klepać

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *klepati.

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛ.pat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛpat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: kle‧pać

klepać impf (perfective klepnąć)

1. (transitive) to slap gently, to pat
2. (transitive) to smooth out a piece of metal with a hammer or similar tool
3. (colloquial, usually perfective, transitive) to fix bodywork damage on a car

   Dzisiaj będę klepał błotnik od forda. ― Today I will be fixing the fender from the Ford.

4. (colloquial, transitive) to learn by rote, to memorize

   Na polskim było strasznie nudno, klepaliśmy części mowy. ― The Polish class was terribly boring, we were rote learning parts of speech.

5. (colloquial, transitive) to pray thoughtlessly, in a formulaic way; collocates with pacierz, zdrowaśka, etc.
6. (colloquial, transitive) to type on a keyboard
7. (colloquial, transitive) to code, to program, especially with insufficient skill

   Wczoraj przez trzy godziny klepałem ten skrypt, ale dalej nie do końca działa. ― Yesterday I was writing that script for three hours, but it still doesn't fully work.

8. (colloquial, transitive) to talk without thinking

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