zadrzeć nosa

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Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zadrzeć nosa pf (imperfective zadzierać nosa)

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

Conjugation

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Conjugation of zadrzeć nosa: see zadrzeć.

Further reading

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