загнуть

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ гнуть (gnutʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐɡˈnutʲ]
  • Rhymes: -utʲ

Verb

загну́ть • (zagnútʹ) pf (imperfective загиба́ть)

  1. to turn up, to turn down, to bend
    загну́ть па́лец ― zagnútʹ pálec ― to bend/crook a finger
    загну́ть страни́цу ― zagnútʹ stranícu ― turn down [dog-ear] the page
    загну́ть це́ну ― zagnútʹ cénu ― to ask/charge an exorbitant price
  2. (colloquial) to exaggerate, to pull someone's leg
  3. (low colloquial) to say, to let loose
    загну́ть кре́пкое словцо́ ― zagnútʹ krépkoje slovcó ― to let loose an expletive; utter a strong/bad/swear word
    ну и вопро́с он загну́л! ― nu i voprós on zagnúl! ― some question he asked!

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