pętać
Polish
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editInherited from Proto-Slavic *pǫtati.
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editpętać impf (perfective spętać)
- (transitive) to tether, to fetter
- (reflexive with się) to fetter oneself, to bind oneself
- (reflexive with się, imperfect only) to wander (to move without a purpose or destination)
- 2014 July 19, Joanna Bojańczyk, “Marek Aureliusz i Gucci”, in Rzeczpospolita[1], archived from the original on 2023-01-26:
- Co robi człowiek, kiedy ma na lotnisku za dużo czasu? Gdy już przeczyta gazety i wyśle esemesy z komunikatami o swym tragicznym położeniu, zaczyna się pętać po sklepach.
- What does a person do when they have too much time at an airport? When they've already read their newspapers and sent out text messages and communications about their tragic situation, they start to wander between the stores.
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛntat͡ɕ
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