całym szacunkiem, z należytym szacunkiem
with bated breath {prep} (holding one's breath) :: z zapartym tchem
with bated breath {prep} (eagerly) :: z zapartym tchem
withdraw {v} (take back) :: wycofać {pf}
withdraw {v} (extract (money from an account)) :: wypłacić {pf}, wypłacać {impf}
withe {n} (twig or shoot) :: witka {f}, wić {f}
wither {v} ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up) :: więdnąć
witherite {n} (mineral) :: witeryt {m}
withers {n} (part of the back of a draft animal) :: kłąb {m}
within {prep} (spatial enclosure) :: wewnątrz
within {prep} (before the specified duration ends) :: w przeciągu
with one's last breath {prep} :: ostatnim tchem
without {prep} (not having) :: bez
without a doubt {prep} (certainly) SEE: certainly ::
without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably ::
with pleasure {prep} (willingly, without argument) :: z przyjemnością
withspeak {v} (speak against) SEE: oppose ::
withspeak {v} (contradict) SEE: contradict ::
witness {n} (attestation of a fact or event) :: świadectwo {n}
witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something) :: świadek {m}
witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) :: świadek {m}
wits' end {n} (at (one's) wits' end) SEE: perplexed ::
witty {adj} (clever; amusingly ingenious) :: dowcipny {m}
wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) :: czarodziej {m}, czarownik {m}, wiedźmak {m}, wiedźmarz {m}
wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) :: kreator {m}, asystent {m}
wizardess {n} (sorceress) SEE: sorceress ::
wizardry {n} (art of a wizard; sorcery) :: czarnoksięstwo {n}
woad {n} (Isatis tinctoria) :: urzet {m}, siniło {n}, farbownik {m} [but this means also Anchusa]
wobbler {n} (tantrum) SEE: tantrum ::
woe {n} (grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) :: nieszczęście {n}, żałość {f}, cierpienie {n}, niedola {f}
wog {n} (an offensive term for a dark-skinned person) :: ciapaty {m}, brudas {m}
wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop ::
wok {n} (large round pan) :: wok {m}
wolf {n} (animal) :: wilk {m-an}, basior {m-an}, wadera {f}
wolf {v} (to devour) :: pożreć, pochłonąć
wolf {n} (constellation) SEE: Lupus ::
wolfberry {n} (Lycium) :: kolcowój {m}
wolfberry {n} (Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense) :: kolcowój szkarłatny, kolcowój pospolity
wolf cub {n} (young wolf) :: wilczę {n}
wolffish {n} (fish) :: zębacz {m}
wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) :: wilk w owczej skórze {m}
wolfish {adj} (akin to the characteristics or habits of a wolf) :: wilczy
wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub ::
wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub ::
wolfpack {n} (group of wild wolves, see also: pack) :: wilcze stado {n}
wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten ::
wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite ::
wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub ::
wollastonite {n} (grey inosilicate mineral) :: wollastonit
wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo) :: rosomak {m}
woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife ::
woman {n} (adult female person) :: kobieta {f}, żona {f} [archaic or poetic]
womanizer {n} (habitual seducer of women) :: kobieciarz {m}, babiarz {m}, tulipan {m} [colloquial], bawidamek {m}, podrywacz {m}
womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity ::
womanly {adj} (having the characteristics of a woman) :: kobiecy
womb {n} (uterus) :: macica {f}
womb {n} (figuratively: place where something is made or formed) :: łono {n}
womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly ::
wombat {n} (marsupial) :: wombat {m-an}
won {n} (currency of Korea) :: won {m}
wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) :: cud {m}, dziw {m}
wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive) :: cudowny, zdumiewający, zadziwiający
wonton {n} (Chinese dumpling) :: wonton {m}
wood {n} (substance) :: drewno {n}
wood {n} (wood from a particular species) :: drzewo {n}, drewno {n}
wood {n} (woodland) :: las {m-in}, bór {m-in}, knieja {f}
wood {n} (firewood) :: drewno opałowe {n}, drewno na opał {n}
wood anemone {n} (Anemone nemorosa) :: zawilec gajowy {m}
wood apple {n} (Limonia acidissima) :: feronia słoniowa
woodcarver {n} (a person who is skilled at woodcarving) :: snycerz {m}
woodchip {n} (chip of wood) :: zrębek {m}
woodchipper {n} (woodchip making machine) :: rębak {m}
woodchuck {n} (rodent of the family Sciuridae) :: świszcz {m}
woodcock {n} (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) :: słonka {f}
wood cudweed {n} (Gnaphalium sylvaticum) :: szarota leśna
woodcut {n} (method of printmaking) :: drzeworytnictwo {n}
