загибать

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ -гиба́ть (-gibátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəɡʲɪˈbatʲ]

Verb

загиба́ть • (zagibátʹ) impf (perfective загну́ть)

  1. to turn up, to turn down, to bend
    загиба́ть па́лец ― zagibátʹ pálec ― to bend/crook a finger
    загиба́ть па́льцы (при счёте) ― zagibátʹ pálʹcy (pri sčóte) ― to count off on one's fingers
    загиба́ть страни́цу ― zagibátʹ stranícu ― turn down [dog-ear] the page
    загиба́ть це́ну ― zagibátʹ cénu ― to ask/charge an exorbitant price
  2. (colloquial) to exaggerate, to pull someone's leg
  3. (low colloquial, usually perfective) to say, to let loose

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