całe życie staje przed oczami

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “all of [one's] life stands before their eyes”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.wɛ ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕɛ ˈsta.jɛ pʂɛd‿ɔˈt͡ʂa.mi/
  • Syllabification: ca‧łe ży‧cie sta‧je przed‿o‧cza‧mi

Verb

całe życie staje przed oczami impf (perfective całe życie stanęło przed oczami)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal, idiomatic) someone's life flashes before their eyes (someone remembers their whole life in a moment just before death) [with dative ‘whose life’]

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