walić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *valiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.lit͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -alit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: wa‧lić

Verb

walić impf (perfective walnąć)

1. (intransitive) to pound (to strike hard, usually repeatedly, f.ex. light, gun, beating, bombs)
2. (intransitive, of a heart) to pound, palpitate

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić

3. (transitive, colloquial) to drink (an alcoholic beverage)
4. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to bang oneself
5. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to go to sleep
6. (transitive, colloquial) to place something somewhere
7. (transitive, colloquial) to take something (a medicine, a drug, a cigarette etc.)
8. (transitive, colloquial) to make something (a cigarette, a picture, a poo etc.)

   Nudziło jej się, więc walnęła se jeszcze jeden obrazek. ― She was bored so she made another picture.

9. (intransitive, colloquial) to explode
10. (intransitive, colloquial) to break

Verb

walić impf

1. (intransitive, colloquial) to stink (to have a strong bad smell)
2. (intransitive, colloquial) to fall heavily (e.g. snow)
3. (transitive, vulgar) to pound (to penetrate sexually, with vigour)
4. (intransitive, colloquial) to move fastly and decidedly, also in a group

   Jan Kazimierz z całym wojskiem wali na Zbaraż. ― Jan Kazimierz with all the army is going to Zbaraż.

5. (intransitive, colloquial) to not care about
6. (reflexive with się, colloquial) (+ się, infinitive and imperative only) to go to hell, to get lost

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Further reading

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