pocałować klamkę

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to kiss the door handle”, compare Russian замо́к поцелова́ть (zamók pocelovátʹ), Belarusian пацалаваць клямку (pacalavacʹ kljamku), Ukrainian поцілувати колодку (pociluvaty kolodku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /pɔ.t͡saˈwɔ.vat͡ɕ ˈklam.kɛ/, (careful speech) /pɔ.t͡saˈwɔ.vat͡ɕ ˈklam.kɛw̃/
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  • Syllabification: po‧ca‧ło‧wać klam‧kę

Verb

pocałować klamkę pf (imperfective całować klamkę)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to go to a place and encounter it closed

Conjugation

Conjugation of pocałować klamkę: see pocałować.

Further reading

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