woodcut {n} (print) :: drzeworyt {m}
woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack ::
woodcutter {n} (person who makes woodcuts) :: drzeworytnik {m}
wooden {adj} (made of wood) :: drewniany
wooden spoon {n} (spoon made from wood) :: drewniana łyżka {f}, kopyść {f}
wood grouse {n} (Tetrao urogallus) SEE: western capercaillie ::
woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection ::
woodlark {n} (Lullula arborea) :: lerka {f}
woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea) :: stonoga {f}
wood mouse {n} (European rodent) :: mysz zaroślowa {f}
wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch ::
woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae) :: dzięcioł
wood pigeon {n} (Columba palumbus) :: grzywacz {m}
woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest ::
wood sandpiper {n} (Tringa stagnatilis) :: łęczak {m}
woodshed {n} (enclosed structure for storing firewood) :: drewutnia {f}, drwalnia {f}, drwalka {f}
wood sorrel {n} (a white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella) :: szczawik zajęczy {m}
wood sorrel {n} (any of several other species of the genus Oxalis) :: szczawik {m}
wood strawberry {n} (Fragaria vesca) SEE: wild strawberry ::
woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) :: instrument dęty drewniany {m}
woody {adj} (covered in woods) :: lesisty
woody {adj} (non-herbaceous) :: drzewiasty
wooer {n} (someone who woos or courts) :: absztyfikant {m}, zalotnik {m}
woof {n} (set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom) :: wątek {f}
woof {n} (sound of a dog) :: hau
wooing {n} (courting) SEE: courtship ::
wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) :: wełna {f}
wool {n} (cloth or yarn) :: wełna {f}, przędza {f}
woolly {adj} (made of wool) :: wełniany {m}
woomera {n} (atlatl) SEE: atlatl ::
wop {n} (person of Italian descent) :: makaroniarz {m}
Worcestershire sauce {n} (English condiment) :: sos Worcestershire {m}
word {n} (unit of language) :: słowo
word {n} (promise) :: słowo
word {n} (the word of God) :: słowo boże
word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb ::
word {n} (watchword) SEE: watchword ::
wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary ::
wordbook {n} (lexicon) SEE: lexicon ::
wordbook {n} (libretto) SEE: libretto ::
word formation {n} (formation of new words) :: słowotwórstwo {n}
word-formational {adj} (of or pertaining to word formation) :: słowotwórczy
word for word {adv} (in exactly the same words) SEE: verbatim ::
word-for-word {adj} (Using exactly the same words as were originally used) :: dosłowny
word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary ::
Wordian {prop} (A subdivision of the Permian period.) :: word {m-in}
word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith) :: słowo honoru
word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor ::
word of mouth {n} (verbal means of passing of information) :: poczta pantoflowa {f}
word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) :: szyk wyrazów w zdaniu, kolejność słów {f}
wordplay {n} :: gra słów {f}
word processor {n} (software) :: edytor tekstu {m}, edytor tekstowy {m}
words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics ::
word search {n} (a word game) :: wykreślanka
wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite ::
word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary ::
work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) :: praca {f}, robota {f}
work {n} (place where one is employed) :: praca {f}
work {n} (effort expended on a particular task) :: praca {f}
work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) :: dzieło {n}, utwór {m-in}
work {n} (measure of energy expended in moving an object) :: praca {f}
work {v} (to do a specific task) :: pracować {impf}
work {v} (effect by gradual degrees (transitive)) :: przedzierać się
work {v} (embroider with thread) :: wyszywać
work {v} (set into action) :: wprowadzić
work {v} (cause to ferment) :: pracować
work {v} (exhaust) :: zużuwać
work {v} (shape, form, or improve a material) :: obrabiać
work {v} (function correctly) :: działać
workable {adj} (capable of functioning) :: sprawny {m}, efektywny {m}
workaholic {n} (person) :: pracoholik {m}
workaholic {adj} (in the nature or manner of a workaholic) :: pracoholik
workaholism {n} (urge of a person to work excessively) :: pracoholizm {m}
workbench {n} (sturdy table) :: stół {m}, warsztat {m}
worker {n} (person who performs labor) :: robotnik {m}, robotnica {f}
worker {n} (insect) :: robotnica {f}
worker bee {n} (sterile bee) :: robotnica {f}
workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) :: proletariusze wszystkich krajów, łączcie się!
