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deptać po piętach

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, to tread on [someone's] heels.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛp.tat͡ɕ pɔ ˈpjɛn.tax/
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  • Syllabification: dep‧tać po pię‧tach

Verb

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deptać po piętach impf

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be hot on someone's heels (to chase someone) [with dative ‘whose’]
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be hot on someone's heels (to start to equal in competition) [with dative ‘whose’]

Conjugation

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Conjugation of deptać po piętach: see deptać.

Further reading

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