podrywać

Polish

Etymology

From poderwać + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔdˈrɨ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: pod‧ry‧wać

Verb

podrywać impf (perfective poderwać)

  1. (transitive) to elevate quickly, to lift up quickly
  2. (transitive) to make someone stand up
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to court, to pick up, to pull
    Marcin znów podrywa jakąś piękną Irankę.Marcin is again picking up some beautiful Iranian woman.
  4. (reflexive) to stand up quickly

Conjugation

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

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