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tłuc.

to break; to shatter

4 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtwut͡s/[ˈtwut͡s][ˈtwut͡s][ˈtwut͡s]
  1. to break; to shatter

    imperfective · transitive
    Uważaj, te szklanki łatwo się tłuką.
  2. to flail; to hit against something repeatedly

    imperfective · transitive
    Wiatr tłukł gałęziami o okno.
  3. to beat; to beat up

    colloquial · dialectal · imperfective · reflexive
  4. to pace (to walk from corner to corner)

    imperfective · reflexive
  5. to splash in water

    imperfective · reflexive
  6. synonym of walać się

    imperfective · reflexive
    Co się tłuczesz w błocie!
  7. to act indecently

    imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *telk- Proto-Balto-Slavic *telktei Proto-Slavic *telťi Old Polish tłuc Polish tłuc Inherited from Old Polish tłuc, from Proto-Slavic *telťi.

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