położyć się cieniem

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to lie down as shadow.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /pɔˈwɔ.ʐɘt͡ɕ ˈɕɛt͡ɕɛ.ɲɛm/, (careful speech) /pɔˈwɔ.ʐɘt͡ɕ ˈɕɛw̃t͡ɕɛ.ɲɛm/
  • Syllabification: po‧ło‧żyć się‿cie‧niem

Verb

położyć się cieniem pf (imperfective kłaść się cieniem)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) to put a strain on something (to cause something to be viewed negatively) [with na (+ locative) ‘on what’], [with na (+ accusative) ‘onto what’]
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) to put a strain on (to cause a negative impact on the development of something) [with na (+ locative) ‘on what’], [with na (+ accusative) ‘onto what’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of położyć się cieniem: see położyć.

Further reading