zawalić

Polish

Etymology

From za- + walić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈva.lit͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -alit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧wa‧lić

Verb

zawalić pf (imperfective zawalać)

  1. (transitive) to strew, to inundate, to encumber (cover or fill with a large amount of something)
  2. (transitive) to bar, to block
    Synonym: zatarasować
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to swamp, to snow under (overburden with e.g. work, responsibility)
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to fluff, to flub, to muck up
  5. (reflexive) to collapse, to buckle, to cave in
  6. (reflexive, colloquial) to go to the dogs, to go down the toilet, to flop

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

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