Russian edit

Etymology edit

сова́ть (sovátʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [sɐˈvat͡sːə]
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Verb edit

сова́ться (sovátʹsjaimpf (perfective су́нуться)

  1. (colloquial) to try to get (somewhere), to try to enter (a place), to poke one's head in
    и бли́зко сюда́ не су́йся!i blízko sjudá ne sújsja!don't come near here!
  2. (colloquial) to turn (to), to go (to)
  3. (colloquial) to butt (in), to poke one's nose (into)
    сова́ться с сове́тамиsovátʹsja s sovétamito butt in one's advice; add one's two cents' worth
  4. passive of сова́ть (sovátʹ)

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