продувать

Russian

Etymology

проду́ть (prodútʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prədʊˈvatʲ]

Verb

продува́ть • (produvátʹ) impf (perfective проду́ть)

  1. to clean by blowing, to blow clean
  2. (impersonal) to cause to catch a cold from the wind
    его́ продува́ет сквозняко́м ― jevó produvájet skvoznjakóm ― he is catching a cold from the draft
  3. (figurative, colloquial) to lose (in sports or gambling)
  4. (also impersonal) to blow through
    ветеро́к продува́л ко́мнату ― veterók produvál kómnatu ― the breeze was blowing through the room
    ко́мнату продува́ло ветерко́м ― kómnatu produválo veterkóm ― the breeze was blowing through the room

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • продува́ться impf (produvátʹsja), проду́ться pf (prodútʹsja)
  • продува́ние (produvánije)
  • продува́емый (produvájemyj), продува́емость (produvájemostʹ)
  • проду́в (prodúv), продувно́й (produvnój)
  • проду́вка (prodúvka), проду́вочный (prodúvočnyj)
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