stanąć dęba

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsta.nɔɲt͡ɕ ˈdɛm.ba/

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• Syllabification: sta‧nąć dę‧ba

Verb

stanąć dęba pf (imperfective stawać dęba)

1. (intransitive, idiomatic, of four-legged animals) to rear (to rise up on the hind legs)
2. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic, of objects) to rear (to assume a near-vertical position)
3. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic, of people) to strongly oppose something and not do what was expected of one in a given situation
4. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic, of hair) to stand on end (to stand erect, bristle, especially from fear)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stanąć dęba: see stanąć.

Further reading

• coś stanęło dęba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ktoś stanął dęba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• stanąć dęba in Polish dictionaries at PWN