to spit
→
to despise
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme | плевать | |
Meaning 1 | to spit | У него привычка плевать на землю. He has the habit of spitting on the ground. |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | to despise, do not care | Да мне плевать на суд I don't really care about the trial |
Reference | <personally collected data> | |
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NEW Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Zulu | |
Lexeme | fela | |
Meaning 1 | to spit | inyoka efelayo spitting snake |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | to despise, not to respect, to disdain | ungafeli ngamathe abanye abantu You should not despise other people |
Reference | Луцков А.Д. Зулу-Русский словарь 2014: 56 | |
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