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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): /ˈrɛ.flɛks ʂaˈxis.tɘ/
- Syllabification: re‧fleks sza‧chis‧ty
Noun
refleks szachisty m inan
- (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
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