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Russian word of the day: Промазать

Jul 07, 2018 (see all)
прома́зать
[ pra-má-zat' ]
Verb , perfective
Imperfective - ма́зать
to miss (the mark)
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Examples

  • Футболи́ст попыта́лся заби́ть гол, но прома́зал.

    fut-ba-léest pa-py-tál-sya za-béet' gol, no pra-má-zal

    The footballer tried to score a goal but missed.

  • Це́лься так, чтоб не прома́зать.

    tsél'-sya tak, chtop nye pra-má-zat'

    Aim so you don't miss.

Промазать - Conjugation
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Same stem words

мази́ла [ma-zée-la] Noun , masculine or feminine
muff, one who misses the aim

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располага́ться to settle, to make oneself comfortable; to take up position; to be situated
предвеща́ть to forebode, to presage, to betoken, to foreshadow
начеку́ on the alert, on one's guard, on the look-out
я́вный evident, obvious, apparent, clear, explicit

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