дёрнуть

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьrnǫti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʲɵrnʊtʲ]
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Verb

дёрнуть • (djórnutʹ) pf (imperfective дёргать)

  1. to pull, to tug
    дёрнуть кого́-либо за рука́в ― djórnutʹ kovó-libo za rukáv ― to pull smb's sleeve; tug at smb's sleeve
    и дёрнуло меня́! ― i djórnulo menjá! ― what (on earth) possessed me! (literally, “and it pulled me!”)
    чёрт меня́ дёрнул! ― čort menjá djórnul! ― what (on earth) possessed me! (literally, “the devil pulled me!”)
  2. to pull out
    дёрнуть зуб ― djórnutʹ zub ― to pull out a tooth
  3. (impersonal, colloquial) to twitch, to throb, to twinge
  4. to move sharply, to jerk
    ло́шади дёрнули ― lóšadi djórnuli ― the horses gave a jerk
  5. (colloquial) to disturb
  6. (low colloquial) to drink, to knock back
    дёрнем ещё по рю́мочке ― djórnem ješčó po rjúmočke ― let's knock back another one

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