kopę lat

Polish

Etymology

Ellipsis of nie widzieliśmy się kopę lat (literally “[we haven't seen each other] for a ton of years”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈkɔ.pɛ ˈlat/, (careful speech) /ˈkɔ.pɛw̃ ˈlat/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: ko‧pę lat

Interjection

kopę lat

  1. (idiomatic) long time no see (I (or we) have not seen you for a long time)

Further reading

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