Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic, informal)To prepare to work.

    die Ärmel hochkrempeln

    засучи́ть рукава́zasučítʹ rukavá

    засу́кувати рукава́zasúkuvaty rukavá, засука́ти рукава́zasukáty rukavá, зака́чувати рукави́zakáčuvaty rukavý

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, up, one's, sleeves.

    Ärmel hochkrempeln

    засучи́ть рукава́zasučítʹ rukavá, заката́ть рукава́zakatátʹ rukavá

Translations

8 languages
Українська
prepare to work:
Русский
By meaning 2
prepare to work:
roll one's sleeves up:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
prepare to work:
roll one's sleeves up:

Forms

rolls up one's sleeves, rolling up one's sleeves, rolled up one's sleeves, rolled up one's sleeves
Base formroll up one's sleeves · to roll up one's sleeves
3rd person singularrolls up one's sleeves
Present participlerolling up one's sleeves
Past simplerolled up one's sleeves
Past participlerolled up one's sleeves

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyroll up one's sleeves
he, she, itrolls up one's sleeves

Past simpleLesson

all personsrolled up one's sleeves

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rolled up one's sleeves
he, she, ithas rolled up one's sleeves

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill roll up one's sleeves

Synonyms

5 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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