malować

Adapted borrowing of German malen +‎ -ować, from Middle High German mālen, from Old High German mālōn, mālēn, denominative of māl, from Proto-West Germanic *mālijan, from Proto-Germanic *mēlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-.

• IPA^(key): /maˈlɔ.vat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: ma‧lo‧wać

malować impf

1. (transitive, painting) to cover something with paint or varnish
2. (transitive, painting) to portray something on paper, canvas, etc. with a drawing or painting
3. (transitive, cosmetics) to do makeup
4. (transitive, figuratively) to describe, depict something or someone visually, colorfully
5. (reflexive with się, transitive, cosmetics) to apply makeup, to put on makeup
6. (reflexive with się, literary, of facial expressions) to become apparent, to become visible

malować impf (perfective obmalować)

1. (transitive, Chełmno-Dobrzyń) to badmouth

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obrażać

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