драть

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дьрати (dĭrati), from Proto-Slavic *dьrati (to tear, torment), from Proto-Indo-European *der-. Cognate to Proto-Slavic *derti, Lithuanian dìrti, English tear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dratʲ]
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Verb

драть (dratʹ) impf

  1. to tear, to tear up, to tear to pieces
    драть го́рлоdratʹ górlo1)to bawl; scream one's lungs out; 2) shout songs
    Perfective: разодра́ть (razodrátʹ)
  2. to strip off, to tear off
    драть лы́коdratʹ lýkoto bark lime trees
    драть шку́ру с овцы́dratʹ škúru s ovcýto flay a sheep
    драть шку́ру (три шку́ры, семь шкур) с кого́-либоdratʹ škúru (tri škúry, semʹ škur) s kovó-liboto skin someone alive
    драть с живо́го и мёртвогоdratʹ s živóvo i mjórtvovoto fleece unmercifully
    Perfectives: отодра́ть (otodrátʹ), ободра́ть (obodrátʹ)
  3. (colloquial) to pull out
    драть зу́быdratʹ zúbyto pull out teeth
    Perfective: вы́драть (výdratʹ)
  4. (colloquial) to charge, to fleece, to rip off
    драть басносло́вные проце́нтыdratʹ basnoslóvnyje procéntyto charge an incredible interest
    Perfective: содра́ть (sodrátʹ)
  5. (colloquial) (of wild animals) to kill
    Perfective: задра́ть (zadrátʹ)
  6. to cause a stinging/burning pain
    у меня́ дерёт го́рлоu menjá derjót górloI have a sore throat
  7. (colloquial) to run away, to escape, to take flight
    драть во все лопа́ткиdratʹ vo vse lopátkito run as fast as one's legs can carry one
    Perfective: удра́ть (udrátʹ)
  8. to flog, to thrash, to give a flogging
    драть кого́-либо за у́ши (за во́лосы)dratʹ kovó-libo za úši (za vólosy)to pull someone's ears (hair)
    чёрт его́ дери́!; чёрт бы его́ драл!čórt jevó derí!; čórt by jevó dral!damn/blast him!
    Perfective: вы́драть (výdratʹ)

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imperfective

perfective

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