лавировать

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Dutch laveren.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɫɐˈvʲirəvətʲ]

Verb edit

лави́ровать (lavírovatʹimpf

  1. (nautical) to tack (to turn the bow through the wind)
  2. (figuratively) to manoeuvre

Conjugation edit