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"To dodge" in Russian

Russian word of the day | May 24, 2021 (see all)
извора́чиваться
[ eez-va-rá-chee-va-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - изверну́ться
to shift, to dodge; to make a sharp turn; to wriggle
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Examples of "To dodge" in Russian

  • Переста́нь извора́чиваться и скажи́ пра́вду!

    pee-rees-tán' eez-va-rá-chee-va-tsa ee ska-zhée práv-du

    Stop dodging and tell the truth!

  • Он с трудо́м уде́рживал в рука́х извора́чивающегося кота́.

    on s tru-dóm u-dyér-zhee-val v ru-káh eez-va-rá-chee-va-yu-schee-va-sya ka-tá

    He barely held the wriggling cat in his hands.

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