насвистеть

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ свисте́ть (svistétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəsvʲɪˈsʲtʲetʲ]
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Verb

насвисте́ть • (nasvistétʹ) pf (imperfective насви́стывать)

  1. to whistle (a melody)
  2. (vernacular) to rat (on), to squeal (on)
    насвисте́ть в у́ши кому́-либо ― nasvistétʹ v úši komú-libo ― ≈ to put a bug/flea in smb's ear; pour twaddle into smb's ear

Conjugation

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