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загибать

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Russian

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Etymology

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за- (za-) +‎ -гиба́ть (-gibátʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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загиба́ть (zagibátʹimpf (perfective загну́ть)

  1. to turn up, to turn down, to bend
    загиба́ть па́лецzagibátʹ pálecto bend/crook a finger
    загиба́ть па́льцы (при счёте)zagibátʹ pálʹcy (pri sčóte)to count off on one's fingers
    загиба́ть страни́цуzagibátʹ stranícuturn down [dog-ear] the page
    загиба́ть це́нуzagibátʹ cénuto ask/charge an exorbitant price
  2. (colloquial) to exaggerate, to pull someone's leg
  3. (low colloquial, usually perfective) to say, to let loose

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