продавить

Russian

Etymology

про- (pro-) + дави́ть (davítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prədɐˈvʲitʲ]
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Verb

продави́ть (prodavítʹ) pf (imperfective прода́вливать)

  1. to crush/break through, to squeeze/press through
  2. (seat, sofa etc) to cause to sink [sag down]
    дива́н прода́вленdiván prodávlenthe sofa sags down
  3. (colloquial) to press (for), to ram, to win, to bring off, to put across, to push (through)
    прави́тельство продави́ло попра́вки к зако́ну через парла́ментpravítelʹstvo prodavílo poprávki k zakónu čerez parlámentthe cabinet rammed/railroaded/pushed the amendments to the law through parliament

Conjugation

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