la {n} (syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale) :: la {f}
lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory ::
label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) :: etykieta {f}, metka {f}, nalepka {f}
label {n} (name categorising someone as part of a group) :: etykietka {f}
label {v} (put a ticket or sign on) :: etykietować
label {v} (give a label to in order to categorise) :: etykietować
label {n} (company selling records) SEE: record label ::
labellum {n} :: warżka
labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) :: wargi sromowe {f-p}
labial {adj} (pertaining to the lips) :: wargowy
labial {adj} (linguistics: articulated by the lips) :: wargowy
labialization {n} (secondary articulatory feature) :: labializacja {f}
labia majora {n} (outer folds of vulva) :: wargi sromowe większe {f-p}
labia minora {n} ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) :: wargi sromowe mniejsze {f-p}
labile {adj} (liable to slip, err, fall or apostatize) :: labilny {m}
labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour ::
labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour ::
laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) :: laboratorium {n}
laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) :: laboratorium {n}
laborer {n} (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) :: robotnik {m}
labor-intensive {adj} (requiring a great deal of work) :: pracochłonny {m}
laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious ::
laborious {adj} (requiring much physical effort) :: pracochłonny, mozolny
labor market {n} (market consisting of workers) :: rynek pracy {m}
labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union ::
labour {n} (work) :: praca {f}
labour {n} (hard work) :: robota {f}
labour {n} (giving birth) :: poród {m}
labour {v} (to work) :: pracować
laburnum {n} (tree) :: złotokap {m}, złotodeszcz {m}
labyrinth {n} (maze) :: labirynt {m}
labyrinth {n} (part of inner ear) :: błędnik {m}
lac {n} (a resinous substance) :: lakier {m}
lac {n} (lakh) SEE: lakh ::
lace {n} (fabric) :: koronka {f}
lace {v} (fasten with laces) :: sznurować
lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace ::
Lacedaemonian {n} (inhabitant of Lacedaemonia) :: Lacedemończyk {m}, Lacedemonka {f}
laceration {n} (an irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue) :: rana szarpana {f}
Lacerta {prop} (a constellation) :: Jaszczurka {f}
lachanophobia {n} (irrational fear of vegetables) :: lachanofobia {f}
laches {n} (legal doctrine) :: przedawnienie {n}
lachrymatory {adj} (causing tears) :: łzawiący
lack {n} (deficiency, need) :: brak {m}, niedostatek {m}
lack {v} (be without, need, require) :: brakować {impf}, zabraknąć {pf}
lackey {n} (liveried male servant) :: lokaj {m}
lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack ::
laconic {adj} (using as few words as possible) :: lakoniczny
lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) :: lakier {m}
lacquerer {n} (one who lacquers) :: lakiernik {m}
lacrosse {n} (the sport) :: lacrosse
lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme) :: laktaza {f}
lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) :: kwas mlekowy {m}
lactone {n} (cyclic intramolecular ester) :: lakton {m}
lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) :: laktoza {f}
lacustrine {adj} (of or relating to lakes) :: jeziorny {m}
lacy {adj} (made of lace or decorated with it) :: koronkowy {m}
lad {n} (a boy) :: chłopak {m}, chłopiec {m}
Lada {prop} (a Russian car) :: Łada {f}
ladder {n} (climbing tool) :: drabina {f}
ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) :: panie i panowie
ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) :: panie przodem
Ladin {prop} (the Romance language) :: ladyński {m}
Ladinian {prop} (subdivision of the Triassic period) :: ladyn {m-in}
Ladislaus {prop} (male given name) :: Władysław {m}
ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) :: chochla {f}
Ladoga {prop} (a lake in Russia) :: Ładoga {f}
lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) :: pani {f}, dama {f}
lady {n} (wife of a lord) :: pani {f}, lady {f}
lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) :: pani {f}
Lady {n} (aristocratic title for a woman) :: Pani
ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) :: biedronka {f}, boża krówka {f}
ladyboy {n} (effeminate homosexual man, especially an intergender person, see also: kathoey) :: ladyboy {m}
ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird ::
ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra ::
lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) :: dama dworu {f}
ladyship {n} (Term of respect) :: Pani {f}
lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer ::
lady's slipper {n} (orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae) :: obuwik {m}
lady's slipper {n} (Cypripedium calceolus) :: obuwik pospolity {m}
lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) :: laguna {f}
lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan ::
Lagrangian {n} (function) SEE: Lagrangian function ::
Lagrangian function {n} (ifunction) :: lagranżjan {m}
lahar {n} (volcanic mudflow) :: lahar {m}
Lahore {prop} (Lahore) :: Lahaur {n}
Laius {prop} (father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta) :: Lajos {m}
lake {n} (body of water) :: jezioro {n}
lake {n} (a kind of coloring agent) :: lakier {m}
Lake Constance {prop} (Lake) :: Jezioro Bodeńskie {n}
Lake Ladoga {prop} (Ladoga) SEE: Ladoga ::
Lake Superior {prop} (the lake) :: Jezioro Górne {n}
lakh {num} (one hundred thousand) :: lakh {m}
Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) :: Lalibela
lamé {n} (fabric) :: lama {f}
lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) :: lama {m-pr}
lamassu {n} (Assyrian protective deity) :: lamassu {n}
lamb {n} (young sheep) :: jagnię {n}, baranek {m}
lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) :: jagnięcina {f}
lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter) :: lambda {f}
Lamb of God {prop} (Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice) :: Baranek Boży {m}
lamb's lettuce {n} (corn salad) SEE: corn salad ::
lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) :: kulawy, kulejący
lame {adj} (slang: unconvincing) :: słaby, kiepski {m}
lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) :: kiepski {m}
lame {v} (to cause a person or animal to become lame) :: okulawić
lame duck {n} (a person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled) :: nieudacznik {m}, nieudacznica {f}, ofiara {f}, ofiara losu {f}, niedorajda {f}
lame duck {n} (an official who is marking time until leaving their office) :: kulawa kaczka {f}
lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill ::
lament {n} (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness) :: lament {m}
lament {n} (song expressing grief) :: lament {m}, tren {m}
lamentation {n} (the act of lamenting) :: lament {m}, lamentacja {f}
lamentation {n} (mourning) :: lament {m}, lamentowanie {n}, lamentacja {f}
lamentation {n} (a sorrowful cry; a lament) :: lament {m}, lamentowanie {n}, lamentacja {f}
lamentation {n} (a group of swans) :: stado {n}
Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) :: Lamentacje {f-p}, Treny Jeremiasza {m-p}
lametta {n} (thin wire or foil) :: lameta {f}
lamia {n} (monster in mythology) :: lamia
lammergeier {n} (bird) :: orłosęp {m}
lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier ::
lamp {n} (device producing light) :: lampa {f}
lamp {n} (oil device producing light) :: lampa {f}
lampion {n} (a small oil lamp) :: lampa {f}, kaganek {m}
lamplighter {n} (a person employed to light streetlights) :: latarnik {m}
lampoon {n} (written satirical attack) :: paszkwil {m}
lamprey {n} (a fish) :: minóg {m}
lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) :: abażur {m}, klosz {m}
lancet {n} (surgical instrument) :: lancet {m}
land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) :: ziemia {f}, ląd {m}
land {n} (country or region) :: kraj {m}, kraina {f}
land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) :: lądować {impf}
land {v} (to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water) :: dobić do brzegu
land {adj} (residing or growing on land) :: lądowy
land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver ::
land ahoy {interj} (interjection shouted by the ship's watch) :: ziemia na horyzoncie
land breeze {n} (an offshore breeze) :: bryza {f}
landfill {n} (site at which refuse is buried) :: składowisko odpadów {n}
land ho {interj} (land ahoy) SEE: land ahoy ::
landing {n} (coming to earth, as of an airplane) :: lądowanie {n}
landing gear {n} (undercarriage) :: podwozie {n}
landline {n} (telephone connected by such a fixed wire) :: telefon stacjonarny {m}
landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) :: śródlądowy
landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond ::
landlubber {n} (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) :: [colloquialism] szczur lądowy {m}
land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) :: mina lądowa {f}
Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) :: Kraj Wschodzącego Słońca {m}
landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake ::
landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) :: krajobraz {m}, pejzaż {m}
landscape {n} (scenario) :: pejzaż {m}
landscaper {n} (one that does landscaping) :: pejażysta {m}, pejzażystka {f}
Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet ::
landslide {n} (natural disaster) :: osuwisko {n}
lane {n} (passageway) :: aleja {f}, alejka {f}, uliczka {f}
lane {n} (division of racetrack) :: dróżka {f}
Langhian {prop} (subdivision of the Miocene epoch) :: lang {m-in}
langos {n} (traditional Hungarian fried dough) :: langosz {m}
language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) :: język {m-in}, mowa {f}
language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) :: mowa {f}
language {n} (nonverbal communication) :: język {m-in}
language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) :: słownictwo {n}, język {m-in}
language {n} (particular words used) :: język {m-in}, słownictwo {n}
language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) :: język {m-in}
language exchange {n} (language exchange) :: wymiana językowa {f}
language family {n} (set of languages) :: rodzina językowa {f}
language swap {n} (language exchange) SEE: language exchange ::
Languedoc {prop} (French province) :: Langwedocja {f}
languid {adj} (lacking enthusiasm, energy or strength) :: ospały {m}, słaby {m}, ociężały {m}
languish {v} (to lose strength and become weak) :: marnieć {impf}
languish {v} (to pine away with longing) :: tęsknić {impf}
languish {v} (to live in miserable conditions) :: dogorywać {impf}, pokutować {impf}
languish {v} (to be neglected, to make little progress) :: wlec się {impf}
languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish ::
lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) :: lancknecht {m}, landsknecht {m}
lansquenet {n} (gambling card game) :: lancknecht {m}
lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) :: latarnia {f}
lanthanum {n} (metallic element) :: lantan {m}
lanyard {n} (a cord worn around the neck; used to hold a small object such as a whistle) :: smycz {f}
Lao {n} (person) :: Laotańczyk {m}, Laotanka {f}
Lao {n} (language) :: laotański {m}
Lao {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language) :: laotański {m}
Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) :: Laokoon
Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) :: Laos {m-in}
Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao ::
Laotian {prop} (language) :: laotański {m}
Laotian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos) :: laotański
lap {n} (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down) :: podołek {m}
lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track) :: okrążenie {n}
lap {v} (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue) :: chłeptać {impf}, chlipać {impf}
laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) :: laparoskopia {f}
laparotomy {n} (surgical procedure) :: laparotomia {f}
lapidate {v} (stone to death) :: kamienować, ukamienować
lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) :: ukamienowanie {n}
lapis lazuli {n} (precious blue stone) :: lapis lazuli {m}, lazuryt {m}
Laplace operator {n} (mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications) :: laplasjan {m}
Laplacian {n} (Laplace operator) SEE: Laplace operator ::
Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) :: Laponia {f}
Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland ::
lapse {n} (a temporary failure; a slip) :: błąd {m}, pomyłka {f}, potknięcie {n}
lapsus linguae {n} (An inadvertent remark) :: lapsus (językowy) {m}
lapti {n} (bast shoes) :: łapcie {p}, postoły {p} [dated]
laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) :: laptop {m}
laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop ::
lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) :: czajka {f}
L'Aquila {prop} (province) :: L'Aquila {f}
larboard {n} (port) SEE: port ::
larch {n} (a coniferous tree) :: modrzew {m}
lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon ::
lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) :: smalec {m}
larder {n} (cool room used as food storage) :: spiżarnia {f}
large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) :: duży
largehearted {adj} (compassionate, generous, benevolent) :: ofiarny, wielkoduszny
large intestine {n} (bodily organ) :: jelito grube {n}
largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge ::
largesse {n} (generosity in the giving of gifts or money) :: szczodrość {f}, hojność {f}
large-tailed antshrike {n} (a passerine of the antbird family) :: sadzak perlisty {m}
La Rioja {prop} (autonomous community and province) :: La Rioja {f}
lark {n} (bird) :: skowronek {m}
larkspur {n} (Delphinium) :: ostróżka {f}
larva {n} (a stage of growth) :: larwa {f}
larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) :: larwa {f}
laryngeal {adj} (of or pertaining to larynx) :: krtaniowy
laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology) :: laryngolog {m} {f}
laryngology {n} (branch of physiology) :: laryngologia {f}
laryngoscope {n} (endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx) :: laryngoskop
larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) :: krtań {f}
lascivious {adj} (wanton) :: frywolny, rozpustny
laser {n} (device producing beam of light) :: laser
laserwort {n} (plant of the genus Laserpitium) :: okrzyn {m}
lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash ::
lass {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart ::
lassi {n} (beverage) :: lassi {n}
lasso {n} (a long rope with a sliding loop) :: lasso {n}
last {adj} (final) :: ostatni
last {adj} (most recent) :: zeszły, ubiegły
last {v} (to endure, continue over time) :: trwać
last {n} (tool) :: kopyto {n}
last but not least {adv} (An expression to start the last item of a list) :: ostatni według kolejności, ale nie w ważności
last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate ::
Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) :: Sąd Ostateczny {m}, Sądny Dzień {m}, Dzień Sądu {m}
last mile {n} (portion of the infrastructure) :: łącze abonenckie {n}
last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname ::
last resort {n} (only remaining option) :: ostatnia deska ratunku
last straw {n} (small additional burden) :: miarka się przebrała
Last Supper {prop} (last meal Jesus ate with disciples) :: Ostatnia Wieczerza {f}
last time {n} (the ultimate occurrence) :: ostatni raz
last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) :: w zeszłym roku
Las Vegas {prop} (city) :: Las Vegas {n}
lat {n} (former currency of Latvia) :: łat {m}
latch {n} (fastening for a door) :: zatrzask {m}
latch {n} (flip-flop electronic circuit) :: przerzutnik {m}
latch {n} (crossbow) :: kusza {f}
late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) :: późny {m}
late {adj} (near the end of the day) :: późny
late {adj} (associated with the end of a period) :: późny {m}
late {adj} (not arriving until after an expected time) :: spóźniony {m}
late {adj} (euphemism for dead) :: zmarły {m}, świętej pamięci
late {adv} (proximate in time) :: późno
lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently ::
latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive) :: ukryty {m}, uśpiony {m}
later {adv} (more late) :: później
later {adv} (afterward in time) :: później
later {adv} (at some unspecified time in the future) :: później
later {adj} (more late) :: późniejszy
later {adj} (coming afterward in time) :: późniejszy
later {adj} (at some time in the future) :: późniejszy
later {interj} (see you later) :: nara
Lateran {prop} (church and palace in Rome) :: Lateran
laterite {n} (red hard or gravel-like soil or subsoil) :: lateryt {m}
latest {adj} (most recent) :: najnowszy
latex {n} (milky sap) :: lateks {m}
latex {n} (emulsion) :: lateks {m}
Latgale {prop} (region of Latvia) :: Łatgalia {f}
lath {n} (a thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.) :: listwa {f}, łata {f}, deszczułka
lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) :: tokarka {f}
lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe) :: toczyć {impf}, wytoczyć {pf}
lather {n} (foam of soap and water) :: piana mydlana {f}
lather {v} (to cover with lather) :: mydlić
Latin {adj} (Roman Catholic) SEE: Roman Catholic ::
Latin {adj} (of the language) :: łaciński {m}, język łaciński {m}
Latin {adj} (of the script) :: rzymski {m}, łaciński {m}
Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) :: rzymski {m}, łaciński {m}
Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) :: latynoski {m}
Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) :: język łaciński {m}, łacina {f}
Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) :: alfabet łaciński {m}, łacinka {f}
Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) :: Ameryka Łacińska {f}
Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) :: latynoamerykanin {m}, latynoamerykanka {f}
Latin American {adj} (Of or relating to Latin America) :: latynoamerykański
Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches) :: Kościół łaciński {m}
Latinization {n} (act or process of Latinizing) :: latynizacja {f}
Latino {n} (person from Latin America) :: Latynos {m}, Latynoska {f}
latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) :: szerokość {f}, szerokość geograficzna {f}
latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) :: równoleżnik {m}
latitude {n} (freedom from restrictions) :: swoboda {f}
latitude {n} (angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic) :: szerokość {f}, szerokość ekliptyczna {f}
latrine {n} (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) :: latryna {f}
latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot ::
latte {n} (caffè latte) :: latte {f} {n}
latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) :: drugi (z dwóch)
latter {adj} (near (or nearer) to the end) :: późniejszy, końcowy, ostatni {m}
latter {adj} (close (or closer) to the present time) :: ostatni {m}
latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern ::
lattice {n} (partially ordered set) :: krata {f}
Latvia {prop} (country) :: Łotwa
Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) :: łotewski
Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) :: łotewski {m}
Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) :: Łotysz {m}, Łotyszka {f}
Latvian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) :: Łotewska SRR
laudable {adj} (worthy of being lauded) :: godny pochwały
Lauenburg {prop} (city in Pomerania) :: Lębork
laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) :: śmiech {m-in}
laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) :: śmiać się {impf}, rechotać {impf} [loudly, can be reflexive]
laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) :: wyśmiewać, obśmiewać
laughable {adj} (fitted to exite laughter) :: śmieszny
laughing gas {n} (common name for nitrous oxide) :: gaz rozweselający {m}
laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) :: kukabura chichotliwa {f}, kukabura {f}
laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) :: pośmiewisko {n}
laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) :: śmiech {m}
laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) :: śmiech {m}
launder {v} (to wash and iron) :: prać, uprać
launder {n} (washerwoman) SEE: washerwoman ::
launderette {n} (place with facilities for washing that public may use) :: pralnia samoobsługowa {f}
laundress {n} (A woman whose employment is laundering) :: praczka {f}
laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette ::
laundry {n} (laundering; washing) :: pranie {n}
laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) :: pralnia {f}
laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) :: rzeczy do prania {f-p}
laundry basket {n} (container for holding and transporting clothing) :: kosz {m} na (brudną) bieliznę
laureate {n} (one crowned with laurel) :: laureat {m}, laureatka {f}
laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis) :: wawrzyn {m}, laur {m}
laurel {n} (crown of laurel) :: wawrzyn {m}, laur {m}
laurel {n} (honor, distinction) :: wawrzyn {m}, laur {m}
laurel wreath {n} (wreath worn as a symbol of victory) :: wieniec laurowy {m}
Laurence {prop} (male given name) :: Laurencjusz, Laurenty, Wawrzyniec
lava {n} (molten rock) :: lawa {f}
lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma ::
lavash {n} (a soft, thin flatbread) :: lawasz {m}
lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink ::
lavender {n} (plant) :: lawenda {f}
lavender marriage {n} (male-female marriage intended to conceal non-heterosexuality) :: lawendowe małżeństwo {n}
LaVeyan Satanism {prop} (the religion of the Church of Satan) :: satanizm laveyański
lavish {adj} (profuse) :: hojny {m}
lavish {adj} (excessive) :: nadmierny {m}, obfity {m}
lavish {v} (to expend or bestow with profusion; to squander) :: obdarowywać
law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) :: prawo {n}
law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) :: prawo {n}, reguła {f}, zasada {f}
law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) :: prawo {n}
law {n} (mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions) :: reguła {f}
lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules) :: prawowierny, prawomierny, prawomocny, legalny
lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) :: bezprawie {n}, swawola {f}
lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator ::
lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer ::
lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) :: trawnik {m}
lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower ::
lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower ::
lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) :: kosiarka {f}
law of excluded middle {n} (axiom of classical logic) :: zasada wyłączonego środka {f}
law of the jungle {n} (The survival of the fittest) :: prawo dżungli
Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence ::
lawrencium {n} (chemical element) :: lorens {m}
lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) :: adwokat {m}, adwokatka {f}, prawnik {m} (prawniczka {f}), radca {m}, radczyni {f}
lawyer's wig {n} (Coprinus comatus) :: czernidłak kołpakowaty {m}
lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) :: kłaść {impf}, położyć {pf}
lay down {v} (to lie down for rest) :: położyć się
layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) :: warstwa {f}
layer {v} (to arrange in layers) :: układać warstwami
layer {n} (hen kept to lay eggs) :: nioska {f}
lay figure {n} (jointed model) SEE: dummy ::
lay figure {n} (unimportant person) SEE: Joe Average ::
layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric) :: laik {m}
layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field) :: laik {m}
lay the groundwork {v} (To provide the basics) :: kłaść podwaliny
Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) :: Łazarz {m}
laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) :: lenistwo {n}, leń {m}
Lazio {prop} (Italian region) :: Lacjum
lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli ::
lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) :: leniwy
lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) :: leniuch {m}
Lübeck {prop} (city) :: Lubeka {f}
lcm {n} (initialism for least common multiple) :: NWW {f}
lead {n} (chemical element) :: ołów {m}
lead {n} (bullets) :: [slang] ołów {m}
lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) :: [abstract] wodzić, [concrete] wieść, prowadzić, poprowadzić, zaprowadzić, doprowadzać, przeprowadzać
lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course) :: kierować, prowadzić, poprowadzić, zaprowadzić, doprowadzać, przeprowadzać, wskazywać, pokazywać
lead {v} (conduct or direct with authority) :: kierować, prowadzić, dowodzić, przewodzić, poprowadzić
lead {v} (go or be in advance of; precede) :: prowadzić, przewodzić, poprzedzać
lead {v} (draw or direct by influence) :: prowadzić
lead {v} (guide or conduct oneself) :: prowadzić się
lead {v} (begin a game of cards or dominoes) :: wychodzić
lead {v} (intransitive: to guide or conduct) :: prowadzić
lead {v} (intransitive: be ahead of others) :: prowadzić, przewodzić, poprzedzać
lead {v} (intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game) :: prowadzić
lead {v} (intransitive: be more advanced) :: przodować, prowadzić
lead {v} (intransitive: tend or reach in a certain direction) :: prowadzić
lead {v} (intransitive: to go first) :: prowadzić
lead {n} (act of leading or conducting) :: prowadzenie {n}
lead {n} (precedence; advance position) :: prowadzenie {n}
lead {n} (in cards and dominoes) :: wyjście {n}
lead {n} (leash) :: smycz {f}
lead {n} (information obtained by a detective or police officer) :: trop {m}, cynk {m} [slang]
lead {n} (information obtained by a news reporter) :: trop {m}, cynk {m} [slang]
lead by the nose {v} :: wodzić za nos
leader {n} (one having authority) :: przywódca {m}, lider {m}, szef {m}, wódz {m}
leader {n} (pipe to conduct water from the roof) :: rynna {f}
leadership {n} (office of leader) :: przywództwo {n}
leading {n} (Vertical space added between lines) :: leading {m}
leading edge {n} (aeronautics: frontmost edge of an airfoil) :: krawędź natarcia
lead poisoning {n} (chronic intoxiction caused by lead) SEE: plumbism ::
lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive ::
leaf {n} (part of a plant) :: liść {m}
leaf {n} (sheet of a book) :: kartka {f}
leaf {n} (computing, mathematics: tree node without descendants) :: liść {m}
leaf {v} (to produce leaves) :: wypuszczać liście
leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf ::
leafless {adj} (without leaves) :: bezlistny
leaflet {n} (component of a compound leaf) :: listek {m}
leaflet {n} (small plant leaf) :: listek {m}; ulotka {f}
leaf spring {n} (leaf spring) :: resor {m}
leafstalk {n} (stalk that supports a leaf) SEE: petiole ::
leaf through {v} (to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random) :: kartkować
league {n} (a group or association of cooperating members) :: liga {f}, przymierze {n}
league {n} (organization of sports teams) :: liga {f}
league {v} (to form an association) :: sprzymierzać się, sprzymierzyć się
league cup {n} (cup competition) :: puchar ligi {m}
League of Nations {prop} (international organization) :: Liga Narodów {f}
leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) :: przeciek
leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) :: przeciek
leak {n} (divulgation, or disclosure, of information) :: przeciek {m}
leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) :: (np. o dachu) przeciekać
leak {v} (to reveal secret information) :: (tajne informacje) przeciekać
lean {v} (to incline) :: pochylać się {impf}, pochylić się {pf}, nachylać się {impf}, nachylić się {pf}, skłaniać się {impf}, skłonić się {pf}
lean {v} (to press against) :: opierać się {impf}, oprzeć się {pf}
Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) :: Krzywa Wieża w Pizie {f}
lean on {v} (to depend upon someone's shoulder for support) :: liczyć na {impf}
leap {v} :: skakać, skoczyć, przeskakiwać, [over something] przeskoczyć
leap {n} :: skok {m-in}, sus {m-in}
leap {n} (distance traversed by a leap) :: skok {m-in}
leap {n} (significant move forward) :: krok {m-in}, skok {m-in}
leap of faith {n} (act of believing in something despite proof) :: skok wiary
leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) :: rok przestępny {m-in}
learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) :: uczyć się
