Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, to tighten [one's] belt.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zaˈt͡ɕis.kat͡ɕ ˈpa.sa/
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  • Rhymes: -asa

Verb

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zaciskać pasa impf (perfective zacisnąć pasa)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to tighten one's belt (to be more frugal; to make difficult economic savings due to a lowering of expected income)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of zaciskać pasa: see zaciskać.

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