настраивать

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Russian

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Etymology

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настро́ить (nastróitʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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настра́ивать (nastráivatʹimpf (perfective настро́ить)

  1. (music) to tune (a musical instrument)
    настра́ивать роя́льnastráivatʹ rojálʹto tune up a grand piano
  2. (radio, television) to tune (a radio or television)
  3. to put, to cause to be [with accusative ‘someone’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘in a specified mood’]
    настра́ивать жену́ в свою́ по́льзуnastráivatʹ ženú v svojú pólʹzuto win over one's wife (literally, “to cause one's wife to be in one's favor”)
  4. to incite [with accusative ‘someone’ and про́тив (prótiv, + genitive) ‘against someone’]

Conjugation

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