rzucić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rutiti, *řutiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʐu.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/

• Audio 1, rzucić

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• Audio 2, rzucić się

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• Rhymes: -ut͡ɕit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: rzu‧cić

Verb

rzucić pf (imperfective rzucać)

1. (transitive) to throw, to pitch, to toss

   Synonym: cisnąć

   rzucić mięsem ― to hurl insults (literally, “to throw meat”)

   rzucić okiem ― to take a look (literally, “to throw an eye”)

   rzucić młotem ― to throw the hammer

   rzucić perły przed wieprze ― to cast pearls before swine

   rzucić broń ― to lay down one's arms (literally, “to toss one's weapon”)

2. (transitive, colloquial) to dump (to end a relationship)
3. (transitive, colloquial) to quit (e.g. some habit)
4. (transitive) to cast (a spell or shadow)

   rzucić światło na coś ― to shed light on something

5. (transitive) to say, to speak (something very quick)
6. (reflexive with się) to throw oneself at; to pounce on; to go crazy for

   rzucić się w oczy ― to jump out, to stick out a mile (literally, “to throw itself at someone's eyes”)

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Further reading

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