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напевать

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Russian

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Etymology

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напе́ть (napétʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nəpʲɪˈvatʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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напева́ть (napevátʹimpf (perfective напе́ть)

  1. to hum (a melody)
    Synonym: мурлы́кать (murlýkatʹ)
  2. (colloquial) to sing
    Synonym: петь (petʹ)
  3. to record, to have one's singing recorded on
    Synonym: запи́сывать (zapísyvatʹ)
    напева́ть дискnapevátʹ diskto record a disk (of one's singing)
  4. (colloquial, derogatory) to slander
    Synonym: нагова́ривать (nagovárivatʹ)

Conjugation

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