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Etymology

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с- (s-) +‎ верну́ть (vernútʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [svʲɪrˈnutʲ]
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Verb

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сверну́ть (svernútʹpf (imperfective свёртывать or свора́чивать)

  1. to displace, to remove
    Он с трудо́м сверну́л ка́мень.On s trudóm svernúl kámenʹ.He displaced the stone with difficulty.
  2. to roll up
    сверну́ть ковёрsvernútʹ kovjórto roll up the carpet
    сверну́ть папиро́суsvernútʹ papirósuto roll a cigarette
    сверну́ть паруса́svernútʹ parusáto furl sails
  3. to curtail, to reduce, to cut down
    сверну́ть произво́дствоsvernútʹ proizvódstvoto curtail production
  4. to wind up, to bring to a close
  5. to coagulate
  6. to turn, to make a turn
    сверну́ть напра́во (нале́во)svernútʹ naprávo (nalévo)to turn to the right (left)
    сверну́ть с доро́гиsvernútʹ s dorógito turn off the road
  7. to strip (a screw, thread)

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