dawać kosza

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to give [a] basket. Compare Czech dávat košem, Danish give en kurv, German einen Korb geben, Swedish ge korgen, Ukrainian дава́ти відкоша́ (daváty vidkošá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ʂa/
  • Syllabification: da‧wać ko‧sza

Verb

dawać kosza impf (perfective dać kosza)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to jilt, to snub, to turn down (to decline someone's advances)
    Coordinate term: dostawać kosza

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawać kosza: see dawać.

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