обернуть

Russian

Etymology

об- (ob-) +‎ верну́ть (vernútʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbʲɪrˈnutʲ]

Verb

оберну́ть • (obernútʹ) pf (imperfective обёртывать or обора́чивать)

  1. to wrap up
    оберну́ть кни́гу ― obernútʹ knígu ― to put a paper cover on a book
  2. to wind (around), to wrap (around)
    оберну́ть вокру́г па́льца ― obernútʹ vokrúg pálʹca ― ≈ to coax someone into doing what one likes, twist someone around one's little finger
  3. to turn
    Synonym: (low colloquial) обороти́ть (oborotítʹ)
    оберну́ть лицо́ (к) ― obernútʹ licó (k) ― to turn one's face (towards)
    оберну́ть всё в свою́ по́льзу ― obernútʹ vsjo v svojú pólʹzu ― to turn everything to one's profit
    оберну́ть всё в шу́тку ― obernútʹ vsjo v šútku ― to turn everything into a joke
  4. to turn over, to overturn
    Synonym: (low colloquial) обороти́ть (oborotítʹ)
  5. (colloquial) to arrange, to get done
  6. (folklore) to turn (into)
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