• polić (Przemyśl)

Inherited from Old Polish palić, from Proto-Slavic *pālìti.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lit͡ɕ/

• Audio 1; “palić”:

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• Audio 2; “palić się”:

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• Rhymes: -alit͡ɕ
• Syllabification: pa‧lić

palić impf

1. (intransitive) to heat a dwelling by burning fuel

   Zimą palę drewnem. ― In the winter I heat with wood.

2. (intransitive) to smoke (e.g. a cigarette)

   Palę od czasów liceum. ― I've smoked since high school.

3. (transitive) to sear, to burn, to cause a burning sensation

   Słońce pustyni paliło nas niemiłosiernie. ― The desert sun seared us mercilessly.

4. (transitive, by extension) to have a hot, spicy taste
5. (intransitive, informal) of a motor vehicle: to burn, to consume fuel

   Ile pali na setkę? ― How much does it burn per 100 kilometers?

6. (reflexive with się) to burn; to be consumed by fire

   Dom się pali. ― The house is burning.

7. (reflexive with się) of light: to be on

   Dziadek jeszcze nie śpi, widać że w jego pokoju pali się światło. ― Grandpa is still up, you can see that the light is on in his room.

8. (reflexive with się) to be eager [with do (+ genitive) ‘for something’]

   Nowi rekruci palili się do walki. ― The new recruits were eager to fight.

• palić in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• palić in Polish dictionaries at PWN