одолевать

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Russian

Etymology

одоле́ть (odolétʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

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Verb

одолева́ть (odolevátʹimpf (perfective одоле́ть)

  1. to overpower, to subdue
    одолева́ть врага́odolevátʹ vragáto overpower the enemy
  2. to seize, to overcome
    его́ одолева́ет любопы́тствоjevó odolevájet ljubopýtstvohe is beset by curiosity
  3. (colloquial) to cope, to manage

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