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Russian

Etymology

отде́лать (otdélatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈdʲːeɫət͡sə]
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Verb

отде́латься • (otdélatʹsja) pf (imperfective отде́лываться)

  1. to get rid (of), to get away (from), to throw off, to shake off, to be through (with), to finish (with)
    не могу́ отде́латься от впечатле́ния ― ne mogú otdélatʹsja ot vpečatlénija ― I can't shake off [get away from] the impression
  2. to escape (with), to get away (with), to get off (with)
    отде́латься о́бщими фра́зами (от) ― otdélatʹsja óbščimi frázami (ot) ― to talk one's way out (of)
    отде́латься отгово́рками ― otdélatʹsja otgovórkami ― to get away with excuses; get away with irrelevant comments; dodge the question; give the runaround
  3. to get away (with), to get off (with)
    отде́латься цара́пинами ― otdélatʹsja carápinami ― to get off/away with slight cuts
    дёшево отде́латься ― djóševo otdélatʹsja ― to get off easy/cheap
    сча́стливо/счастли́во отде́латься ― sčástlivo/sčastlívo otdélatʹsja ― to have a lucky escape; be none the worse for it
  4. passive of отде́лать (otdélatʹ)

Conjugation

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