бродить

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic бродити (broditi), from Proto-Slavic *brodìti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrodʰ-eye-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰredʰ-.

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Verb

броди́ть (brodítʹimpf

  1. to wander, to roam, to ramble
    Не броди́ по го́роду но́чью
    Ne brodí po górodu nóčʹju
    Do not wander through the city at night.
    • 1832, Николай Гоголь, Ночь перед Рождеством; English translation from George Tolstoy, transl., The Night of Christmas Eve, 1860:
      Кум, отошедши в сторону, бродил в длинных сапогах взад и вперед и наконец набрел прямо на шинок.
      Kum, otošedši v storonu, brodil v dlinnyx sapogax vzad i vpered i nakonec nabrel prjamo na šinok.
      The kinsman, in his long boots, started off on one side, and, after having rambled backwards and forwards, ended by finding his way right into the brandy-shop.
  2. to stroll
    Я брожу́ по го́роду.
    Ja brožú po górodu.
    I’m strolling about the city.
    Одному́ броди́ть ску́чно.
    Odnomú brodítʹ skúšno/skúčno.
    It is boring to stroll alone.
    Я за́втра пойду́ броди́ть по́ лесу/по ле́су.
    Ja závtra pojdú brodítʹ pó lesu/po lésu.
    Tomorrow I will go for a stroll through the forest.
  3. to ferment

Usage notes

Бродить is a Russian abstract verb. Its counterpart, брести, is a concrete verb. Бродить differs from other abstract verbs in that it cannot denote motion towards a destination.

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