zawracać głowę

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “to turn back [someone's] head”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /zaˈvra.t͡sat͡ɕ ˈɡwɔ.vɛ/, (careful speech) /zaˈvra.t͡sat͡ɕ ˈɡwɔ.vɛw̃/
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  • Syllabification: za‧wra‧cać gło‧wę

Verb

zawracać głowę impf

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to pester by talking at length to someone about something boring or insignificant [with dative ‘to whom’]
    Synonyms: mendzić, narzekać, przytruwać, truć, truć dupę, zawracać głowę

Conjugation

Conjugation of zawracać głowę: see zawracać.

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