przykręcać śrubę

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “to tighten [the] screw”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /pʂɘˈkrɛn.t͡sat͡ɕ ˈɕru.bɛ/, (careful speech) /pʂɘˈkrɛn.t͡sat͡ɕ ˈɕru.bɛw̃/
  • Syllabification: przy‧krę‧cać śru‧bę

Verb

przykręcać śrubę impf (perfective przykręcić śrubę)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to put the screws, to tighten the purse strings, to turn the screw [with dative] (to increase demands or discipline on someone)

Conjugation

Conjugation of przykręcać śrubę: see przykręcać.

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