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Swedish
Etymology
From German putzen.
Verb
putsa (present putsar, preterite putsade, supine putsat, imperative putsa)
- to polish, to shine (make clean and shiny, usually by rubbing with a cloth (often along with a polishing or cleaning agent))
- to clean (sometimes more idiomatic in English)
Fönsterputsare putsar fönster- Window cleaners clean windows
Putsa glasögonen med en putsduk- Clean the glasses with a cleaning cloth
- to groom (to make even)
Aporna putsar varandras päls- The monkeys groom each other's fur
- to trim
putsa skägget- trim one's beard
putsa en häck- trim a hedge
- to preen
Svanen putsar fjädrarna med näbben- The swan preens its feathers with its beak
- (figuratively) to polish (make (minor) improvements to)
Jag ska bara putsa rapporten lite så publicerar vi den sen- I'm just going to polish the report a bit and then we'll publish it
Nisse har putsat sin skidteknik sedan förra säsongen- Nisse has polished his skiing technique since last season
- (especially sports) to improve
putsa ett rekord- improve a record
- to plaster
putsa en vägg med puts- plaster a wall with plaster
Usage notes
Sometimes more or less interchangeable with polera in (sense 1). Putsa puts relatively more focus on making clean as opposed to (just) shiny.
Conjugation
Conjugation of putsa (weak)
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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Spanish pucha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈput͡ʃaʔ/,
- Hyphenation: put‧sa
Interjection
putsà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) Said in anger or annoyance: fuck; damn
- Synonyms: puta, anak ng puta, putang ina
Noun
putsà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ)
- (vulgar, derogatory) Term of abuse: cunt
- Synonyms: puta, anak ng puta, putang ina
Derived terms
Further reading
- “putsa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- “putsa” in Tagalog-English Dictionary, TAGALOG LANG, 2007.
- Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 115