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. (intransitive) to shoot, to fire a projectile weapon

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić

2. (intransitive, of a firearm) to fire
3. (transitive) to shoot (to kill wild game with a projectile weapon)
4. (intransitive) to shoot (to give off a loud sound similar to that of a gun) , ,

   strzelać palcami ― to pop one's fingers

   strzelać drzwiami ― to slam the door

   strzelać w kręgosłupie ― to pop (in) one's spine

5. (intransitive, colloquial) to pop, to burst

   Synonym: pękać

6. (intransitive, sports) to shoot (to send a ball towards a goal with a hit) or
7. (transitive, sports) to shoot, to score (to gain a point by shooting)

   Synonym: aplikować

8. (intransitive, literary) to shoot up (to suddenly go upward)
9. (intransitive, literary) to shoot up (to grow taller or larger rapidly)

   Synonym: śmigać

10. (transitive, colloquial) to hit or

    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić

11. (transitive, colloquial) to shoot (to quickly drink a small portion of alcohol)
12. (transitive) to shoot off at the mouth
13. (intransitive) to shoot, to guess
14. (transitive, colloquial) used as a light verb, particularly to replace robić (“to do, to make”)
15. (intransitive, mining) to explode

Conjugation

Related terms

Further reading

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