зрізувати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From зрі́зати (zrízaty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian сре́зывать (srézyvatʹ), Belarusian зрэ́зваць (zrézvacʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzʲrʲizʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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зрі́зувати (zrízuvatyimpf (perfective зрі́зати) (transitive)

  1. to cut, to cut away, to cut off (to remove via cutting)
    зрі́зувати кут (idiomatic)zrízuvaty kutto cut a corner
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) to cut down (to slay)
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) to cut, to cut down (to reduce the amount of)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to fail, to flunk (to give a non-passing grade to)
  5. (figuratively, sports) to slice (to hit a ball such that it travels to one side)

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