закусить

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ куси́ть (kusítʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

закуси́ть (zakusítʹpf (imperfective заку́сывать)

  1. to bite
    закуси́ть гу́быzakusítʹ gúbyto bite one's lip
    закуси́ть язы́кzakusítʹ jazýkto keep one's mouth shut; hold one's tongue
    закуси́ть удила́ (и)zakusítʹ udilá (i)to get/take the bit between one's teeth
  2. to have a snack, to get a bite, to eat
    закуси́ть на́скороzakusítʹ náskoroto snatch a quick bite
  3. (eating) to take (with)
    закуси́ть ры́бойzakusítʹ rýbojto have a bit of fish

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Descendants

  • Romanian: zacusi (Moldova)