spijać śmietankę

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to drink [the] cream.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈspi.jat͡ɕ ɕmjɛˈtaŋ.kɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈspi.jat͡ɕ ɕmjɛˈtaŋ.kɛw̃/
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  • Syllabification: spi‧jać śmie‧tan‧kę

Verb

spijać śmietankę impf (perfective spić śmietankę)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of spijać śmietankę: see spijać.
nouns

Further reading