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Etymology 1 edit

в- (v-) +‎ ре́зать (rézatʹ)

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Verb edit

вре́зать (vrézatʹpf (imperfective вреза́ть or вре́зывать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to cut in, to fit in, to cut (into), to fit (into)
    вре́зать но́вый замо́к
    vrézatʹ nóvyj zamók
    to fit a new lock in
  2. (colloquial) to hit, to paste it, to give a smack
    вре́зать кому́-либо в че́люсть
    vrézatʹ komú-libo v čéljustʹ
    to give smb a smack on the jaw
  3. (colloquial) to give a piece of one's mind, to let have it, to give the business
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Etymology 2 edit

вре́зать (vrézatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

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Verb edit

вреза́ть (vrezátʹimpf (perfective вре́зать) (the impf./pf. forms differ in the word stress in the infinitive and the conjugation)

  1. to cut in, to fit in, to cut (into), to fit (into)
    вреза́ть но́вый замо́к
    vrezátʹ nóvyj zamók
    to fit a new lock in
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