притисна

Bulgarian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [priˈtisnɐ]
  • Rhymes: -isnɐ
  • Syllabification(key): при‧ти‧сна
  • Hyphenation(key): при‧тис‧на

Verb

прити́сна • (pritísna) first-singular present indicativepf (imperfective прити́свам or прити́скам)

  1. (transitive) to press [with до (do) ‘up against something’]
    Прити́снаха го до стена́та и му и́скаха €500.
    Pritísnaha go do stenáta i mu ískaha petstótin évro.
    They pressed him up against the wall and asked him for €500.
    прити́сна до стена́та (figurative)
    pritísna do stenáta
    to make someone a deal they can't refuse
    (literally, “to press up against the wall”)
  2. (transitive) to pressure; to put under (someone) pressure or threaten
    Прити́скат ме те́зи мафио́ти, бе! Със изми́слени престъпле́ния!
    Pritískat me tézi mafióti, be! Sǎs izmísleni prestǎplénija!
    These mafiosi are threatening me! With made-up crimes!

Conjugation

References

  • притисна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • притисна”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010