перелопачивать

Russian

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Etymology

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пере- (pere-) +‎ -лопа́чивать (-lopáčivatʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲɪrʲɪɫɐˈpat͡ɕɪvətʲ]
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Verb

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перелопа́чивать (perelopáčivatʹimpf (perfective перелопа́тить)

  1. (colloquial) to shovel over, to shovel across (to shovel from one place to another)
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) to sift through, to dig through, to pore over, to comb through, to trawl through (to look at, read or examine in large quantities)
    Synonym: просма́тривать (prosmátrivatʹ)
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) to slog through, to crank through, to work through (to process, do or implement in large quantities)
    Synonym: переде́лывать (peredélyvatʹ)

Conjugation

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