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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to sleep with one eye open”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spad͡ʑ ˈzjɛd.nɘm ˈɔ.kjɛm ɔtˈfar.tɘm/
- Rhymes: -artɘm
Verb
spać z jednym okiem otwartym impf
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to sleep with one eye open
2005 February 17, PD, “I co ja mam o tym myśleć?”, in pl.sci.psychologia (Usenet):Na chwilę muszę przerwać tę konwersację - ale niebawem do niej wrócę. Tak więc śpij z jednym okiem otwartym :)- I have to stop this conversation for a moment - but I'll be back soon. So sleep with one eye open :)
2007, Jacek Szwic, “To musi być szaleniec”, in Życie Podkarpackie:Narasta psychoza strachu i wzajemnych podejrzeń. Jak tak dalej pójdzie, będziemy musieli spać z jednym okiem otwartym i siekierą przy łóżku mówi jeden z nich.- "A psychosis of fear and mutual suspect is growing. If it continues to go in this direction, we'll have to sleep with one eye open and an axe by our beds" one of them says.
Conjugation
Conjugation of spać z jednym okiem otwartym: see spać.