strzelać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish strzelać, from Proto-Slavic *strěľati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstʂɛ.lat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: strze‧lać

Verb

strzelać impf (perfective strzelić)

  1. (transitive) to shoot, to fire [+ z (genitive) = a projectile weapon] [+ do (genitive) = at something]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić
  2. (transitive, of a firearm) to fire [+instrumental = a projectile]
  3. (transitive, informal) to guess, to shoot
  4. (transitive) to shoot (to be very loud)
  5. (intransitive) to shoot up (suddenly go upward)
  6. (transitive, informal) to hit
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić
  7. (transitive) to shoot off with something, to do something unexpectedly
  8. (transitive) to crack a joke
  9. (transitive) to shoot off at the mouth
  10. (transitive, sports) to shoot to make an attempt at the goal, or to succeed in making one
  11. (transitive, sports) to shoot
  12. (transitive, sports) to put down an animal by shooting
  13. (intransitive, mining) to explode

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
noun

Further reading

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