zapierać

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈpjɛ.rat͡ɕ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧pie‧rać

Etymology 1

From zaprać + -ać.

Verb

zapierać impf (perfective zaprać)

  1. (transitive) to wash up, to wash over (to wash only the dirty part of something)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From zaprzeć + -ać.

Verb

zapierać impf (perfective zaprzeć)

  1. (transitive) to make breathing difficult [+dative = for whom]
  2. (transitive) to lean something against something [+accusative/instrumental = what] [+ o (accusative) = against what]
  3. (transitive) to block something by lean against it
  4. (reflexive) to lean against something [+ o (accusative) = against what]
  5. (reflexive) to lean against something, to resist (to not want to do something)
  6. (reflexive) to cut ties [+ o (genitive) = with who or what]
  7. (reflexive) to not associate with something [+ o (genitive) = with who or what]
Conjugation

Further reading

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