lawirować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German lavieren + -ować, from Middle Low German lavēren, from Middle Dutch laveren, loveren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.viˈrɔ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: la‧wi‧ro‧wać

Verb

lawirować impf

  1. (intransitive) to manoeuvre (move in such a way as to avoid obstacles)
  2. (intransitive, nautical) to tack
    Synonym: halsować
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to manoeuvre, to weave, to prevaricate

Conjugation

Further reading

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