zadzierać nosa

Polish

Alternative forms

  • drzeć nosa

Etymology

Literally, “to lift up [one's] nose”. Compare Ukrainian задирати носа (zadyraty nosa), Russian задирать нос (zadiratʹ nos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈd͡ʑɛ.rat͡ɕ ˈnɔ.sa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: za‧dzie‧rać no‧sa

Verb

zadzierać nosa impf (perfective zadrzeć nosa)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial) to give oneself airs, to prance
    Synonym: wywyższać się

Conjugation

Conjugation of zadzierać nosa: see zadzierać.

Further reading

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