dawać mata

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, “to give a checkmate”.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dawać mata impf (perfective dać mata)

  1. (transitive, chess, idiomatic) to checkmate (to put the king of an opponent into checkmate)
    Synonym: zamatować
  2. (transitive, figuratively, idiomatic) to win

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dawać mata: see dawać.

Further reading

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  • dawać mata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dawać mata in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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