refleks szachisty
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “reflexes of a chess player”. From the stereotype that chess players can play one chess game for a long time, thus they are quite slow and rather clumsy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛf.lɛks ʂaˈxis.tɨ/
- Rhymes: -istɨ
Noun
- (humorous) a reaction that is slow off the mark
- 2016 April 20, Wojciech Drewniak, Historia bez cenzury, Otwarte, →ISBN:
- Tym razem to my wykazaliśmy się refleksem szachisty. Ale nie ma tego złego, bo wkrótce ogłoszono przetarg na nowe stanowisko – wielkiego księcia na Litwie.
- This time it was we who was a bit slow off the mark. But it's not all bad, because soon a tender was announced for a new position - Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Declension
Declension of refleks szachisty
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | refleks szachisty |
| genitive | refleksu szachisty |
| dative | refleksowi szachisty |
| accusative | refleks szachisty |
| instrumental | refleksem szachisty |
| locative | refleksie szachisty |
| vocative | refleksie szachisty |
Further reading
- refleks szachisty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- refleks szachisty in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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