обернуться

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Russian

Etymology

оберну́ть (obernútʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

оберну́ться (obernútʹsjapf (imperfective обора́чиваться or обёртываться)

  1. to wrap oneself (with, in)
  2. to turn one's head, to turn around
    И там, где его́ уже́ никто́ не мог уви́деть, он оберну́лся.
    I tam, gde jevó užé niktó ne mog uvídetʹ, on obernúlsja.
    And where nobody could see him, he turned around.
  3. (folklore) to turn, to change
    И тогда́ Ива́н-царе́вич оберну́лся во́лком.
    I togdá Iván-carévič obernúlsja vólkom.
    And then Ivan-tsarevitch (the prince) turned into a wolf
    оберну́ться добро́мobernútʹsja dobróm(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  4. to manage, to get by; to wangle
  5. to (go and) come back; (finance) to make a full circle
    Я ми́гом оберну́сь.
    Ja mígom obernúsʹ.
    I'll go and come back in no time.
  6. passive of оберну́ть (obernútʹ)

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