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Russian word of the day: Подлизываться

Jun 04, 2020 (see all)
подли́зываться
[ pad-lée-zy-va-tsa ]
Verb , imperfective
Often used with the Dative
Perfective - подлиза́ться
to lick somebody's boots, to wheedle, to flatter, to insinuate, to suck up to
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Examples

  • Он не из тех, кто подли́зывается.

    on nye ees tyeh, kto pad-lée-zy-va-ee-tsa

    He is not one of those who wheedle.

  • Переста́нь ко мне подли́зываться, э́то тебе́ не помо́жет.

    pee-ree-stán' ka mnye pad-lée-zy-va-tsa, é-ta tee-byé nye pa-mó-zheet

    Stop sucking up to me, it won’t help you.

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