spędzać sen z powiek

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Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Literally, to drive off sleep from someone's eyelids.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛn.d͡zat͡ɕ sɛn ˈspɔ.vjɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛk

Verb[edit]

spędzać sen z powiek impf (perfective spędzić sen z powiek)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to give someone sleepless nights, to keep someone up at night [+dative = whom], to loom large
    Synonyms: niepokoić, odbierać sen

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