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Etymology edit

по- (po-) +‎ вяза́ть (vjazátʹ)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pəvʲɪˈzatʲ]
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Verb edit

повяза́ть (povjazátʹpf (imperfective повя́зывать)

  1. to tie
    повяза́ть го́лову платко́мpovjazátʹ gólovu platkómto cover one's head with a shawl/kerchief; tie a scarf on one's head
  2. (colloquial) to seize, to arrest, to bust, to nab, to pinch
    его́ повяза́ли пря́мо пе́ред до́момjevó povjazáli prjámo péred dómomthey pinched him right in front of his house
  3. to knit (a little)
    повяза́ть немно́гоpovjazátʹ nemnógoto do a little knitting; knit for a while

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