dowalać

Polish

Etymology

From dowalić + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔˈva.lat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -alat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: do‧wa‧lać

Verb

dowalać impf (perfective dowalić)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to impose (an obligation or requirement)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to add or put in a lot of [+genitive = something]
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to strongly strike or beat [+dative = someone]
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to upset or hurt by one's words [+dative = someone]
  5. (intransitive, colloquial) to decisively beat in a contest [+dative = someone]
  6. (intransitive, colloquial) to say something shocking or inappropriate

Conjugation

Further reading

  • dowalać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dowalać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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