podkręcić

Polish

Etymology

From pod- + kręcić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔtˈkrɛɲ.t͡ɕit͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲt͡ɕit͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: pod‧krę‧cić

Verb

podkręcić pf (imperfective podkręcać)

  1. (transitive) to turn up (increase flow or intensity using a valve, knob, dial, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to curl slightly upwards (e.g. eyelashes, hair)
  3. (transitive, sports) to spin, to slice (e.g. a ball)
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to hurry, to urge, to chivvy
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to tweak, to strain (e.g. a joint, a muscle)
  6. (reflexive) to increase, to ramp up, to intensify
  7. (reflexive) to become slightly curled
  8. (reflexive, colloquial) to speed up, to pick up, to get a move on
  9. (reflexive, colloquial) to hurry one another, to chivvy one another

Conjugation

Further reading

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