опустить руки

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “to lower one's arms”. Compare French baisser les bras.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐpʊˈsʲtʲitʲ ˈrukʲɪ]
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Verb edit

опусти́ть ру́ки (opustítʹ rúkipf (imperfective опуска́ть ру́ки)

  1. (figuratively) to give up

Conjugation edit