learn {v} (to be studying) :: uczyć się
learning difference {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability ::
learning difficulty {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability ::
learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner) :: trudności w uczeniu się {p}
learn the hard way {v} (learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes) :: uczyć się na własnych błędach {impf} (learn on your own mistakes), przekonać się na własnej skórze {pf} (become convinced on your own skin)
lease {n} (contract granting use or occupation of property) :: leasing {m}
leaseholder {n} (tenant holding a lease) :: ajent {m}, dzierżawca {m}
leash {n} (long cord for dogs) :: smycz {f}
least {determiner} (the smallest amount of) :: najmniej
least flycatcher {n} (Empidonax minimus) :: empidonka siwa {f}
least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) :: łasica {f}
leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) :: skóra {f}
leather {adj} (made of leather) :: skórzany
leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) :: zostawiać {impf}, zostawić {pf}
leave {v} (to transfer possession after death) :: zostawiać {impf}, zostawić {pf}
leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) :: opuszczać {impf}, opuścić {pf}
leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) :: odchodzić {impf}, odejść {pf}
leave {n} (absence from work) :: urlop {m}
leave a lot to be desired {v} :: pozostawiać wiele do życzenia {impf}
leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) :: [informal] zostaw mnie, [informal] zostaw mnie w spokoju, [formal] niech pan mnie zostawi, [formal] niech pan mnie zostawi w spokoju
leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) :: zaczyn {m}
leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave ::
leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit ::
leave someone holding the bag {v} (leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame) :: wziąć dupę w troki {pf}
Lebanese {n} (A person from Lebanon) :: Libańczyk {m}, Libanka {f}
Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) :: libański
Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) :: Republika Libańska {f}
Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) :: Liban {m}
lebensraum {n} (living space) :: przestrzeń życiowa {f}
Lecce {prop} (province) :: Lecce {n} [indeclinable]
Lecce {prop} (city) :: Lecce {n} [indeclinable]
Lecco {prop} (province) :: Lecco {n} [indeclinable]
Lecco {prop} (town) :: Lecco {n} [indeclinable]
Le Chatelier's principle {prop} (chemical principle) :: reguła przekory {f}
Lechitic {adj} (related to the Polish language group) :: lechicki
lecithin {n} (lecithin) :: lecytyna {f}
lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) :: wykład {m}
lecture {v} (to teach) :: wykładać
lecturer {n} (person who gives lectures) :: wykładowca {m}, wykładowczyni {f}
lecturer {n} (member of university or college) :: wykładowca {m}, wykładowczyni {f}
ledger {n} (book for keeping notes) :: rejestr {m}
lee {n} (side of the ship away from the wind) :: zawietrzna {f}
leech {n} (annelid) :: pijawka {f}
leech {n} (person who derives profit from others) :: pijawka {f}, pasożyt
leech {n} (paganism: a healer) :: znachor {m}, uzdrowiciel {m}
leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician ::
leek {n} (vegetable) :: por {m}
leer {v} (to look with sexual desire or malicious intent) :: patrzeć pożądliwie
leery {adj} (Cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns) :: podejrzliwy
leeward {adj} (on the side sheltered from the wind) :: zawietrzny
left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) :: lewy
left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) :: lewicowy
left {adv} (on the left side) :: na lewo [+ od + genitive], po lewej stronie [+ genitive], z lewej strony [+ genitive]
left {adv} (towards the left side) :: w lewo, na lewo
left {n} (the left side) :: lewa {f}
left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) :: lewica {f}
left {v} (remaining) :: pozostały
left and right {adv} (all over the place) :: na prawo i lewo, na prawo i lewo
left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) :: leworęczny, mańkut
left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) :: mańkut {m}
leftist {n} (a person who holds views associated with the political left) :: lewicowiec {m}
leftist {adj} (Pertaining to the political left) :: lewicowy {m}
left-luggage office {n} (place where luggage may be left) :: przechowalnia bagażu {f}
leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal) :: resztki {f-p}
left wing {n} (politics) :: lewica {f}
lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander ::
leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) :: noga {f}
leg {n} (portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle) :: łydka {f}, goleń {m} {f}
leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg) :: nogawka {f}
leg {n} (stage of journey) :: etap podróży {m}
leg {n} (game played in a tournament) :: mecz
legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) :: spadek {m}
legacy {n} (something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage) :: dziedzictwo {n}, spuścizna {f}
legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) :: prawniczy
legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) :: prawny
legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) :: legalny, zgodny z prawem, prawowity, pełnomocny
legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person ::
legality {n} (lawfulness) :: legalność {f}, prawność {f}
legally {adv} (as permitted by law) :: legalnie
legally {adv} (from a legal perspective) :: legalnie
legal person {n} (organization or group of people) :: osoba prawna {f}
legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence ::
legal tender {n} (currency that cannot be refused as payment to extinguish a debt) :: środek płatniczy
legal vacuum {n} :: luka w prawie {f}
legate {n} (deputy representing the pope) :: legat {m}
legate {n} (deputy of a provincial governor or general in ancient Rome) :: legat {m}
legato {adv} (music: smoothly, in a connected manner) :: legato
leg-breaker {n} ((soccer) a tackle or other maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg) :: wejście skutkujące złamaniem nogi rywala {n}, próba odbioru piłki skutkująca złamaniem nogi rywala {f}
legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) :: legenda {f}
legend {n} (any person of extraordinary accomplishment) :: legenda {f}
legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) :: legenda {f}
legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend) :: legendarny
legging {n} (leg covering) :: legginsy {p}
legible {adj} (clear enough to be read) :: czytelny
legibly {adv} (in a legible manner) :: czytelnie
legion {adj} (numerous) :: legion {m}
legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) :: legion {m}
legionary {n} (member of a legion) :: legionista {m}
legionnaire {n} (a member of a legion) SEE: legionary ::
legislation {n} (the act of legislating) :: prawodawstwo {n}, ustawodawstwo {n}
legislative {adj} (having the power to make laws) :: ustawodawczy
legislative {n} (branch of government) SEE: legislative branch ::
legislative branch {n} (branch of government) :: władza ustawodawcza {f}
legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) :: ustawodawca {m}
legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator ::
leg it {v} (To run away, to flee) :: dać nogę {pf}
legless {adj} (without legs) :: beznogi
leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana ::
legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) :: strąk {m}
legume {n} (member of Leguminosae family) :: roślina strączkowa {f}
leguminous {adj} (of the Leguminosae family) :: strączkowy
leguminous {adj} (resembling a legume) :: strączkowy
Le Havre {prop} (city) :: Hawr {m}
Leiden {prop} (city in South Holland) :: Lejda {f}
Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany) :: Lipsk {m}
leister {n} (spear with barbed prongs for catching fish) :: oścień {m}
leisure {n} (freedom provided) :: wolne {n}, laba {f}
leisure {n} (time free) :: wolny czas {m}
Leitha {prop} (river in Austria) :: Litawa {f}
leitmotif {n} (melodic theme in an opera) :: lejtmotyw {m}
lek {v} (to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek) :: tokować
lek {n} (currency of Albania) :: lek {m}
lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme ::
lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) :: lemat {m}
lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) :: lemma {f}
lemming {n} (rodent) :: leming {m}
lemming {n} (member of a group given to conformity or groupthink) :: leming {m}, wyznawca {m}
lemniscate {n} (mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve) :: lemniskata {f}
lemon {n} (citrus fruit) :: cytryna {f}
lemon {n} (tree) :: drzewo cytrynowe {n}, cytryna {f}
lemon {n} (defective item) :: rzęch {m}
lemon {n} (colour/color) :: cytrynowy {m}
lemon {n} (taste) :: cytrynowy
lemon {adj} (having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons) :: cytrynowy {m}
lemon {adj} (having the colour/color of lemons) :: cytrynowy {m}
lemonade {n} (still beverage) :: lemoniada {f}
lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) :: melisa {f}, melisa lekarska {f}
lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons) :: wyciskarka do cytryn {f}
lemon verbena {n} (shrub) :: lippia trójlistna {f}
lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) :: lemur {m}
Lena {prop} (female given name) :: Lena {f}
Lena {prop} (Lena River) :: Lena {f}
lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) :: pożyczać {impf}, pożyczyć {pf}
lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow ::
lender {n} (one who lends, especially money) :: pożyczkodawca {m}
lend itself to {v} (be suitable for) :: pasować, odpowiadać
length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) :: długość {f}
lengthen {v} (to make longer) :: przedłużyć {pf}, wydłużyć {pf}
Lenin {prop} (a Russian revolutionary and politician) :: Lenin {m}
Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) :: Leningrad {m}
Leningrad {prop} (Leningrad oblast) :: Obwód leningradzki {m}
Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist ::
Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) :: leninizm {m}
Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Lenin) :: leninowski
Leninist {n} (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism) :: leninista {m}, leninowiec {m}
lenition {n} (weakening of consonant articulation) :: lenicja {f}
lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) :: soczewka {f}
lens {n} (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams) :: soczewka {f}
lens {n} (biology: genus of the legume family; its bean) :: soczewica {f}
lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) :: soczewka {f}
lens cap {n} (cap that protects a camera lens) :: dekielek
Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) :: Wielki Post {m}
Lenten {adj} (pertaining to Lent) :: wielkopostny
lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle ::
lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) :: soczewica jadalna {f}
lentil {n} (seed used as food) :: soczewica {f}
Leo {prop} (male given name) :: Leon, Lew {m}
Leo {prop} (constellation) :: Lew {m}
Leo {prop} (astrological sign) :: Lew {m}
Leo Minor {prop} (spring constellation of the northern sky) :: Mały Lew {m}
Leonard {prop} (male given name) :: Leonard
Leonardeschi {n} (group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci) :: leonardianie {m-p}
leonine {adj} (of or like a lion) :: lwi
leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) :: lampart {m}, leopard {m}
leopard seal {n} (Hydrurga leptonyx) :: lampart morski {m}
LePenism {n} (support of Jean-Marie Le Pen) :: lepenizm
leper {n} (person who has leprosy) :: trędowaty {m}
leper {n} (person who is shunned; a pariah) :: trędowaty {m}
lepidopterology {n} (scientific study of butterflies and moths) :: lepidopterologia {f}
leprechaun {n} (one of a race of Irish elves) :: leprechaun {m}, irlandzki skrzat {m}
leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) :: trąd {m}, lepra {f}
lepton {n} (Greek coin) :: lepton {m}
lepton {n} (elementary particle) :: lepton {m}
Lepus {prop} (winter constellation of the northern sky) :: Zając {m}
lesbian {adj} (of a woman: preferring women partners) :: lesbijski {m}, lesbijska {f}
lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) :: lesbijski
lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) :: lesbijka {f}
Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian ::
Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian ::
lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian ::
lesbophobia {n} (Fear, dislike, or hatred of lesbians.) :: lesbofobia {f}
Lesbos {prop} (island) :: Lesbos {f}
leshy {n} (a woodland spirit in Slavic mythology) :: leszy {m}
Lesothan {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lesotho) :: lesotyjski, sotyjski
Lesothan {n} (person) :: Lesotyjczyk {m}, Sotyjczyk {m}, Lesotyjka {f}, Sotyjka {f}
Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) :: Lesotho {n}, Lesoto {n}
less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) :: mniej
-less {suffix} (lacking) :: bez-
lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) :: mewa żółtonoga {f}
lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) :: ziarnopłon {m}
lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda ::
Lesser Poland {prop} (a historical region of Poland) :: Małopolska {f}
Lesser Poland Voivodeship {prop} (Lesser Poland Voivodeship) :: województwo małopolskie {n}
lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina) :: orlik krzykliwy {m}
lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor) :: dzięciołek {m}
lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) :: brodziec żółtonogi {m}
lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) :: lekcja {f}
less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor ::
less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre ::
let {v} (to allow) :: pozwalać {impf}, pozwolić {pf}
let {v} (to put up for rent) :: wynajmować
let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) :: co dopiero
let down {v} (to allow to descend) :: opuszczać, opuścić
let down {v} (to disappoint) :: zawieść, rozczarować
