wkładać łopatą do głowy

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word wkładać łopatą do głowy. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word wkładać łopatą do głowy, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say wkładać łopatą do głowy in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word wkładać łopatą do głowy you have here. The definition of the word wkładać łopatą do głowy will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofwkładać łopatą do głowy, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to put into head with a shovel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfkwa.dat͡ɕ wɔˈpa.tɔw̃ dɔɡˈwɔ.vɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɘ

Verb

wkładać łopatą do głowy impf

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to explain to someone like a five-year-old (to explain something patiently and in simple terms)
    • 1957, Kornel Makuszyński, Szaleństwa Panny Ewy, ZwiNPZN:
      "Zdaje się, że jednak zrozumiał" - pomyslała Ewa. - "Wszystko mu trzeba wkładać łopatą do głowy... trzeba zajrzeć do Basi!"
      "It seems like he actually did understand everything," Eva thought. "You have to explain everything to him like a five-year-old... You've got to look to Basia!

Conjugation

Conjugation of wkładać łopatą do głowy: see wkładać.

See also

Further reading