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Russian word of the day: Наживаться

Sep 01, 2017 (see all)
нажива́ться
[ na-zhee-vá-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Prepositional
Perfective - нажи́ться
to make a profit out of somebody's work or loss
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Examples

  • Статья́ расска́зывает о том, как ба́нки нажива́ются на клие́нтах.

    stat'-ya ras-ká-zy-va-eet a tom, kak bán-kee na-zhee-vá-yut-sya na klee-yén-tah

    The article tells about how banks are cashing in on customers.

  • В столи́це пойма́ли моше́нников, кото́рые нажива́лись на больны́х пенсионе́рах.

    f sta-lée-tse pai-má-lee ma-shén-nee-kaf ka-tó-ry-ye na-zhee-vá-lees' na bal'-nyh peen-see-a-nyé-rah

    In the capital, scammers who profited from sick pensioners were caught.

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Same stem words

жизнь [zheezn'] Noun , feminine
life

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