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zawracać głowę

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to turn back [someone's] head.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /zaˈvra.t͡sat͡ɕ ˈɡwɔ.vɛ/, (careful speech) /zaˈvra.t͡sat͡ɕ ˈɡwɔ.vɛw̃/
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  • Syllabification: za‧wra‧cać gło‧wę

Verb

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zawracać głowę impf

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to pester by talking at length to someone about something boring or insignificant [with dative ‘to whom’]
    Synonyms: mendzić, narzekać, przytruwać, truć, truć dupę, zawracać dupę

Conjugation

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Conjugation of zawracać głowę: see zawracać.

Further reading

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