орудовать

Russian

Etymology

ору́дие (orúdije) +‎ -овать (-ovatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈrudəvətʲ]

Verb

ору́довать • (orúdovatʹ) impf

  1. (colloquial) to work (with), to handle, to manipulate
    ло́вко ору́довать топоро́м ― lóvko orúdovatʹ toporóm ― to know how to use (handle expertly) an axe
  2. (colloquial, deprecative) to be active
    здесь ору́довал о́пытный жу́лик ― zdesʹ orúdoval ópytnyj žúlik ― an experienced thief has been at work here

Conjugation

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