развязать

Russian

Etymology

раз- (raz-) +‎ вяза́ть (vjazátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rəzvʲɪˈzatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

развяза́ть • (razvjazátʹ) pf (imperfective развя́зывать)

  1. to untie, to unbind, to undo, to unleash
    развяза́ть ру́ки ― razvjazátʹ rúki ― to untie/free (someone's) hands
    развяза́ть язы́к ― razvjazátʹ jazýk ― loosen someone's tongue, get someone to talk
  2. to liberate (from)
  3. (derogatory) to start
    развяза́ть войну́ ― razvjazátʹ vojnú ― to unleash a war
    развяза́ть клеветни́ческую кампа́нию ― razvjazátʹ klevetníčeskuju kampániju ― to start a smearing campaign

Conjugation

Derived terms

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.