let go {v} (to no longer hold on) :: puszczać, puścić
let in {v} (to let someone or something come in) :: wpuszczać {impf}, wpuścić {pf}
let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) :: -my
let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) :: idźmy, chodźmy
let's go {phrase} (hurry up) :: dalej, dalejże, ruszać się
let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are) :: nie rozdrapuj starych ran
letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) :: litera {f}
letter {n} (written message) :: list {m-in}
letter of recommendation {n} (evaluation letter) :: referencje {f-p}
letter of the law {n} (strict interpretation of the law) :: litera prawa {f}
let the cat out of the bag {v} (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently) :: wypuścić kota z worka
let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) :: niech stanie się światłość
let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie ::
Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian ::
Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian ::
Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian ::
lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) :: sałata {f}
lettuce {n} (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish) :: sałata {f}
Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish ::
leu {n} (unit of currency of Romania) :: lej {m}
leucine {n} (essential amino acid; C6H13NO2) :: leucyna {f}
leucism {n} (partial loss of pigmentation) :: leucyzm {m}
leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) :: białaczka {f}, leukemia {f}
leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell) :: leukocyt {m}, krwinka biała {f}
lev {n} (currency of Bulgaria) :: lew {m}
Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) :: Lewant {m}
level {adj} (same height at all places) :: poziomy
level {n} (tool) :: poziomica {f}
level {n} (degree or amount) :: poziom {m}, stopień {m}
level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) :: poziom {m}
level {n} (floor of a building) :: piętro {n}
level {v} (to levy) SEE: levy ::
level-headed {adj} (possessing sound judgement) :: zrównoważony {m}, opanowany {m}
lever {n} (rigid piece) :: dźwignia {f}
lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather ::
leverage {n} (force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot) :: siła nacisku {f}
leverage {n} (influence which is compounded or used to gain an advantage) :: naciski {m-p}
leverage {n} (use of borrowed funds) :: dźwignia finansowa {f}, lewarowanie {n}
leverage {v} (use, exploit, take full advantage of) :: wykorzystywać {impf}, wykorzystać {pf}
leveret {n} (a young hare) :: zajączek {m}
Levi {prop} (third son of Jacob) :: Lewi {m}
Levi {prop} (one of the Israelite tribes) :: Lewi {m}
Levi {prop} (male given name) :: Lewi {m}
levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle ::
levitate {v} (to be suspended in the air) :: lewitować
levitation {n} (raising of something without apparent physical cause) :: lewitacja {f}
levitation {n} (technical suspension without mechanical support) :: lewitacja {f}
Levite {n} (member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi) :: lewita {m}
Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) :: Księga Kapłańska {f}
levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability ::
levy {v} (to impose a tax) :: ściągać, pobierać
lewd {adj} (lascivious) :: sprośny
Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis ::
lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) :: leksem {m}
lexical {adj} (of a language's vocabulary) :: leksykalny
lexicographer {n} (one who writes or compiles a dictionary) :: leksykograf {m-pr}
lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) :: leksykografia {f}, słownikarstwo {n}
lexicological {adj} (pertaining to lexicology) :: leksykologiczny
lexicologically {adv} (In terms of lexicology) :: leksykologicznie
lexicologist {n} (an expert at lexicology) :: leksykolog {m}, leksykolożka {f}
lexicology {n} (linguistic discipline) :: leksykologia {f}
lexicon {n} (vocabulary of a language) :: słownik {m}
lexicon {n} (dictionary of lexemes) :: leksykon {m}, słownik encyklopedyczny {m}
lexicon {n} (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) :: słownik {m}
lexicon {n} ((rare) any dictionary) :: słownik {m}
lexicon {n} (vocabulary used by an individual) :: leksykon {m}, słownictwo {n}
lexicon {n} (subject-specific vocabulary) :: leksyk {m}, słownictwo {m}
Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) :: butelka lejdejska {f}
LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) :: LGBT, [written out:] lesbijki, geje, osoby biseksualne i transgenderyczne {p}
liability {n} (debt) :: odpowiedzialność {f}
liability insurance {n} (insurance against liability) :: ubezpieczenie odpowiedzialności cywilnej
liana {n} (climbing woody vine) :: liana {f}
liar {n} (one who tells lies) :: kłamca {m}, łgarz {m}, kłamczuch {m}, kłamczucha {f}
liberal {adj} (widely open to new ideas, willing to depart from established opinions, conventions etc.) :: liberalny
liberal {adj} (open to political or social reforms) :: liberalny
liberal {adj} :: liberalny {m}
liberal arts {n} (academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge) :: sztuki wyzwolone {f-p}
liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) :: liberalizm {m}
liberalism {n} (political movement) :: liberalizm {m}
liberalism {n} (economic theory) :: liberalizm {m}
liberate {v} (to free) :: uwalniać {impf}, uwolnić {pf}, wyzwalać {impf}, wyzwolić {pf}, oswabadzać {impf}, oswobodzić {pf}
liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) :: wyzwolenie {n}, oswobodzenie {n}, uwolnienie {n}
liberator {n} (person who frees or liberates) :: oswobodziciel {m}, wyzwoliciel {m}
Liberec {prop} (city in the Czech Republic) :: Liberec {m}
Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) :: Liberia
Liberian {n} (A person from Liberia) :: Liberyjczyk {m}, Liberyjka {f}
Liberian {adj} (pertaining to Liberia) :: liberyjski
libero {n} (volleyball player) :: libero
libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) :: libertarianizm {m}
liberty {n} (condition of being free) :: wolność {f}, swoboda {f}
libido {n} (sexual urges or drives) :: libido {n}, popęd seksualny {m}, pożądanie seksualne {n}, chuć {f}
libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.) :: libido {n}
Libra {prop} (constellation) :: Waga {f}
Libra {prop} (astrological sign) :: Waga {f}
librarian {n} (the manager of a library) :: bibliotekarz {m}, bibliotekarka {f}
librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) :: bibliotekarz {m}, bibliotekarka {f}
librarian {n} (a person who processes and organizes information) :: bibliotekarz {m}, bibliotekarka {f}
library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) :: biblioteka {f}; książnica {f}
library {n} (collection of books) :: księgozbiór {m}, biblioteka {f}, [diminutive; especially a personal one] biblioteczka {f}
library {n} (collection of subprograms) :: biblioteka {f}
library science {n} (interdisciplinary science) :: bibliotekoznawstwo {n}
libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) :: wolny
libretto {n} (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) :: libretto {n}
libtard {n} (liberal (derogatory)) :: lewak {m}
Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) :: Libia {f}
Libyan {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) :: libijski
Libyan {n} (person) :: Libijczyk {m}, Libijka {f}
licence {n} (license) SEE: license ::
licence {v} (license) SEE: license ::
license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) :: licencja {f}, pozwolenie {n}
license {n} (legal terms of product usage) :: licencja {f}
license {n} (freedom to deviate from rules) :: swawola {f}
license {n} (excessive freedom) :: swawola {f}
licensee {n} (person to whom a license is granted) :: licencjobiorca {m}
license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) :: tablica rejestracyjna {f}
lich {n} (undead being) :: lisz {m}
lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer ::
lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) :: porost, liszaj {m}
lichenometry {n} (geochronologic dating method that uses lichen growth) :: lichenometria {f}
lick {n} (the act of licking) :: lizanie {n}
lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) :: lizać {impf}
licking {n} (an act of licking) :: lizanie {n}
licking {n} (a great loss or defeat) :: lanie {m}, manto, cięgi
lick someone's ass {v} (to flatter someone) SEE: brownnose ::
lickspittle {n} (fawning toady) :: lizus {m}, przydupas {m}, wazeliniarz {m}, dupowłaz {m}
lickspittle {v} (act as a fawning toady) :: podlizywać się {impf}, podlizać się {pf}, włazić w dupę {impf}
licorice {n} (plant) :: lukrecja
lictor {n} (officer in ancient Rome) :: liktor {m}
lid {n} (top or cover) :: pokrywka {f}, wieko {n}, wieczko {n}
lie {v} (be in horizontal position) :: leżeć
lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) :: kłamać, łgać, okłamywać {impf}
lie {n} (intentionally false statement) :: kłamstwo {n}
Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) :: Liechtenstein {m-in}
Liechtensteiner {n} (A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent) :: Liechtensteińczyk {m-pr}
lie detector {n} (polygraph (informal)) :: wykrywacz kłamstw {m}
lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) :: kłaść
lien {n} (right to take and hold debtor’s property) :: prawo zatrzymania
Liepāja {prop} (city in Latvia) :: Lipawa {f}
lie through one's teeth {v} (To tell a gross or egregious untruth) :: łgać jak pies, łgać w żywe oczy, łgać jak najęty, łgać jak z nut, wciskać ciemnotę, opowiadać głodne kawałki {impf}, wciskać kit
lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) :: porucznik {m}
lieutenant colonel {n} (military rank) :: podpułkownik {m}
life {n} (the state of being alive) :: życie {n}, żywot {m}
life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) :: życie {n}
life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual) :: życie {n}
life {n} (the world in general, existence) :: życie {n}
life {n} (a worthwhile existence) :: życie {n}
life {n} (something inherently part of a person's existence) :: życie {n}
life {n} (life sentence) :: dożywocie {n} [colloquial], kara dożywotniego pozbawienia wolności {f}
life {n} (one of the player's chances to play) :: życie {n}
life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic ::
life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife ::
life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance ::
lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) :: łódź ratunkowa {f}
life-giving {adj} (necessary for life) :: życiodajny
lifeguard {n} (attendant) :: ratownik {m}
lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard ::
life insurance {n} (form of insurance) :: ubezpieczenie na życie {n}
lifelessness {n} (the property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation) :: martwota {f}
lifelong {adj} (extending for the entire duration of life) :: dożywotni
life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life) :: dożywocie {n}
lifespan {n} (length of time for which an organism lives) :: długość życia
lifetime {n} (duration of the life of someone or something) :: życie {n}
lift {v} (to raise or rise) :: podnosić {impf}, podnieść {pf}, dźwigać {impf}, dźwignąć {pf}, wznosić {impf}, wznieść {pf}
lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) :: podwiezienie {n}
lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) :: winda {f}, wyciąg {m}, dźwig {m}
lift {n} (upward force) :: siła nośna {f}
lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief ::
lift a finger {v} (to make minimal effort) :: kiwnąć palcem {pf}
lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula ::
lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter ::
lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting ::
ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) :: więzadło {n}, wiązadło {n}
Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) :: Liège {m}
light {v} (to start (a fire)) :: rozpalić, zapalić
light {v} (to illuminate) :: oświetlić, iluminować
light {adj} (having light) :: widny {m}, jasny {m}, świetlny, świetlisty
light {adj} (pale in colour) :: jasny
light {adj} (of low weight) :: lekki
light {adj} (lightly-built) :: lekki {m}
light {adj} (having little force or momentum) :: lekki {m}, delikatny {m}
light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) :: lekki
light {adj} (of little significance) :: błahy {m}
light {n} (electromagnetic waves) :: światło {n}
light {n} (source of illumination) :: światło {n}
light {n} (spiritual illumination) :: światło {n}
light {n} (point of view) :: światło {n}
light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) :: ogień {m}
light {n} (window or space for one) :: światło {m}, okno {n}, świetlik {m}
lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship ::
light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) :: żarówka {f}
light cavalry {n} (military unit) :: lekka kawaleria {f}
lighter {n} (fire making device) :: zapalniczka {f}
lighter {n} (a barge) :: lichter {m}
light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb ::
lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) :: latarnia morska {f}
lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) :: latarnik {m}
light industry {n} (industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery) :: przemysł lekki {m}
lightly {adv} (in a light manner) :: lekko
light-minded {adj} (not given to heavy thoughts or thinking) :: lekkomyślny
lightning {n} (flash of light) :: błyskawica {f}, piorun {m}, grom {m} [archaic]
lightning {adj} (extremely fast) :: błyskawiczny
lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly ::
lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod ::
lightning fast {adv} (extremely quickly) SEE: quick as a flash ::
lightning fast {adj} (fast as lightning) :: błyskawiczny
lightning-quick {adj} (incredibly fast) SEE: lightning fast ::
lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) :: piorunochron {m}
lightproof {adj} (sealed so that no light can enter) :: światłoszczelny {m}
lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) :: miecz świetlny {m}
lights, camera, action {phrase} (traditional cue at a beginning of a take) :: światła, kamera, akcja!
