postawić na nogi

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to put up on [one's] legs.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔsˈta.vit͡ɕ na ˈnɔ.ɡi/
  • Syllabification: pos‧ta‧wić na no‧gi

Verb

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postawić na nogi pf

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to alert, to mobilize (to cause alarm)
    Zbiegła pantera postawiła na nogi wszystkie miejskie służby.The fugitive panther mobilized all of the city's forces.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) to fix up, to patch up, to rehabilitate (to improve someone's condition)
    To powinno cię postawić na nogi.This should fix you up.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of postawić na nogi: see postawić.

Further reading

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