подставить

Russian

Etymology

под- (pod-, “sub-, under”) +‎ ста́вить (stávitʹ, “to place”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐt͡sˈstavʲɪtʲ]
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Verb

подста́вить • (podstávitʹ) pf (imperfective подставля́ть)

  1. to place under (под (pod))
  2. to place near (к (k))
    подста́вить стул кому́-либо ― podstávitʹ stul komú-libo ― to pull up a chair for
  3. to hold up to, to offer to, to make accessible to (by bringing or turning something)
    подста́вить другу́ю щёку ― podstávitʹ drugúju ščóku ― to turn the other cheek
    подста́вить но́жку ― podstávitʹ nóžku ― to trip
  4. to substitute
  5. (figurative, colloquial) to expose, to leave vulnerable
  6. (figurative, colloquial, criminology) to frame, to conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person

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