lightship {n} (lightship) :: latarniowiec {m}
light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum ::
light therapy {n} (phototherapy) SEE: phototherapy ::
lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship ::
light year {n} (astronomical distance) :: rok świetlny
lignite {n} (coal) :: węgiel brunatny {m}
Liguria {prop} (region) :: Liguria {f}
likable {adj} (having qualities tending to result in being liked; friendly, personable) :: sympatyczny
like {v} (enjoy) :: lubić, podobać się {impf} [intransitive, the person who likes is the object of the verb in the dative case]
like {v} (find attractive) :: podobać się [with subject and object reversed], nawidzieć się {impf} [archaic]
like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote) :: lajkować, dać lajka {pf}
like {n} (Internet interaction) :: lajk {m}
like {prep} (similar to) :: jak
like {prep} (such as) :: jak
like a bull in a china shop {adj} (clumsy, aggressive) :: jak słoń w składzie porcelany
like a bull in a china shop {adv} (clumsily, aggressively) :: jak słoń w składzie porcelany
like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) :: jaki ojciec, taki syn, jakie drzewo, taki klin, jaki ojciec, taki syn
like hell {prep} (using all strength, speed, effort that one can summon) :: jak diabli, jak cholera
likelihood {n} (probability) :: prawdopodobieństwo {n}
likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) :: wiarygodność {f}
likelihood {n} (resemblance) :: podobieństwo {n}
likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably ::
likely {adj} (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) :: prawdopodobny
like mother, like daughter {proverb} (a daughter will have traits similar to her mother) :: jaka matka, taka córka
likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity ::
like two peas in a pod {prep} (very similar) :: jak dwie krople wody
like water off a duck's back {prep} (without effects; in a manner having no effect) :: jak po kaczce, jak woda po gęsi
likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too ::
lilac {n} (shrub) :: lilak {m-in}, bez {m-in}
lilac {n} (flower) :: lilak {m-in}, bez {m-in}
lilac {n} (colour) :: barwa liliowa
Lille {prop} (city in France) :: Lille {n}
lilo {n} (inflatable air mattress) :: materac dmuchany {m}
Lilongwe {prop} (capital of Malawi) :: Lilongwe {n}
lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) :: lilia {f}, lilija {f} [archaic]
lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) :: konwalia {f}
Lima {prop} (the capital city of Peru) :: Lima {n}
limaçon {n} (plane curve) :: ślimak Pascala {m}
Limassol {prop} (port of Cyprus) :: Limassol {m}
limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) :: kończyna {f}, odnoga {f}
limb {v} (to remove limbs) :: usunąć gałęzie, ścinać gałęzie, rozczłonkowywać
limb {n} (apparent visual edge) :: brzeg tarczy {m}
limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible ::
limbo {n} (place for innocent souls) :: otchłań {f}
limbo {n} (in-between state) :: próżnia {f}
Limburg {prop} (province of the Netherlands or Belgium) :: Limburgia {f}
Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish ::
Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish ::
Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) :: limburski {m}
lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden ::
lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) :: wapno {n}
lime {n} :: wapno {n}, wapno niegaszone {n}, wodorotlenek wapnia
lime {v} (to treat with lime) :: wapnowanie {n}
lime {n} (green citrus fruit) :: lima {f}, limeta {f}, limonka {f}
lime {n} (citrus tree) :: lima {f}
lime {n} (colour) :: limonkowy {m}, żółtozielony {m}
lime {adj} (containing lime or lime juice) :: limonowy {m}
limekiln {n} (a furnace used to produce lime from limestone) :: wapiennik {m}
limerick {n} (rhyming verse of five lines) :: limeryk {m}
limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) :: wapień {m}
limit {n} (boundary) :: limit {m}
limit {n} (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges) :: granica {f}
limited {adj} (with certain limits placed upon it) :: ograniczony {m}
limited liability company {n} (type of company) :: spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością {f}, spółka z o.o. {f}, sp. z o.o. {f}
limit point {n} (point whose every neighborhood contains a point in a given subset) :: punkt skupienia {m}
limnology {n} (science of lakes) :: limnologia {f}
limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine ::
limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) :: limuzyna {f}
limp {v} (to walk lamely) :: utykać
limp {n} (gait) :: utykanie {n}
linchpin {n} (securing pin) :: lon {m}
linden {n} (tree) :: lipa {f}
linden {n} (wood from such tree) :: lipa {f}
line {n} (rope, cord, or string) :: lina {f}
line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) :: linia {f}
line {n} (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) :: prosta {f}
line {n} (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) :: odcinek {m}
line {n} (graph theory: edge of a graph) :: krawędź {f}
line {n} (geography: equator) :: równik {m}
line {n} (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) :: linia {f}
line {n} (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) :: miara {f}, metr {m}
line {n} (telephone or network connection) :: linia {f}
line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue) :: kolejka {f}, szereg {m}, rząd {m}
line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) :: wiersz {m}, wers {m}
line {n} (poetic: verse) :: wers {m}
line {n} :: kurs {m}
line {v} (cover the inside surface of (something)) :: wypełniać, wyściełać
lineage {n} (descent) :: rodowód {m}
linear {adj} (having the form of a line) :: liniowy {m}
linear {adj} (of or relating to lines) :: liniowy {m}
linear {adj} (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) :: liniowy {m}
linear {adj} (physics: involving only one dimension) :: liniowy {m}
linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) :: algebra liniowa
linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space ::
lined antshrike {n} (A passerine bird of the antbird family) :: chronka rdzawogrzbieta {f}
linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) :: płótno {n} lniane
linen {n} (items) :: bielizna {f}, bielizna stołowa {f} [table linen], bielizna pościelowa [bed linen], bielizna osobista {f} [undergarments]
linen basket {n} (laundry basket) :: kosz na brudną bieliznę {m}
line segment {n} (part of a line) :: odcinek {m}
lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes) :: bielizna (damska) {f}, odzież nocna {f}
lingo {n} (language peculiar to a particular group or region) :: narzecze {n}, żargon {m}
lingonberry {n} (berry) :: borówka brusznica {f}, borówka czerwona {f}
lingua franca {n} (common language) :: lingua franca
lingual {adj} (related to language) SEE: linguistic ::
lingual {adj} (related to the tongue) :: językowy {m}
linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) :: językoznawca {m}, językoznawczyni {f}, lingwista {m}, lingwistka {f}
linguistic {adj} (of or relating to language) :: językowy, lingwistyczny
linguistic {adj} (of or relating to linguistics) :: lingwistyczny, językoznawczy
linguistically {adv} (From a linguistic perspective) :: językoznawczo, lingwistycznie
linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) :: lingwistyka {f}, językoznawstwo {n}
link {n} (element of a chain) :: ogniwo {n}
link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) :: link {m}, hiperłącze {n}, odsyłacz {m}, odnośnik {m}, łącze {n}
linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link ::
linker {n} (computer program that assembles objects) :: konsolidator {m}
link spam {n} (Links added to a web page for the purpose of spamdexing) :: spam linkami {m}
linnet {n} (Carduelis cannabina, a finch of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa) :: makolągwa {f}
linocut {n} (woodcut in which a block of linoleum is used) :: linoryt
linseed {n} (seed of the flax plant) :: siemię lniane {n}
lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam) :: nadproże {n}
Linus {prop} (male given name) :: Linus {m}
Linux {prop} (operating system) :: Linux {m}
lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) :: lew {m}
lion {n} (heraldic charge) :: lew {m}
lion cub {n} (young lion) :: lwiątko {n}, lwię {n}
lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) :: taniec lwów {m}
lioness {n} (female lion) :: lwica {f}
lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub ::
Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) :: Lwie Serce
lion's den {n} (a dangerous or frightening place) :: paszcza lwa {f}
lion's share {n} (the majority; a large or generous portion) :: lwia część {f}
lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) :: warga {f}
lipase {n} (group of enzymes) :: lipaza {f}
lip balm {n} (substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth) :: pomadka {f}
lip bear {n} (Melursus ursinus) SEE: sloth bear ::
Lipetsk {prop} (city in Russia) :: Lipieck {m}
lipid {n} (organic compound) :: lipid {m}, lipoid {m}
lipidic {adj} (of lipids) :: lipidowy
liposuction {n} (cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction) :: liposukcja {f}
lippy {adj} (having a tendency to talk back in a cheeky or impertinent manner) :: pyskaty
lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus ::
lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) :: szminka {f}
lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) :: szminka {f}
lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) :: śpiewać z playbacku {impf}
lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync) :: playback {m}
liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) :: likier {m}
liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) :: ciecz {f}
liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) :: ciekły, płynny
liquid {adj} ((of an asset) easily sold or disposed of) :: płynny
