za pozwoleniem
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “with [your] permission”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za‿pɔ.zvɔˈlɛ.ɲɛm/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɲɛm
- Syllabification: za‿po‧zwo‧le‧niem
Particle
- (colloquial, dated, idiomatic) the speaker interrupts another person to say something, to contradict what is being said, or to ask about something
- – Ale przypomniało nam się...
– Za pozwoleniem, nie: nam, tylko: mnie!- – But we were reminded...
– I'm sorry, not: us, but: me!
- – But we were reminded...
Further reading
- za pozwoleniem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- za pozwoleniem in Polish dictionaries at PWN