prefix: пере
root: борщ
suffix: и
ending: ть
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Russian word of the day: Переборщить
Nov 23, 2023 (see all)
переборщи́ть
[ pee-ree-bar-schéet' ]
to overdo, to go too far
Morphemic analysis
переборщить
Etymology
перебрать - to take too much
Examples
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С со́лью не переборщи́ - лу́чше недосоли́ть, чем пересоли́ть.
s sól'-yu nye pee-ree-bar-schée - lúch-she nee-da-sa-léet', chyem pee-ree-sa-léet'
Don’t overdo the salt; it’s better to undersalt than to oversalt.
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Она́ я́вно переборщи́ла с духа́ми, от неё за версту́ несло́ арома́том роз.
a-ná yáv-na pee-ree-bar-schée-la s du-há-mee, at nee-yó za vers-tú nees-ló a-ra-má-tam ros
She had obviously gone too far with perfume; she smelled of roses a mile away.
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