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вздуть (vzdutʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

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вздува́ть (vzduvátʹimpf (perfective вздуть)

  1. (also impersonal) to bloat, to cause to swell
    у него́ вздува́ет щёкуu nevó vzduvájet ščókuhis cheek is swelling up
  2. to blow (something) upward
  3. (colloquial) to inflate (prices)

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