задерживать

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Russian

Etymology

задержа́ть (zaderžátʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

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Verb

заде́рживать (zadérživatʹimpf (perfective задержа́ть)

  1. to detain, to hold back, to stop
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter XVIII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      — Извини́те, — сказа́л Гудаевский и показа́л на дверь, — вы́ход здесь, а заде́рживать не сме́ю.
      — Izviníte, — skazál Gudajevskij i pokazál na dverʹ, — výxod zdesʹ, a zadérživatʹ ne sméju.
      " I beg your pardon," said Goudayevsky and pointed to the door, " that's the way out, and I won't detain you."
  2. to delay, to check
  3. to arrest, to detain
  4. to slow down, to retard, to delay, to hamper
    заде́рживать дыха́ниеzadérživatʹ dyxánijeto hold one's breath

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