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Russian word of the day: Кокетничать

Aug 12, 2017 (see all)
коке́тничать
[ ka-kyét-nee-cheet' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Instumental
to coquet, to flirt

Examples

  • Она́ с тобо́й коке́тничает, ра́зве ты не ви́дишь?

    a-ná s ta-bói ka-kyét-nee-chee-eet, ráz-vee ty nye vée-deesh

    She flirts with you, don't you see?

  • Понача́лу они́ про́сто присма́тривались друг к дру́гу, а зате́м уже́ сиде́ли вме́сте, обща́лись и вовсю́ коке́тничали.

    pa-na-chá-lu a-née prós-ta prees-mát-ree-vaa-lees' druk k drú-gu, a za-tyém u-zhé see-dyé-lee vmyés-tye, ap-schá-lees' ee vaf-syú ka-kyét-nee-chee-lee

    At first they just scrutinized each other, but soon after were sitting together, chatting and flirting non-stop.

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