spędzić sen z powiek

Polish

Alternative forms

  • spędzić sen z oczu

Etymology

Literally, “to drive off sleep from someone's eyelids”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛɲ.d͡ʑit͡ɕ ˈsɛn ˈspɔ.vjɛk/
  • Syllabification: spę‧dzić sen z‿po‧wiek

Verb

spędzić sen z powiek pf (imperfective spędzać sen z powiek)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to give someone sleepless nights, to keep someone up at night [with dative ‘whom’], to loom large
    Synonyms: odebrać sen, zaniepokoić

Conjugation

Conjugation of spędzić sen z powiek: see spędzić.

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