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за- (za-) +‎ рыть (rytʹ)

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зары́ть (zarýtʹpf (imperfective зарыва́ть)

  1. to bury
    зары́ть тала́нт в зе́млюzarýtʹ talánt v zémljuto let one's talent go to waste (literally, “to bury (one's) talent in the earth”)
    вот где соба́ка зары́таvot gde sobáka zarýtaso that's where the problem lies!; that's where the shoe pinches (literally, “here's where the dog is buried”)
  2. to fill up (with earth), to make (a ditch, pit, etc.) level with the ground
    зары́ть кана́вуzarýtʹ kanávuto fill up/in a ditch

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