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ale ale

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, “but but”.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lɛ ˈa.lɛ/
  • Syllabification: a‧le a‧le

Particle

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ale ale

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) but, but, but (the speaker does not want to talk about what was mentioned, because they want to say something important that they have not thought of so far)

Further reading

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