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