つく – Vocabulary details

つく

Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to breathe out; to breathe

ひとつため息いきついて、おれは靴くつを取とり出だした。With a single sigh, I took out my shoes.

2. to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)

うそつかないでよ。Don't lie to me.

3. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

to take a breath; to take a short rest

to tell a lie; to fib

想そう像ぞうつくよ。

I can imagine.

うそつかないでよ。

Don't lie to me.

息いきのつく間まもない。

There is no time to catch one's breath.

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