kapotować
//ka.pɔˈtɔ.vat͡ɕ//
Polishverb
Definitions
- 1.to overturn, to nose over (crash by landing such that the nose of the plane hits the ground first, causing the plane to topple forward)
Łabicki kapotował podczas przymusowego lądowania raniąc poważnie twarz. Został umieszczony w szpitalu lubelskim.
Łabicki nosed over during a forced landing seriously injuring his face. He was placed in a Lublin hospital.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Borrowed from French capoter + -ować. Compare Ukrainian капотувати (kapotuvaty).