working {adj} (suffices but requires additional work) :: roboczy
working {adj} (of or relating to employment) :: roboczy
working class {n} (social class doing physical work) :: klasa robotnicza {f}
working day {n} (day of a week in which work is done) :: dzień roboczy {m}
work-intensive {adj} (labor-intensive) SEE: labor-intensive ::
workmanship {n} (the skill of an artisan or craftsman) :: fachowość {f}
workmanship {n} (the quality of something made by an artisan or craftsman) :: fachowa robota {f}
workplace {n} (place where someone works) :: miejsce pracy {n}
work placement {n} (practicum) SEE: practicum ::
workshop {n} (small manufacturing room) :: warsztat {m}
workshop {n} (intensive course of education) :: warsztaty {p}
workshop {n} (academic conference) :: warsztaty akademickie {p}
worksome {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious ::
worksome {adj} (laborious) SEE: laborious ::
workstation {n} (powerful desktop computer) :: stacja robocza {f}
workstead {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory ::
work-to-rule {n} (labor protest in which the minimum work is carried out) :: strajk włoski {m} (Italian strike)
work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop ::
world {n} (human collective existence) :: świat {m-in}
world {n} (the universe) :: wrzechświat {m}, uniwersum {n}
world {n} (the Earth) :: świat {m-in}
world {n} (inhabited planet) :: świat {m-in}
world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting) :: świat {m-in}
World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition) :: wystawa światowa {f}
worldly {adj} (concerned with the secular rather than sacred) :: świecki, laicki
worldly {adj} (versed in the ways of the world) :: światowy
world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) :: najstarszy zawód świata {m}
World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) :: Światowa Organizacja Handlu {f}
worldview {n} (personal view of the world) :: światopogląd {m}
world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) :: wojna światowa {f}
World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) :: druga wojna światowa {f}
World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II ::
worldwide {adj} (affecting every place in the world) :: światowy
World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet) :: World Wide Web {m}, ogólnoświatowa sieć {f}
worm {n} (animal) :: robak {m}, [grub] czerw {m}
worm {n} (self-replicating program) :: robak {m}
worm {n} (dragon or mythological serpent) :: smok {m}
wormhole {n} (a shortcut between distant parts of space) :: tunel czasoprzestrzenny {m}
Worms {prop} (a city in Germany) :: Wormacja
worm's-eye view {n} (a view of an object from below, from the ground) SEE: frog's-eye view ::
wormwood {n} (Artemisia absinthium) :: piołun {m}
worn out {adj} (damaged and useless due to hard or continued use) :: zużyty, zniszczony
worn out {adj} (exhausted from exertion) :: zmęczony, wymęczony, padnię [colloquial]
worn-out {adj} (worn-out) SEE: worn out ::
worry {v} (be troubled) :: niepokoić się {impf}, martwić się, głowić się {impf}, gryźć się {impf}
worry {v} (disturb the peace of mind of) :: niepokoić {impf}
worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) :: zmartwienie {n}
worrying {adj} (inducing worry) :: niepokojący
worse {adj} (comparative form of bad) :: gorszy {m}
worse {adv} (comparative of badly) :: gorzej
worse for wear {adj} (Drunk) :: zmęczony życiem
worsen {v} (transitive: make worse) :: pogarszać {impf}, pogorszyć {pf}
worship {n} (devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object) :: kult {m}
worship {n} (the religious ceremonies that express this devotion) :: uwielbiene {n}, adoracja {f}
worship {v} (to honor and adore, especially as a deity) :: czcić
worst {adj} (most inferior) :: najgorszy
worst {n} (something that is worst) :: najgorsze {n}
worst {adv} (in the worst way) :: najgorzej
wort {n} (liquid extract) :: brzeczka {f}
worth {adj} (equal in value to) :: warty
worth {adj} (deserving of) :: zasługujący (na coś), warty (czegoś)
worth {n} (value) :: wartość {f}
worthless {adj} (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) :: nic nie wart, bezwartościowy
worth one's weight in gold {adj} (idiomatic: very valuable) :: na wagę złota
would {v} (indicating an action or state that is conditional on another) :: Use the conditional tense (-by-), by; We would be warmer if you hadn't opened the window! - Byłoby nam cieplej, gdybyś nie otworzył okna!
