ráncba szed

Hungarian

Etymology

From ránc (wrinkle; pleat) +‎ -ba (into, case suffix) +‎ szed (to gather, collect), literally to gather into pleat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈraːnd͡zbɒsɛd]

Verb

ráncba szed

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to bring to heel someone (to cause to act in a disciplined manner)
    Synonyms: fegyelmez, megfegyelmez

Conjugation

  • For the verb, see szed.
  • The inflected noun ráncba remains unchanged.