naciągać

Polish

Etymology

From na- + ciągać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈt͡ɕɔŋ.ɡat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋɡat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: na‧cią‧gać

Verb

naciągać impf (perfective naciągnąć)

  1. (transitive) to stretch over, to put on something held by elasticity [+ na (accusative) = onto something]
    Właśnie naciągałem struny na gitarę.I was putting strings onto the guitar just now.
  2. (transitive) to tension, to tighten
    Ten obciążnik naciąga trakcję.This weight is tensioning the overhead wires.
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to embellish
    Ta historia jest mocno naciągana.This story is heavily embellished.
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to cajole, to coax [+ na (accusative) = into something]
    Dzieci zawsze naciągają mnie na McDonalda.The kids always try to cajole me into getting McDonald's.
  5. (reflexive) to become stretched over

Conjugation

Further reading

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