Russian

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Etymology

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закругля́ть (zakrugljátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja). Related to круг (krug, a circle). The colloquial sense (used at least since the late 1950-s) may be a calque from some other language: compare English round off and Swedish avrunda

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zəkrʊˈɡlʲat͡sːə]

Verb

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закругля́ться (zakrugljátʹsjaimpf (perfective закругли́ться)

  1. to begin to be round (e.g. on the end)
    Эта трость не должна закругляться на конце, а она закругляется!
    Eta trostʹ ne dolžna zakrugljatʹsja na konce, a ona zakrugljajetsja!
    This walking stick is not supposed to be round on its end, but it does!
  2. to be made round (e.g. on the end), to be made rounded off
    Synonym: округляться (okrugljatʹsja)
    Сперва крючок закругляется, а уж потом охлаждается
    Sperva krjučok zakrugljajetsja, a už potom oxlaždajetsja
    The small hook (must) first be done made round, and only afterwards it must be cooled
  3. (colloquial) to round off (to begin to be done with some action, to prepare an end on some task)
    Скоро закругляюсь
    Skoro zakrugljajusʹ
    I'm gonna round off soon

Conjugation

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