putsa

Swedish

Etymology

From German putzen.

Verb

putsa (present putsar, preterite putsade, supine putsat, imperative putsa)

2. to polish, to shine (make clean and shiny, usually by rubbing with a cloth (often along with a polishing or cleaning agent))

   putsa skor

   shine shoes

   1. 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

3. to groom (to make even)

   Aporna putsar varandras päls

   The monkeys groom each other's fur

   1. to trim

      putsa skägget

      trim one's beard

      putsa en häck

      trim a hedge

   2. to preen

      Svanen putsar fjädrarna med näbben

      The swan preens its feathers with its beak

4. (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

   1. (especially sports) to improve

      putsa ett rekord

      improve a record

5. 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)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	putsa		putsas
Supine	putsat		putsats
Imperative	putsa		—
Imper. plural1	putsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	putsar	putsade	putsas	putsades
Ind. plural1	putsa	putsade	putsas	putsades
Subjunctive2	putse	putsade	putses	putsades
	Participles
Present participle	putsande
Past participle	putsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• puts
• putsare
• putsning

See also

• finslipa
• polera
• slipa

References

• putsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• putsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• putsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• stupa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pucha

Etymology

From Spanish pucha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈput͡ʃaʔ/, [ˈpu.t͡ʃɐʔ]
• Hyphenation: put‧sa

Interjection

putsà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. (vulgar, derogatory) Said in anger or annoyance: fuck; damn

   Synonyms: puta, anak ng puta, putang ina

Noun

putsà (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆ᜔ᜐ)

1. (vulgar, derogatory) Term of abuse: cunt

   Synonyms: puta, anak ng puta, putang ina

Derived terms

• anak ng putsa
• namputsa

 

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