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palić.

to burn; to heat (to light a fire in order to obtain heat, light, cooking, etc.)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpa.lit͡ɕ//ˈpɒ.lit͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈpa.lit͡ɕ][ˈpa.lit͡ɕ]
  1. to burn; to heat (to light a fire in order to obtain heat, light, cooking, etc.)

    imperfective · transitive
    Zimą palę drewnem.
  2. to burn (to destroy with fire)

    imperfective · transitive
  3. to burn (to destroy with fire) to burn someone's house down

    imperfective · transitive
    Naprzód pálę wójta, potém przysięznego.
  4. to light, to turn on (to turn on a light source)

    imperfective · transitive
  5. to smoke (to inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc.)

    imperfective · transitive
    Palę od czasów liceum.
  6. to burn (to consume a certain amount of fuel)

    imperfective · intransitive
    Ile pali na setkę?
  7. to roast; to burn (to subject to high temperatures to impart particular, desired properties)

    imperfective · transitive
  8. to burn (to cause a strong feeling of heat)

    imperfective · transitive
    Słońce pustyni paliło nas niemiłosiernie.
  9. to burn (to cause a burning sensation)

    imperfective · transitive
  10. to burn (to be felt very intensely and cause unpleasant experiences)

    imperfective · transitive
  11. to flub (to make a mistake when performing a jump, throw, etc.)

    imperfective · transitive
  12. to fire (to shoot a weapon)

    dated · imperative · imperfective · transitive
    Cel! Pal!
  13. to blurt (to say something quickly, without thinking)

    imperfective · transitive
  14. to fail (to consider a test as unsuccessful)

    imperfective · obsolete · rare · transitive
  15. to snap (to do something quickly, without thinking, particularly to write, go, give, or consume)

    imperfective · obsolete · transitive
  16. to burn (to come about and continue)

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · intransitive
  17. to burn (to come about and continue)

    imperfective · reflexive
  18. to burn (to be consumed by fire or in flames)

    imperfective · reflexive
    Dom się pali.
  19. to burn (to be damaged due to excessive current load)

    imperfective · reflexive
  20. to burn (to give off light)

    imperfective · reflexive
    Dziadek jeszcze nie śpi, widać że w jego pokoju pali się światło.
  21. to burn (to be very eager for something)

    imperfective · reflexive
    Nowi rekruci palili się do walki.
  22. to burn (to feel by some strong, violent feeling)

    imperfective · reflexive
  23. to burn (to feel by some strong, violent feeling) to burn (to blush)

    imperfective · obsolete · reflexive
  24. to burn (to feel a strong sexual attraction to someone)

    imperfective · reflexive
  25. to burn (to feel a strong sexual attraction to someone) to be in heat (to show a desire to satisfy one's sexual drive)

    imperfective · obsolete · reflexive
  26. to burn (to hurry, to wait impatiently for something, to be confrontational)

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
  27. to burn (to be produced or processed by fire)

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
  28. to burn (to manifest as high temperature, fever, inflammation)

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *polti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *pālìti Old Polish palić Polish palić Inherited from Old Polish palić.

verb/ˈpa.lit͡ɕ//ˈpɒ.lit͡ɕ/Middle, Polish[ˈpa.lit͡ɕ][ˈpa.lit͡ɕ]
  1. to light (to arise)

    imperfective · impersonal · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *polti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *pālìti Old Polish palić Polish palić Inherited from Old Polish palić.

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