spić śmietankę

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to drink [the] cream”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈspit͡ɕ ɕmjɛˈtaŋ.kɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈspit͡ɕ ɕmjɛˈtaŋ.kɛw̃/
  • Syllabification: spić śmie‧tan‧kę

Verb

spić śmietankę pf (imperfective spijać śmietankę)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) to get out what one puts in, to reap the harvest

Conjugation

Conjugation of spić śmietankę: see spić.
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Further reading

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