Polish

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Etymology

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Deverbal from odstrzelić.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔt.stʂaw/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtstʂaw
  • Syllabification: od‧strzał

Noun

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odstrzał m inan

  1. (literary) cull, shooting (the act of killing someone considered unnecessary)
  2. cull, shooting (the act of selecting animals from a group and then kill them in order to reduce the numbers of the group in a controlled manner)
  3. (colloquial) rejection (the act of not allowing someone to take part in something)
  4. (geology, mining) blast, drilling and blasting (a controlled explosion intended to make certain resources easier to access)
    Synonym: strzał

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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