насвистеть

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Russian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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на- (na-) +‎ свисте́ть (svistétʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nəsvʲɪˈsʲtʲetʲ]
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Verb

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насвисте́ть (nasvistétʹpf (imperfective насви́стывать)

  1. to whistle (a melody)
  2. (vernacular) to rat (on), to squeal (on)
    насвисте́ть в у́ши кому́-либоnasvistétʹ v úši komú-libo≈ to put a bug/flea in someone's ear; pour twaddle into someone's ear

Conjugation

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