напустить

Russian

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Etymology

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на- (na-) +‎ пусти́ть (pustítʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nəpʊˈsʲtʲitʲ]

Verb

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напусти́ть (napustítʹpf (imperfective напуска́ть)

  1. to let in, to allow to enter (a large amount of liquid, gas or small items)
  2. (colloquial) to let in (someone)
  3. (colloquial) (idiomatic)
    напусти́ть на себя́napustítʹ na sebjáto feign, to affect (a trait)
    напусти́ть тума́нуnapustítʹ tumánuto confuse the issue
  4. (colloquial) to unleash, to sic, to incite [with accusative ‘an animal, a person’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘onto someone/something’]
  5. (low colloquial) to strike, to incite [with accusative ‘fear, etc.’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘in someone’]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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