would-be {adj} (attempting or desiring something) :: aspirujący
would-be {adj} (unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition) :: niedoszły
wound {n} (injury) :: rana {f}
wound {v} (hurt or injure) :: ranić {impf}, zranić {pf}
wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) :: urazić
wounded {adj} (suffering from a wound) :: ranny
woundwort {n} (genus Stachys) :: czyściec {m}
wow {interj} (excitement) :: wow!, o rany
wrack {v} (rack) SEE: rack ::
wraith {n} (A ghost or specter, especially seen just after a person's death) :: widmo, zjawa
wrangle {v} (to bicker) :: kłócić się, spierać
wrap {v} (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) :: zawijać {impf}, zawinąć {pf}
wrap around one's little finger {v} (to successfully control or influence) :: owinąć sobie kogoś wokół palca
wrapping {n} (material) SEE: packaging ::
wrapping paper {n} (paper used for wrapping parcels or presents) :: papier pakowy {m}
wrath {n} (great anger) :: gniew {m}
wreak havoc {v} (To cause damage, disruption, or destruction) :: siać spustoszenie
wreath {n} (something twisted and curled) :: kłąb
wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) :: wianek {m}, wieniec {m}
wreath {n} (heraldry: support of a crest) :: zawój
wrecker {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck ::
wren {n} (bird of family Troglodytidae) :: strzyżyk {m}
wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw ::
wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize ::
wrest {v} (to obtain by pulling or violent force) :: wyrywać, wyrwać
wrest {v} (to distort, pervert, twist) SEE: distort ::
wrestler {n} (person who wrestles) :: zapaśnik {m}, zapaśniczka {f}
wrestling {n} (sport) :: zapasy {p}, wrestling {m}
wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile ::
wretched {adj} (very miserable) :: nędzny
wrinkle {n} (furrow in a smooth surface) :: zmarszczka {f}
wrinkle {n} (line or crease in the skin) :: zmarszczka {f}
wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) :: pomarszczyć
wrist {n} (wrist) :: nadgarstek {m}
wristband {n} (the cuff of a sleeve that wraps around the wrist) :: mankiet {m}
wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff ::
writ {n} (a written order) :: nakaz sądowy {m}
writ {n} (that which is written) :: pismo {n}
write {v} (to form letters, etc.) :: pisać {impf}, napisać {pf}, pisywać {impf} [to write from time to time]
write down {v} (to set something down in writing) :: zapisywać {impf}, zapisać {pf}
writer {n} (person who writes; an author) :: pisarz {m-pr}, pisarka {f}
writhe {v} (to twist or contort the body) :: wić się {impf}
writing {n} (written letters or symbols) :: pismo {n}
writing {n} (something written) :: napis {m}
writing as separate words {n} (writing an expression with spaces) :: pisownia rozdzielna {f}
written {adj} (of, relating or characteristic of writing) :: pisany, napisany
Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland) :: Wrocław {m}
wrong {adj} (incorrect) :: błędny, mylny, zły
wrong {adj} (improper) :: niewłaściwy
wrong {adv} (wrongly) SEE: wrongly ::
wrongdoer {n} (someone who does wrong) :: złoczyńca {m}
wrongly {adv} (incorrectly; by error) :: błędnie
wrong number {n} (A call with a mistake in the number dialled) :: pomyłka {f}
wroth {adj} (full of anger) :: gniewny
wrought iron {n} (form of iron that is not cast) :: kute żelazo {n}
wryneck {n} (torticollis) SEE: torticollis ::
WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin ::
Wuchiapingian {prop} (A subdivision of the Permian period.) :: wucziaping {m-in}
wuderove {n} (herb) SEE: sweet woodruff ::
wudu {n} (ritual washing after minor impurity) :: abdest {m}
Wu-han {prop} (Wuhan) SEE: Wuhan ::
Wuhan {prop} (sub-provincial city in central China) :: Wuhan {n}
Wulumuqi {prop} (Capital of Xinjiang) SEE: Ürümqi ::
wunderkind {n} (highly talented individual who is successful at a young age) :: dziecko szczęścia {n}
wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy ::
wuss {n} (weak, ineffectual person) :: cienias {m}, mięczak {m}
wussy {n} (wuss) SEE: wuss ::
WWW {prop} (World Wide Web (abbreviation)) :: WWW {m}
wy {n} (name of the letter Y, y) SEE: wye ::
wye {n} (name of the letter Y, y) :: igrek {m}
Wymysorys {prop} (A West Germanic language spoken in the Polish town of Wilamowice.) :: wilamowski {m}, wilamowicki {m}
Wyoming {prop} (US state) :: Wyoming {m}
wyvern {n} (mythical dragon-like creature) :: wywerna {f}