dać kosza

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to give [a] basket. Compare Czech dát košem, Danish give en kurv, German einen Korb geben, Swedish ge korgen, Ukrainian да́ти відкоша́ (dáty vidkošá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dat͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ʂa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔʂa

Verb

dać kosza pf (imperfective dawać kosza)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to jilt, to snub, to turn down (to decline someone's advances)
    Coordinate term: dostać kosza

Conjugation

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