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"To indulge" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Oct 12, 2017 (see all)
потака́ть
[ pa-ta-kát' ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Dative
to indulge, to cater
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Examples of "To indulge" in Russian

  • Она́ была́ еди́нственным ребёнком и роди́тели потака́ли всем её капри́зам.

    a-ná by-lá ye-déenst-veen-nym ree-byón-kam ee ra-dée-tye-lee pa-ta-ká-lee fsyem ye-yó kap-rée-zam

    She was the only child and her parents indulged her every whim.

  • Совреме́нное телеви́дение потака́ет са́мым ни́зменным страстя́м челове́ка.

    sav-ree-myén-na-ye tye-lye-vée-dee-nee-ye pa-ta-ká-eet sá-mym néez-meen-nym stras-tyám chee-la-vyé-ka

    Modern television caters to the people's lowest passions.

Потакать - Conjugation
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дружи́ть to be friends
ве́рить to believe, to trust
побежда́ть to win, to defeat; to overcome, to prevail, to master
мири́ться to make it up, to make peace, to become reconciled; to accept, to bear with

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