zawlekać

Polish

Etymology

From zawlec + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈvlɛ.kat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛkat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧wle‧kać

Verb

zawlekać impf (perfective zawlec)

  1. (transitive) to drag something somewhere, to pull something across a surface to some place
  2. (transitive) to drag someone somewhere, to make someone go somewhere against their will
  3. (transitive) to carry or spread, especially a pathogen
  4. (dated, transitive) to cover something, hiding it from view
  5. (reflexive) to drag one's heels somewhere (to go somewhere slowly or without a strong want to)
  6. (reflexive, literary) to be covered in something [+instrumental = in what]
    Synonym: zaciągać się

Conjugation

Derived terms

noun
adjective
  • zawleczkowy

Further reading

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