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Etymology

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с- (s-) +‎ мота́ть (motátʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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смота́ть (smotátʹpf (imperfective сма́тывать)

  1. to wind completely, to wind up (a spool of rope, a fishing line, etc.)
  2. to unwind
  3. (low colloquial) (idiomatic)
    смота́ть у́дочкиsmotátʹ údočkito leave, to scram, to skedaddle, to vamoose

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