liquid {adj} ((of a market) having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy) :: płynny
liquidation {n} (process of converting into cash) :: spieniężenie {n}
liquidator {n} (one who liquidates) :: likwidator {m}
liquidity {n} (state of being liquid) :: płynność {f}
liquidity {n} (property of being able to be easily converted into cash) :: płynność {f}
liquidity {n} (finance: availability of cash over short term) :: płynność {f}
liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice ::
liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice ::
liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) :: sklep monopolowy {m}, monopolowy {m}
Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) :: Lizbona {f}
Lisboner {adj} (from Lisbon) :: lizboński
Lisboner {n} (someone from Lisbon) :: lizbończyk {m}, lizbonka {f}
Lisbonite {n} (Lisboner) SEE: Lisboner ::
lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) :: seplenienie {n}
lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) :: seplenić
lissencephaly {n} (disorder characterized by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain) :: bezzakrętowość {f}
list {n} (strip of fabric) :: krajka {f}
list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) :: lista {f}, spis {m}
list {n} (computing: codified representation of a list) :: lista {f}
list {v} (to create or recite a list) :: spisać, spisywać, wymienić, wymieniać, katalogować, skatalogować
list {v} (to listen) :: [intransitive] słyszeć, [transitive] słuchać
list {v} (to be pleasing to) :: podobać się
list {v} (to desire, like, wish) :: życzyć sobie
list {n} (nautical: tilting or careening to one side) :: przechył {m}
list {v} (to tilt to one side) :: mieć przechył
listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) :: słuchać {impf}
listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) :: nasłuchiwać
listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) :: usłuchać, słuchać
listen {v} (to hear (something)) :: wysłuchać, słuchać
listener {n} (someone who listens) :: słuchacz {m}, słuchaczka {f}
listening comprehension {n} (listening comprehension) :: rozumienie ze słuchu {n}
litany {n} (ritual liturgical prayer) :: litania {f}
litany {n} (prolonged or tedious list) :: litania {f}
litas {n} (currency of Lithuania) :: lit {m}
litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee ::
lite {adj} (low in calories) :: lekki {m}
liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre ::
literacy {n} (ability to read and write) :: piśmienność {f}
literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) :: dosłowny, literalny
literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties) :: dosłowny
literal {n} (programming: value written in the source code) :: literał {m}
literally {adv} (not metaphorically) :: dosłownie
literary {adj} (bookish) SEE: bookish ::
literary {adj} (relating to literature) :: literacki
literary {adj} (relating to writers, or the profession of literature) :: literacki
literary {adj} (appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing) :: książkowy
literary language {n} (register of a language used in literary writing) :: język literacki {m}
literary language {n} (supraregional idiom, see also: standard language; standard) :: język literacki {m}
literary science {n} (all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature) :: literaturoznawstwo
literate {adj} (able to read, having literacy) :: piśmienny
literate {adj} (knowledgeable in literature and writing) :: oczytany
literature {n} (body of all written works) :: literatura {f}
literature {n} (all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject) :: literatura
lithic {adj} (lithium) :: litowy
lithium {n} (chemical element) :: lit {m}
lithium aluminium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) :: tetrahydroglinian litu {n}
lithium carbonate {n} (Li2CO3) :: węglan litu {m}
lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography) :: litografia {f}
lithographer {n} (a person who makes lithographs) :: litograf {m}
lithographic {adj} (related to lithography) :: litograficzny
lithographical {adj} (lithographic) SEE: lithographic ::
lithography {n} (printing method) :: litografia {f}
lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) :: litosfera {f}
Lithuania {prop} (country) :: Litwa {f}
Lithuania Minor {prop} (Lithuania Minor) :: Litwa Mniejsza, Litwa Pruska
Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) :: litewski
Lithuanian {n} (language) :: litewski {m}
Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) :: Litwin {m}, Litwinka {f}
Lithuanization {n} (assimilation into Lithuanian culture; making something Lithuanian) :: lituanizacja {f}
litmus {n} (dyestuff from lichen) :: lakmus {m}
litmus paper {n} :: papierek lakmusowy {m}
litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) :: litr {m}
litter {n} (platform designed to carry a person or a load) :: lektyka {f}
litter {n} (animals born in one birth) :: miot {m}
litter {n} (bedding for animals) :: ściółka {f}
litter {n} (discarded items) :: śmieci {m-p}
litter {n} (material for litter tray) :: ściółka {f}, żwirek {m}
litter {n} (layer of dead leaves and other organic matter) :: ściółka {f}
little {adj} (small in size) :: mały
little {adv} (not much) :: mało
little {determiner} (small amount) :: mało
little black dress {n} (woman's short black dress) :: mała czarna {f}
little boy {n} (a diminutive male child) :: chłopczyk {m}
little bustard {n} (Tetrax tetrax) :: strepet {m}
little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) :: krok po kroku, po trochu
Little Dipper {prop} (bright circumpolar asterism) :: Mały Wóz {m}
little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) :: mały palec {m-in}
little girl {n} (a female child) :: dziewczynka {f}
little green man {n} (humorous: space alien, Martian, see also: alien) :: zielony ludzik {m}, ufoludek {m}
little green man {n} (soldier lacking identification, see also: ) :: zielony ludzik {m}
little gull {n} (gull) :: mewa mała
little owl {n} (species of owl) :: pójdźka {f}
Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) :: Czerwony Kapturek {m}
Little Russia {prop} (a historical area) :: Małoruś {f}, Małorosja {f}
little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) :: biegus malutki {m}
littoral {adj} (of or relating to the shore, especially the seashore) :: litoralny
liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical ::
liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy) :: liturgiczny
liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) :: liturgia {f}
Liturgy of the Hours {n} ( liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours) :: liturgia godzin
live {v} (be alive) :: żyć {impf}
live {v} (have permanent residence) :: mieszkać {impf}
live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) :: przetrwać, przeżyć
live {adj} (having life) :: żywy
live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) :: na żywo
live {adv} (as it happens) :: na żywo
live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) :: kto mieczem wojuje, ten od miecza ginie
livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself) :: utrzymanie {n}
liveliness {n} (the quality of being lively) :: żwawość {f}
lively {adj} (full of life) :: żywy {m}, pełen życia {m}
liver {n} (organ of the body) :: wątroba {f}
liver {n} (organ as food) :: wątróbka {f}, wątroba {f}
livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) :: liwermor {m-in}
Liverpudlian {adj} (of or relating to Liverpool in the United Kingdom) :: liverpoolski
Liverpudlian {n} (a native or resident of Liverpool in the United Kingdom) :: liverpoolczyk {m}, liverpoolka {f}
Liverpudlian {n} (someone connected with Liverpool FC) :: liverpoolczyk {m}, liverpoolka {f}
livery {n} (distinctive uniform worn by a group) :: liberia {f}
livery {n} (paint scheme) :: malowanie {n}
livestock {n} (farm animals) :: dobytek {m}
live up {v} (to fulfil the expectations placed upon) :: spełnić oczekiwania
livid {adj} (very angry, furious) :: wściekły
living {adj} (having life) :: żywy
living {adj} (in use or existing) :: żywy
living {n} (state of being alive) :: życie
living {n} (financial means; a means of maintaining life) :: życie
living {n} (style of life) :: życie
living dead {n} (undead) :: żywe trupy {m-p}
living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) :: żywa skamieniałość {f}, żywa skamielina {f}
living room {n} (room in a private house) :: salon {m}, duży pokój {m}, pokój gościnny {m}
Livonia {prop} (historical region) :: Liwonia {f}
Livonian {prop} (language) :: liwski {m}, liwijski {m}
Livonian {n} (person) :: Liw {m}, Liwijka {f}
Livonian {adj} (pertaining to Livonia or Livonians) :: liwski {m}, liwijski {m}
lizard {n} (reptile) :: jaszczurka {f}
lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward ::
lizardlike {adj} (like a lizard) :: jaszczurczy
Ljubljana {prop} (Capital city of Slovenia) :: Lublana {f}
Ljubljanan {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Ljubljana) :: lublański {m}
Ljubljanan {n} (someone from Ljubljana) :: lublańczyk {m}, lublanka {f}
llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) :: lama {f}
LLC {n} (Limited Liability Company) :: sp. z o.o.
lo {interj} (look, see, behold) :: oto, ot
loach {n} (fish of the family Cobitidae) :: piskorz {m}
load {n} (burden) :: ciężar {m}, obciążenie {n}
load {n} (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) :: ładunek {m}, ładowność {f}
load {n} (a large number or amount) :: mnóstwo
load {v} (to put a load on or in) :: ładować, obciążać
load {v} (to fill with munition) :: załadować
load {v} (to read into memory) :: załadować, wczytać
loaded {adj} ((of a projectile weapon) armed) :: nabity
loaf {n} (block of bread) :: bochenek {m}, bochen {m}
loam {n} (type of soil) :: glina zwykła
loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) :: pożyczka {f}
loan {v} (to lend) :: pożyczać
lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise) :: patrzcie!
loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque ::
loanword {n} (word taken from another language) :: zapożyczenie {n}
loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry ::
loathe {v} (to detest, hate, revile) :: nienawidzić, gardzić
lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) :: lobby {n}
lobby {v} (To attempt to influence) :: lobbować
lobbyist {n} (A person paid to influence politicians) :: lobbista {m}, lobbysta {m}
lobe {n} (any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form) :: płat {m}
lobe {n} (division of the brain) :: płat {m}
lobelia {n} (plant) :: lobelia {f}
lobotomy {n} (surgical operation) :: lobotomia {f}
lobster {n} (crustacean) :: homar {m}
local {adj} (of a nearby location) :: lokalny, miejscowy, tutejszy
local government {n} (government whose remit covers less than that of the nation) :: samorząd {m}
locality {n} (neighbourhood) :: sąsiedztwo {n}
locally {adv} (with respect to place) :: lokalnie
Local Supercluster {prop} (Supercluster that includes the Milky Way) :: Supergromada Lokalna
locate {v} (designate the site or place of) :: namierzać {impf}, lokalizować {impf}
location {n} (place) :: lokalizacja {f}, położenie {n}
locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case ::
locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) :: miejscownik {m}
Lochkovian {prop} :: Lochkow
lock {n} (something used for fastening) :: zamek {m}
lock {n} (segment of a canal) :: śluza {f}
lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun) :: zamek {m}
lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) :: zamykać na klucz, zakluczyć, zakluczyć
locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room ::
locket {n} (chained ornament) :: medalion {m}
lockjaw {n} (disease) :: tężec {m}
locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) :: ślusarz {m}
lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison ::
locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) :: lokomotywa {f}
locoweed {n} (plant of genus Oxytropis) :: ostrołódka {f}
locoweed {n} (plant of genus Astragalus) SEE: milk-vetch ::
locust {n} (type of grasshopper) :: szarańcza {f}
Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris ::
lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn ::
lodge {n} (porter's rooms) :: portiernia {f}
lodging {n} (place to live or lodge) :: kwatera {f}, nocleg {m} [lodging for the night]
Lodz {prop} (city in Poland) :: Łódź {f}
Lodz Voivodeship {prop} (Lodz Voivodeship) :: województwo łódzkie {n}
loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin) :: less {m}
loft {n} (an attic or similar space) :: strych {m}, poddasze {n}
loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance ::
lofty {adj} (high, having great height or stature) :: wysoki {m}
lofty {adj} (idealistic) :: szczytny {m}, wzniosły {m}
log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) :: kłoda {f}
log {n} (bulky piece of timber) :: kłoda {f}, polano {n}, kloc {m}
log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead ::
log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook ::
logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) :: logarytm {m}
logarithmic {adj} (relating to logarithms) :: logarytmiczny
logbook {n} (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) :: dziennik pokładowy {m}
logbook {n} (travel journal) :: dziennik podróży {m}
logbook {n} (record of the ownership of a motor car) :: dowód rejestracyjny {m}
loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall ::
logger {n} (worker whose occupation is to harvest trees) :: drwal {m}, rębacz {m}
logger {n} (one that logs) :: program logujący {m}
loggerhead {n} (loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) SEE: loggerhead duck ::
loggerhead duck {n} (Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)) :: torpedówka falklandzka
logging {n} (cutting trees) :: wycinka {f}, wyrąb {m}
logic {n} (method of human thought) :: logika {f}
logic {n} (mathematical study) :: logika {f}
logic {n} (formal or informal language) :: logika {f}
logic {n} (any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness) :: logika {f}
logical {adj} (in agreement with the principles of logic) :: logiczny {m}
logical {adj} (reasonable) :: logiczny, rozsądny
logical {adj} (of or pertaining to logic) :: logiczny
logically {adv} (in a logical manner) :: logicznie
log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) :: zalogować się
login {n} (user's identification) :: login {m}, nazwa użytkownika {f}
login {n} (logging in) :: logowanie {n}
logion {n} (a saying that is attributed to Jesus but which is not in the Bible) :: logion
-logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) :: -log {m}, -log {f}
logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) :: logistyka {m}
logo {n} (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) :: logo {n}
log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out ::
logomachy {n} (dispute over the meaning of words) :: logomachia {f}, logomachie {f-p}
log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in ::
logopedics {n} (study and correction of speech defects) :: logopedia {f}
logopedist {n} (logopedist) :: logopeda {m}
logorrhea {n} (excessive talkativeness) :: słowotok {m}
logorrhea {n} (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder) :: słowotok {m}
logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) :: logotyp {m}
log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) :: wylogować się
-logy {suffix} (branch of learning) :: -logia {f}
loin {n} (part of the body) :: lędźwie {p}
loin {n} (cut of meat) :: polędwica {f}
loincloth {n} (garment) :: przepaska {f}, przepaska biodrowa {f}
loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin ::
Loire {prop} (river) :: Loara {f}
loiter {v} (to stand about without any aim or purpose) :: wałęsać się, kręcić się {impf}
Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) :: lojban {m}, Lożban {m}
lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor ::
lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL ::
LOL {interj} (expression of laughter) :: lol
lolcat {n} (image macro of a kitten or cat with a humurous caption) :: śmieszne koty {n}
lolicon {n} (An individual fixated on young, generally prepubescent, girls) :: lolikon {m}
lollapalooza {n} (outstanding; extreme; outrageous example of its kind) :: rewelacja {f}, odjazd {m} [colloquial]
lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) :: lizak {m}
lolly {n} (money) SEE: money ::
lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection ::
lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop ::
Lom {n} (ethnic group) :: Lomowie
Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker ::
Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) :: Lombardia {f}
London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) :: Londyn {m}
London {prop} (in Canada) :: London
London {prop} (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) :: londyński {m}
Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) :: londyńczyk {m}, londynka {f}
Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner ::
Londonish {adj} (of or from London) :: londyński {m}
London Underground {prop} (the London underground) :: metro w Londynie {n}
loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) :: samotność {f}
lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) :: samotny
lonely {adj} (solitary) SEE: solitary ::
loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company) :: samotnik {m}
lonesome {adj} (unhappy due to being alone) :: samotny
lone wolf {n} (wolf that is not part of a pack) :: samotny wilk {m}
lone wolf {n} (person who avoids the company of others) :: samotny wilk {m}
lone wolf {n} (criminal who acts alone) :: samotny wilk {m}
long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) :: długi
long {adj} (having great duration) :: długi {m}
long {adv} (particular duration) :: długo
long {v} (to wait, to aspire) :: pragnąć, tęsknić, wzdychać do
long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall ::
long absent, soon forgotten {proverb} (love fades away when people are distant) :: długo nieobecny, szybko zapomniany
long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past) :: dawno temu, dawno
long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) :: szlamiec dlugodzioby {m}
longe {n} (long rope used while longeing) :: lonża {f}
long-eared bat {n} (a vesper bat) :: gacek {m}, nocolubek {m}
long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) :: sowa szara {f}, uszatka {f}
longevity {n} (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) :: długowieczność {f}
long-haired {adj} (Having long, uncut hair on the head) :: długowłosy {m}
longhouse {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse ::
longing {n} (melancholic desire) :: pragnienie {n}, tęsknota {f}
long in the tooth {adj} (old, aged) :: stary
longitude {n} (angular distance) :: długość {f}, długość geograficzna {f}
longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) :: południk {m}
long johns {n} (full-length undergarments) :: kalesony {p}
long johns {n} (garment for bottom half of the body) :: kalesony {p}
long jump {n} (athletics field event) :: skok w dal {m}
long-legged {adj} (having long legs) :: długonogi
long live {v} (prosper) :: niech żyje
long pepper {n} (Piper longum, or its fruit) :: pieprz długi {m}
long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago ::
longspur {n} (a bird of the genus Calcarius) :: poświerka {f}
long-tailed duck {n} (Clangula hyemalis) :: lodówka {f}
long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) :: dawno się nie widzieliśmy, [idiomatic] kopę lat!
long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) :: biegus smuklonogi {m}
long weekend {n} (weekend extended by one or more days off) :: długi weekend {m}
Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) :: Longyearbyen
loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet ::
loofah {n} (tropical vine) :: trukwa {f}
look {v} (to try to see) :: patrzeć {impf}, popatrzeć {pf}
look {v} (to appear, to seem) :: wyglądać {impf}
look {n} (physical appearance) :: wygląd {m}
look after {v} (to watch, to protect) :: opiekować się
lookalike {n} (person physically resembling another person) :: sobowtór {m}
look at {v} (to study visually) :: rzucić okiem
look back {v} (look behind oneself) :: oglądać się (za siebie), obejrzeć się (za siebie)
look back {v} (reminisce about the past) :: wspominać, wspomnieć
look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) :: patrzeć z góry {impf}
looker {n} (one that looks actively) :: patrzący {m}
look for {v} (search; seek) :: szukać {impf}, wypatrywać {impf}, patrzeć za
look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) :: nie móc się doczekać
looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror ::
looks {n} (appearance) :: wygląd {m}
look up to {v} (To show respect for) :: podziwiać
look who's talking {phrase} :: powiedział, co wiedział {m}, powiedziała, co wiedziała {f}
loom {n} (weaving frame) :: krosno {n}
loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon ::
loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) :: nur {m}
loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly ::
loop {n} (length of thread, line or rope) :: pętla {f}
loop {n} (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself) :: pętla {f}
loop {n} (programmed sequence of instructions) :: pętla {f}
loop {v} (to create an endless loop in a computer program) :: zapętlać {impf}, zapętlić {pf}
loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road ::
loophole {n} (method of escape) :: luka {f}, kruczek {m} [colloquial], furtka {f} [colloquial]
loose {v} (to let go) :: puścić {pf}, puszczać {impf}
loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) :: luźny
loose {adj} (not packaged) :: luzem
loose {adj} (not fitting tightly) :: luźny
loose {adj} (not compact) :: sypki
loosehead {n} (rugby player) :: lewy filar {m}
loose lips sink ships {proverb} :: nieostrożne gadanie zatapia statki
loosely {adv} (not tightly) :: luźno
loosestrife {n} (Lythrum) :: krwawnica {f}
loosestrife {n} (Lysimachia) :: tojeść {f}
loot {v} (to steal from) :: szabrować
looter {n} (one who loots) :: szabrownik {m}
Lopingian {prop} (Lopingian epoch) :: loping {m-in}
lopsided {adj} (not balanced) :: krzywy, nierówny, koślawy, asymetryczny, przekrzywiony
lopsided {adj} (biased) :: stronniczy, nieobiektywny
lord {n} (master of a household) :: gospodarz {m}
lord {n} (property owner) :: właściciel {m}
lord {n} (ruler, one having mastery over others) :: pan {m}
lord {n} (aristocrat) :: lord {m}
Lord {prop} (God) :: Pan {m}
lordosis {n} (excessive backwards curvature of the spine) :: lordoza {f}
lordship {n} (title) :: Pan {m}
Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) :: Ojcze nasz, Modlitwa Pańska {f}
Lord's Supper {prop} (Eucharist) SEE: Eucharist ::
Lord's Supper {prop} (Last Supper) SEE: Last Supper ::
lorgnette {n} (an opera glass with a handle) :: lorgnon {m}, lornion {m}
Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) :: Lotaryngia {f}
lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck ::
lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) :: gubić {impf}, zgubić {pf}, tracić {impf}, stracić {pf}
lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) :: przegrywać, przegrać {pf}
lose {v} (have (somebody of one's kin) die) :: tracić {impf}, stracić {pf}
lose {v} (be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer) :: zgubić {pf}, zapodziać {pf}
lose {v} (fail to be the winner) :: przegrywać {impf}, przegrać {pf}
lose face {v} (lose respect of others) :: stracić twarz {impf}
lose one's mind {v} (to become insane) :: postradać zmysły {pf}, oszaleć {pf}
lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost ::
lose weight {v} (to become less heavy or obese) :: zrzucić {impf}, chudnąć {impf}, zrzucić kilogramy {pf}, zeszczupleć {pf}, tracić na wadze {impf}
loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat) :: utrata {f}, strata {f}, [in a game] przegrana {f}, porażka {f}
loss {n} (grief caused by losing someone or something) :: strata {f}, utrata {f}
loss {n} (financial: the sum lost on balance) :: strata {f}
loss {n} (engineering: power expended without doing useful work) :: straty {f-p}
loss {n} :: zguba {f}, straty {p}
lossless {adj} (not losing information) :: bezstratny
lossy {adj} (subject to loss of signal strength) :: stratny
lossy {adj} (subject to various forms of power loss) :: stratny
lossy {adj} (reducing the amount of information in data) :: stratny
lost {adj} :: zagubiony {m}, zagubiona {m}, zgubiony {m}, zgubiona {f}
lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) :: biuro rzeczy znalezionych
