извёртываться

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Etymology edit

изверт- (izvert-) +‎ -ывать (-yvatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɪzˈvʲɵrtɨvət͡sə]

Verb edit

извёртываться (izvjórtyvatʹsjaimpf (perfective изверну́ться)

  1. to turn sharply
  2. to twist deftly (to accomplish or avoid something)
  3. (figurative) to find a way out of a predicament, to be resourceful
  4. (figurative) to try to get rid of something unpleasant
  5. (figurative, colloquial) to use cunning or trickery, to contrive

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