"walczyć z wiatrakami" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Polish]

IPA: /ˈval.t͡ʂɘt͡ɕ z‿vja.traˈka.mi/
Etymology: Literally, “to fight against windmills”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to fight against windmills}} “to fight against windmills”, {{lit|to fight against windmills}} Literally, “to fight against windmills” Head templates: {{pl-verb|impf|head=walczyć z wiatrakami}} walczyć z wiatrakami impf Inflection templates: {{pl-conj-see|walczyć}}
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (to attack imaginary enemies) Tags: idiomatic, imperfective, intransitive
    Sense id: en-walczyć_z_wiatrakami-pl-verb-JsJAge6C
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to tilt at windmills (to go on a wild-goose chase; to persistently engage in a futile activity) Tags: idiomatic, imperfective, intransitive
    Sense id: en-walczyć_z_wiatrakami-pl-verb-Kxk25im1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: walka z wiatrakami
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