потиснути

Ukrainian

Etymology

From по- (po-) +‎ ти́снути (týsnuty). Compare Belarusian паці́снуць (pacísnucʹ), Polish pocisnąć.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔˈtɪsnʊte]
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Verb

поти́снути • (potýsnuty) pf (imperfective поти́скувати or потиска́ти)

  1. (transitive) to shake (somebody's hand)
    поти́снути кому́сь ру́ку ― potýsnuty komúsʹ rúku ― to shake hands with somebody, to shake somebody's hand
  2. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) to press, to squeeze
  3. (intransitive with плечи́ма, colloquial) to shrug (shoulders)
    поти́снути плечи́ма ― potýsnuty plečýma ― to shrug one's shoulders
  4. (intransitive, figurative, colloquial) to set in (said of frost, winter, etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • поти́снутися impf (potýsnutysja)

References

Further reading

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