lostness {n} (quality of being lost) :: zagubienie {n}
lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found ::
lost sheep {n} (disadvantaged or marginalized person) :: zbłąkana owieczka {f}
lot {n} (that which happens without human design or forethought) :: przeznaczenie {n}
lot {n} (anything used in determining a question by chance) :: los {m}
lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot ::
lotion {n} (ointment that one rubs on the skin) :: mleczko kosmetyczne {n}
lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot ::
lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) :: loteria {f}
lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery) :: los {m}
lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily ::
lotus {n} (plant of the genus Nelumbo) :: lotos {m}
lotus eater {n} :: Lotofag {m}
loud {adj} (of a sound) :: głośny
loud {adj} (noisy) :: hałaśliwy {m}, głośny {m}, donośny {m}
loud {adj} (of a colour, clothing, etc.) :: krzykliwy
loudly {adv} (in a loud manner) :: głośno
loudness {n} (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure) :: głośność {f}
loudness {n} (the physical strength of the sound pressure level) :: głośność {f}
loudspeaker {n} (transducer) :: głośnik {m}
Louis {prop} (male given name) :: Ludwik
Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise ::
louis d'or {n} (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) :: luidor {m}, ludwik {m}
Louise {prop} (feminine form of Louis) :: Luiza
Louisiana {prop} (US state) :: Luizjana {f}
loupe {n} (magnifying glass often used by jewellers and watchmakers) :: lupa {f}
Lourdes {prop} (a town in the Pyrenees) :: Lourdes {n}
louse {n} (insect) :: wesz {f}
louse {n} (worthless person) :: gnida {f}, menda {f}
louse {v} (To remove lice) :: iskać {impf}
lousewort {n} (plant of the genus Pedicularis) :: gnidosz {m}
lousy {adj} (Infested with lice) :: zawszony {m}
Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) :: Lowanium
Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France) :: Luwr {m}
lovage {n} (a Mediterranean herb) :: lubczyk {m}
love {n} (zero) :: zero , jajo
love {n} (strong affection) :: miłość {f}
love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) :: kochanie, miłość {f}
love {n} (closing of a letter) :: całusy
love {n} :: miłość {f}
love {v} (have a strong affection for) :: kochać {impf}
love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) :: uwielbiać
love {v} (care about; will good for) :: kochać
love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) :: kochać się
love affair {n} (adulterous relationship) :: romans {m}
love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) :: miłość od pierwszego wejrzenia {f}
lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis) :: nierozłączka {f}
love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) :: malinka {f}
love handle {n} (protruding area of fat on the side of the body) :: boczki {m-p}, oponka {f}
love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena) :: czarnuszka {f}, czarnuszka damasceńska {f}
love interest {n} (romantic relationship) SEE: romance ::
love is blind {proverb} (proverb) :: miłość jest ślepa
love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) :: list miłosny {m}
lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful) :: miły {m}, mili {m-p}, miła {f}, miłe {f-p}, miłe {n}, miłe {n-p}
lover {n} (sexual partner) :: kochanek {m}, kochanka {f}
lover {n} (person who loves something) :: miłośnik {m}, miłośniczka {f}
love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer ::
love triangle {n} (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) :: trójkąt miłosny {f}
low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) :: niski
low {n} (flame) SEE: flame ::
low {v} (moo) SEE: moo ::
low blow {n} (an unfair or illegal blow in boxing) :: cios poniżej pasa {m}
low blow {n} (an unfair attack) :: cios poniżej pasa {m}
low-budget {adj} (Achieved with a relatively small financial outlay) :: niskobudżetowy
Low Countries {prop} (countries around the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse rivers) :: Niderlandy {m-p}
lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm ::
Lower Canada {prop} (Former colony) :: Dolna Kanada
lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house ::
lower house {n} (part of a parliament) :: izba niższa {f}
Lower Lusatian {prop} (Lower Sorbian) SEE: Lower Sorbian ::
Lower Saxony {prop} (state) :: Dolna Saksonia {f}
Lower Silesian {n} (language) :: dolnośląski
Lower Sorbian {prop} (a Slavic language spoken in part of Brandenburg) :: [język] dolnołużycki {m}
lowest common denominator {n} (smallest multiple of several denominators) :: najniższy wspólny mianownik {m}
Low German {n} (West Germanic language) :: dolnoniemiecki {m}
lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings) :: nizina {f}
lowlife {n} (untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person) :: szumowina {f}, zwyrodnialec {m}
Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group) :: dolnosaksoński
Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German ::
low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) :: odpływ {m}
loxodrome {n} (A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle) SEE: rhumb line ::
loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) :: lojalny {m}, oddany
loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty ::
loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) :: lojalność {f}, wierność {f}
lozenge {n} (rhombus) :: romb {m}
lubber {n} (inexperienced sailor) SEE: landlubber ::
lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant ::
Lublin {prop} (city in Poland) :: Lublin {m}
lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) :: smar {m}
Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke ::
Lucca {prop} (province) :: Lukka {f}
Lucca {prop} (city) :: Lukka {f}
Lucerne {prop} (city) :: Lucerna {f}
Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy ::
Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) :: Lukianusz {m}, Lukian {m}?
Lucian {prop} (male given name) :: Lucjan {m}
lucid {adj} (clear; easily understood) :: jasny, klarowny, przejrzysty {m}
Lucifer {prop} (figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12) :: Lucyfer {m}
Lucius {prop} (male given name) :: Lucjusz {m}
luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) :: szczęście {n}
luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner) :: szczęśliwie
lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) :: szczęśliwy
lucky {adj} (being good by chance) :: szczęśliwy
lucky charm {n} (object kept for good luck) :: amulet {m}, talizman {m}
lucrative {adj} (producing a surplus; profitable) :: zyskowny, lukratywny, dochodowy, intratny
Lucy {prop} (female given name) :: Łucja {f}
Ludfordian {prop} :: Ludford
ludicrous {adj} (idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny) :: idiotyczny {m}, niedorzeczny {m}, absurdalny {m}, groteskowy {m}
Ludo {n} (board game) :: chińczyk {m}
Lugansk {prop} (Luhansk) SEE: Luhansk ::
luge {n} (The sport of racing on luges) :: saneczkarstwo
luger {n} (competer in the luge) :: saneczkarz
luggage {n} (traveller's containers) :: bagaż {m}
Luhansk {prop} (city) :: Ługańsk {m}
Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) :: Ługańska Republika Ludowa {f}
Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke ::
Lukashenko {prop} (surname) :: Łukaszenka, Łukaszenko
Luke {prop} (given name) :: Łukasz
Luke {prop} (evangelist) :: Ewangelia Łukasza
Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) :: Ewangelia Łukasza
Luke {prop} (village in North Macedonia) :: Łuke
lukewarm {adj} (temperature) :: chłodny, letni
lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) :: chłodny, sceptyczny, zdystansowany
lull {v} (to cause to rest) :: lulać
lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) :: kołysanka {f}
lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) :: lumbago {n}
lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) :: nakłucie lędźwiowe {f}
lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) :: drwal {m}
lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill ::
lumen {n} (SI-unit for luminous flux) :: lumen {m}
luminescence {n} (emission) :: luminescencja {f}
lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker ::
lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) :: tasza
Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon ::
lunacy {n} (state of being mad) :: obłęd {m}, niepoczytalność {f}
lunar {adj} (of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon) :: księżycowy, miesięczny [archaic, poetic], lunarny
lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) :: zaćmienie Księżyca {n}
lunatic {n} (insane person) :: wariat {m}, szaleniec {m}
lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital ::
lunation {n} (a month measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase) :: lunacja {f}
lunation {n} (the name of term given the irregular period from one new moon until the next) :: lunacja {f}
lunch {n} (meal around midday) :: obiad {m}
lunch {v} (to eat lunch) :: jeść obiad {impf}
luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch ::
lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) :: płuco {n}
lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) :: rak płuca {m}
lunge {n} (sudden movement) :: sztych, rzut
lunge {v} (to make a sudden movement) :: rzucić się
lungeing cavesson {n} (halter) :: kawecan
lungfish {n} (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi) :: ryba dwudyszna {f}
lunokhod {n} (a Soviet lunar rover) :: Łunochod {m}, łunochod {m}
lunula {n} (pale area at the base of the fingernail) :: obłączek {m}
lupin {n} (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae) :: łubin {m}
lupine {n} (lupin) SEE: lupin ::
lupus {n} (autoimmune disease) :: toczeń {m}
Lupus {prop} (summer constellation of the northern sky) :: Wilk {m}
lure {n} (tempting or attractive object) :: pokusa {f}, ponęta {f}, mamidło {n}
lure {n} (artificial fishing bait) :: wabik {m}
lure {v} (to entice) :: nęcić {impf}, wabić {impf}, mamić {impf}
lurk {v} (to view an internet forum without posting comments) :: [rare] lurkować
Lusatia {prop} (region) :: Łużyce {p}
Lusatian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lusatia or the Lusatians) :: łużycki
Lusatian Neisse {prop} (river) :: Nysa Łużycka {f}
luscious {adj} (sweet and pleasant) :: słodki, przyjemny, smaczny
luscious {adj} (sexually appealing) :: kuszący
luscious {adj} (obscene) :: obsceniczny
luser {n} (incompetent computer user) :: użyszkodnik {m}
Lusitania {prop} (ancient Roman province) :: Luzytania {f}
Lusitanian {adj} (of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania) :: luzytański {m}
lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) :: pożądanie {n}, żądza {f}, chuć {f} [literally]
lust {n} (general want or longing) :: pragnienie {n}
lust {n} (delightful cause of joy, pleasure) :: rozkosz {f}, pasja {f}
luster {n} (a shine, polish or sparkle) :: połysk {m}
luster {n} (brilliance, attractiveness or splendor) :: splendor {m}
lustration {n} (restoration of credibility to a government by the purging earlier perpetrators) :: lustracja {f}
lustre {n} (luster) SEE: luster ::
lustre {v} (luster) SEE: luster ::
lute {n} (stringed instrument) :: lutnia {f}
Lutetian {prop} :: Lutet
lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) :: lutet {m}
Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) :: luterański
Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) :: luteranin {m}, luteranka {f}
Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) :: luteranizm {m}
luthier {n} (a person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instrument) :: lutnik {m}
Lutsk {prop} (city) :: Łuck {m}
Luwian {prop} (language) :: luwijski {m}
lux {n} (the derived unit of illuminance) :: luks {m}
Luxembourg {prop} (country) :: Luksemburg {m-in}, [exclusively for the Belgian province] Luksemburgia {f}
Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) :: Luksemburczyk {m}, Luksemburka {f}
Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger ::
Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish ::
Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) :: luksemburski {m}
Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger ::
luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable) :: luksusowy
luxury {n} (very wealthy and comfortable surroundings) :: luksus {m}
luxury {n} (something desirable but expensive) :: luksus {m}
luxury {adj} (indulgent) :: luksusowy
Luzon {prop} (largest island of the Philippines) :: Luzon {m}
Lviv {prop} (Lviv) :: Lwów {m}
löwchen {n} (Löwchen) SEE: Löwchen ::
Löwchen {n} (Löwchen) :: lwi piesek {m}
-ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) :: -o
lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf ::
lycanthropy {n} (act of shapeshifting) :: likantropia {f}
lycée {n} (a public secondary school in France) :: liceum {n}
lyceum {n} (a public hall designed for lectures or concerts) :: liceum {n}
lychee {n} (tree) :: liczi {n}
lychee {n} (fruit) :: liczi {n}
Lycia {prop} (ancient region) :: Licja {f}
Lycian {prop} (language) :: licyjski {m}
Lycian {n} (native of Lycia) :: Licyjczyk {m}, Licyjka {f}
Lycian {adj} (relating to Lycia) :: licyjski {m}
Lydia {prop} (historical region) :: Lidia {f}
Lydia {prop} (biblical woman) :: Lidia {f}
Lydia {prop} (female given name) :: Lidia {f}, Lidka {f}
Lydian {n} (native or inhabitant of Lydia) :: Lidyjczyk {m}, Lidyjka {f}
Lydian {prop} (language) :: lidyjski {m}
Lydian {adj} (pertaining to Lydia) :: lidyjski {m}
lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) :: ług
lyingly {adv} :: kłamliwie
lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) :: limfa, chłonka {f}
lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) :: chłoniaki {p}
lynch {v} (execute without a proper legal trial) :: linczować, zlinczować
lynx {n} (wild cat) :: ryś {m}
Lynx {prop} (constellation) :: Ryś {m}
Lyon {prop} (city in France) :: Lyon
Lyra {prop} (constellation) :: Lutnia {f}
lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument) :: lira {f}
lyrebird {n} (Australian songbirds of the genus Menura) :: lirogon {m}
lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics ::
lyrical I {n} :: liryczne ja {n}
lyric poetry {n} (lyric poetry) :: liryka {f}
lyrics {n} (the words to a song) :: tekst piosenki {m}, tekst {m}, słowa {n-p}
lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) :: lizyna {f}
lysosome {n} (digestive organelle) :: lizosom {m}
Lyubavichi {prop} (village in the Rudnyansky District of the Smolensk Oblast of Russia) :: Lubawicze