поджать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐd͡ʐˈʐatʲ]

Etymology 1

под- (pod-) +‎ жать (žatʹ, “to press, to squeeze”)

Verb

поджа́ть • (podžátʹ) pf (imperfective поджима́ть)

  1. to tuck up
    сидеть, поджав ноги ― sidetʹ, podžav nogi ― to sit with one's legs tucked up beneath one
    поджать хвост ― podžatʹ xvost ― to have one's tail between one's legs
    поджать губы ― podžatʹ guby ― to purse one's lips, press up one's lips
  2. to tuck in
    подожми живот ― podožmi život ― to tuck in your stomach
  3. (colloquial) to press
    лодку поджало к берегу ― lodku podžalo k beregu ― the boat was pressed/pushed close to the bank
  4. (colloquial) to tighten
  5. to put/exert pressure (on), press, put the screws (on)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

под- (pod-) +‎ жать (žatʹ, “to reap, to harvest”)

Verb

поджа́ть • (podžátʹ) pf (imperfective поджина́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to harvest further
  2. (colloquial) to harvest what remains
Conjugation
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