dawać nogę

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to give a leg”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈnɔ.ɡɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈnɔ.ɡɛw̃/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: da‧wać no‧gę

Verb

dawać nogę impf (perfective dać nogę)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) to leg it, to escape; to get away
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uciekać

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawać nogę: see dawać.

Further reading

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