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умничать

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Russian

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Etymology

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у́мник (úmnik) +‎ -ать (-atʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈumnʲɪt͡ɕɪtʲ]

Verb

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у́мничать (úmničatʹimpf (perfective поу́мничать)

  1. (colloquial, disapproving) to act smart, to be a smartarse/smartass
    Synonym: (partial) у́мствовать (úmstvovatʹ)
    Не у́мничай!Ne úmničaj!Don't act smart! / Don't be a smartarse/smartass!
  2. (colloquial, disapproving) to overanalyse things, to overcomplicate things
    Synonyms: мудри́ть (mudrítʹ), му́дрствовать (múdrstvovatʹ)

Conjugation

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