припереть

Russian

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Etymology

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при- (pri-) +‎ пере́ть (perétʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prʲɪpʲɪˈrʲetʲ]

Verb

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припере́ть (priperétʹpf (imperfective припира́ть)

  1. to secure (a door, etc.), to close tightly so it can't be opened
  2. to press firmly [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and к (k, + dative) ‘against someone/something else’]
  3. (colloquial, impersonal) to be necessary, to be required [with dative ‘for someone’ and inf ‘to do something’] (idiomatically translated by English have to or must with the dative object as the subject)
    ему́ припёрло уйти́ бы́строjemú pripjórlo ujtí býstrohe had to leave quickly
  4. (derogatory, low colloquial) to carry, to take
  5. (derogatory, low colloquial) to come

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