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грести

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gretì (to dig, to scrape, to rake).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡrʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
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Verb

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грести́ (grestíimpf

  1. to row, to scull
    • 1895, Максим Горький, chapter II, in Челкаш; English translation from Tchelkache, New York: J. F. Taylor & Company, 1902:
      — Ну, дьявол, греби же!.. тише!.. убью, собаку!.. Ну же, греби!.. Раз, два! Пикни только!.. Р-разорву!.. — шипел Челкаш.
      — Nu, dʹjavol, grebi že!.. tiše!.. ubʹju, sobaku!.. Nu že, grebi!.. Raz, dva! Pikni tolʹko!.. R-razorvu!.. — šipel Čelkaš.
      "The devil! Row, row! No noise! I'll kill you, dog. Row, can't you! One, two! Dare to cry out! I'll tear you from limb to limb! . . ." hissed Tchelkache.
  2. to rake
  3. (colloquial) to rake in (money)
    Он открыл своё дело, и сейчас гребёт деньги лопатой.On otkryl svojó delo, i sejčas grebjót denʹgi lopatoj.He started his own business, and now he's making a lot of money.

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