зачерпнуть

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ черпну́ть (čerpnútʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

зачерпну́ть (začerpnútʹpf (imperfective заче́рпывать)

  1. to draw, to scoop, to spoon up/out, to ladle out
    • 1996, Виктор Пелевин, chapter 1, in Чапаев и пустота, ФТМ; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., Buddha's Little Finger, Penguin Books, 1999:
      Жербунов открыл банку, взял со скатерти нож, зачерпнул им чудовищное количество порошка и быстро размешал его в водке.
      Žerbunov otkryl banku, vzjal so skaterti nož, začerpnul im čudoviščnoje količestvo poroška i bystro razmešal jevo v vodke.
      Zherbunov opened the tin, picked up a knife from the table, scooped up a monstrous amount of the white powder and rapidly stirred it into his vodka.
  2. to take in, to ship (water)
    ло́дка накрени́лась и зачерпну́ла воды́lódka nakrenílasʹ i začerpnúla vodýthe boat heeled over and shipped water

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