тереться

Russian

Etymology

тере́ть (terétʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʲɪˈrʲet͡sːə]

Verb

тере́ться • (terétʹsja) impf (perfective потере́ться)

  1. to rub oneself
  2. to rub against something
    ко́шка тёрлась об мои́ но́ги ― kóška tjórlasʹ ob moí nógi ― the cat was rubbing against my legs
  3. (colloquial, deprecative) to hang around (somewhere)
    тере́ться во́зле кого́-либо ― terétʹsja vózle kovó-libo ― to follow somebody around
    тере́ться среди́ кого́-либо ме́жду ке́м-либо ― terétʹsja sredí kovó-libo méždu kém-libo ― to mix/mingle with smb; rub elbows/shoulders with smb
  4. passive of тере́ть (terétʹ)

Conjugation

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