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Etymology

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рвать (rvatʹ) +‎ -ану́ть (-anútʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rvɐˈnutʲ]
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Verb

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рвану́ть (rvanútʹpf

  1. to tear
  2. to jerk, to tug
  3. to start with a jerk, to get off with a jerk
  4. (colloquial) to dash, to rush, to race, to scurry, to spurt; (car) to speed, to tear off, to zip, to zoom
  5. (colloquial) to take flight, to take to one's heels, to whip off, to whip away, to dash off
  6. to blow up, to blast

Conjugation

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