ворочать

Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic ворочати (voročati), from Proto-Slavic *vorťati. Doublet of враща́ть (vraščátʹ), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈrot͡ɕɪtʲ]

Verb

воро́чать • (voróčatʹ) impf

  1. to turn, to roll, to shift (something bulky or heavy)
    воро́чать го́ры ― voróčatʹ góry ― to move mountains
  2. to move (with some purpose; + instrumental)
    воро́чать глаза́ми (colloquial) ― voróčatʹ glazámi ― to roll one's eyes
    воро́чать мозга́ми (low colloquial) ― voróčatʹ mozgámi ― to cudgel one's brains
    е́ле языко́м воро́чать (low colloquial) ― jéle jazykóm voróčatʹ ― to barely be able to speak (because of tiredness, drunkenness, etc)
  3. (colloquial) to work hard, to work like a dog
  4. (colloquial) to conduct, to handle, to turn over (+ instrumental, lots of business or capital)
    воро́чать миллио́нами ― voróčatʹ milliónami ― to turn over millions
  5. (colloquial) to run, to have control of, to boss (+ instrumental)
    всем воро́чать ― vsem voróčatʹ ― to be the boss; boss the whole show
    воро́чать больши́ми дела́ми ― voróčatʹ bolʹšími delámi ― to be a big boss/shot
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Etymology 2

вороти́ть (vorotítʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vərɐˈt͡ɕætʲ]

Verb

вороча́ть • (voročátʹ) impf (perfective вороти́ть)

  1. (colloquial or dated) to return, to bring back, to take back
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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ворочать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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