na białe niedźwiedzie

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to [the] polar bears.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈbja.wɛ ɲɛd͡ʑˈvjɛ.d͡ʑɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛd͡ʑɛ

Adverb

na białe niedźwiedzie (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, literary) into exile in Siberia
    posłać kogoś na białe niedźwiedzieto exile someone to Syberia
    • 2017, Aleksandra Zaprutko-Janicka, Dwudziestolecie od kuchni, Otwarte, →ISBN:
      Fenia pojechała „na białe niedźwiedzie”, zabierając ze sobą fotel dentystyczny.
      Fenia left the polar bears, taking with her her dentist's chair.

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