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A Learner's Polish-English Dictionary - endlezz.com

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p∏ynàç -n´ -niesz impf det, p∏ywaç -am -asz impf indet, pf pop∏ynàç swim, sail, float, flow. pf pop∏ywaç -am -asz<br />

have a swim<br />

p∏yta f record (phonograph), slab. ~ kompaktowa CD<br />

p∏ytka -tek tile<br />

p∏ytki aj shallow, fig superficial, trivial<br />

p∏ytkoÊç f shallowness, fig superficiality<br />

p∏ywacki aj of p∏ywactwo, p∏ywak<br />

p∏ywactwo n swimming<br />

p∏ywaç see p∏ynàç<br />

p∏ywacki aj of p∏ywactwo, p∏ywak<br />

p∏ywaczka -czek fem of p∏ywak<br />

p∏ywak mp swimmer<br />

p∏ywalnia f swimming pool. syn basen<br />

p∏ywny aj floating<br />

p∏ywowy aj tidal<br />

pnàcy aj creeping, rambling (of plants)<br />

pnàcz mi -a us pl creeper (plant)<br />

pniak mi -a stump<br />

po 1 prep +L 1. after ~ godzinach after hours. 2. over, across, along ~ pod∏odze over the floor; ~ ulicy along<br />

the street; g∏askaç ~ w∏osach stroke s.o.'s hair 3. by poznaç ~ g∏osie recognize by one's voice. +A 1. for,<br />

after; zadzwoniç�~ lekarza call for a doctor; wyjÊç po piwo go after some beer. 2. up to; ~ pas to one's<br />

waist; a˝ ~ up to, as far as; ~ dziÊ dzieƒ to this very day 3. ~ co? how <strong>com</strong>e?<br />

po 2 adverbial prefix with various ajectives, esp. in -ski. ~ polsku in <strong>Polish</strong>. ~ swojemu in one's own way. ~<br />

prostu simply<br />

po- 1 perfectivizing prefix. polubiç <strong>com</strong>e to like. poprosiç request. pograç play a bit. If a verb is not listed<br />

under po-, check under the unprefixed form (lubiç, prosiç, etc.)<br />

po- 2 distributive prefix, usually <strong>com</strong>bining with a prefixed impf verb. porozdawaç distribute each and every<br />

one<br />

po- 3 temporal prefix post-, as in pomaturalny after one's high-school diploma<br />

pobawiç see bawiç<br />

pobiç see biç<br />

pobiec, pobiegnàç see biec<br />

pobieliç see bieliç<br />

pobie˝ny aj casual, cursory, perfunctory<br />

pobijak mi -a mallet<br />

poblask mi glow, shimmer<br />

pobliski aj near-by<br />

pobli˝e n vicinity. w ~˝u nearby<br />

pob∏a˝anie n indulgence. z ~niem indulgently<br />

pob∏a˝liwy aj indulgent, lenient, forebearing<br />

pob∏a˝liwoÊç f indulgence<br />

pob∏àdziç see b∏àdziç<br />

pob∏ogos∏awiç see b∏ogos∏awiç<br />

pobocze n shoulder (of road)<br />

poboczny aj accessory, secondary, side (issue)<br />

pobojowisko n battlefield<br />

poborca mp Npl -y GApl -ów tax-collector<br />

poborowy aj of pobór<br />

pobo˝niÊ mp person affecting great piety<br />

pobo˝ny aj pious, god-fearing, devout, religious<br />

pobór -boru mi conscription, enlistment, recruitment, draft. pl pay, salary<br />

pobraç ^braç pf, pobieraç impf collect (taxes), draw (blood, stipend). ~ si´ get married<br />

pobrataç si´ see brataç si´<br />

pobrzàkaç -am -asz or pobrzàknàç -n´ -niesz pf, impf pobrzàkiwaç -kuj´ -kujesz (na+L) strum (on a guitar, etc.),<br />

jangle (on a piano). (+I) clank (chains, etc.)<br />

pobrze˝e n Gpl -y seacoast, fringes, outskirts<br />

pobrze˝ny aj coastal<br />

pobudka -dek f reveille. fig incentive, motive, stimulant

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