zamiatać pod dywan

Polish

Alternative forms

  • zmiatać pod dywan

Etymology

Calque of English sweep under the rug.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈmja.tat͡ɕ pɔd‿ˈdɘ.van/
  • Syllabification: za‧mia‧tać pod‿dy‧wan

Verb

zamiatać pod dywan impf (perfective zamieść pod dywan)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to sweep under the rug (to conceal a problem)

Conjugation

Conjugation of zamiatać pod dywan: see zamiatać.

References

  1. ^ Alicja Witalisz (2016) Przewodnik po anglicyzmach w języku polskim‎[1], →ISBN, page 86

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