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  What it means

  Literally “to pour water.” Means to talk a lot without saying anything meaningful — to waffle, ramble, or pad speech with empty words.

  Vocabulary

  • lać — to pour
  • woda — water

  Grammar note

  'Wodę' is the accusative of 'woda' — direct object of 'lać'. The imperfective verb implies an ongoing, repeated action.

  Cultural context

  Students in Poland are routinely accused of 'lanie wody' in essays — a universal complaint in Polish academia.

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