наштовхнутися

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Etymology edit

From наштовхну́ти (naštovxnúty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian натолкну́ться (natolknútʹsja).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nɐʃtɔu̯xˈnutesʲɐ]
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Verb edit

наштовхну́тися (naštovxnútysjapf (imperfective нашто́вхуватися) [+ на (accusative)]

  1. (literally) to bump into (to collide with)
  2. (by extension) to bump into, to come across, to run into, to stumble upon (meet or find by chance)
  3. (figuratively) to encounter, to hit up against, to run up against, to meet with, to be confronted (with) (difficulties, obstruction, opposition, resistance, etc.)

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