позолотить

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ золоти́ть (zolotítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəzəɫɐˈtʲitʲ]

Verb

позолоти́ть • (pozolotítʹ) pf (imperfective золоти́ть)

  1. to gild
    позолоти́ть пилю́лю ― pozolotítʹ piljúlju ― ≈ to sweeten the pill; sugar the pill
    позолоти́ть ру́чку ― pozolotítʹ rúčku ― to cross someone's palm with silver, cross someone's hand with silver

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