strzelać

== Polish == === Alternative forms === strzélać (“to throw”) (Przemyśl) skrzélać (Kielce, Opatów County) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish strzelać, from Proto-Slavic *strěľati. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstʂɛ.lat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɛlat͡ɕ Syllabification: strze‧lać === Verb === strzelać impf (perfective strzelić) (intransitive) to shoot, to fire a projectile weapon [with z (+ genitive) ‘a projectile weapon’] [with do (+ genitive) ‘at something’] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić (intransitive, of a firearm) to fire [with instrumental ‘a projectile’] (transitive) to shoot (to kill wild game with a projectile weapon) (intransitive) to shoot (to give off a loud sound similar to that of a gun) [with instrumental ‘what’ and z (+ genitive) ‘from what’ and w (+ locative) ‘where’] strzelać palcami ― to pop one's fingers strzelać drzwiami ― to slam the door strzelać w kręgosłupie ― to pop (in) one's spine (intransitive, colloquial) to pop, to burst Synonym: pękać (intransitive, sports) to shoot (to send a ball towards a goal with a hit) [with do (+ genitive) or na (+ accusative) ‘at what’] (transitive, sports) to shoot, to score (to gain a point by shooting) Synonym: aplikować (intransitive, literary) to shoot up (to suddenly go upward) (intransitive, literary) to shoot up (to grow taller or larger rapidly) Synonym: śmigać (transitive, colloquial) to hit [with w (+ accusative) ‘at what’ or po (+ locative) ‘where on the body’] Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić (transitive, colloquial) to shoot (to quickly drink a small portion of alcohol) (transitive) to shoot off at the mouth (intransitive) to shoot, to guess (transitive, colloquial) used as a light verb, particularly to replace robić (“to do, to make”) (intransitive, mining) to explode ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “strzelać”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “strzelać”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)