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Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsta.nɔɲt͡ɕ ˈdɛm.ba/
- Syllabification: sta‧nąć dę‧ba
Verb
stanąć dęba pf (imperfective stawać dęba)
- (intransitive, idiomatic, of four-legged animals) to rear (to rise up on the hind legs)
- (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic, of objects) to rear (to assume a near-vertical position)
- (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic, of people) to strongly oppose something and not do what was expected of one in a given situation
- (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic, of hair) to stand on end (to stand erect, bristle, especially from fear)
Conjugation
Conjugation of stanąć dęba: see stanąć.
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