отделываться

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Russian

Etymology

отде́лывать (otdélyvatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

отде́лываться (otdélyvatʹsjaimpf (perfective отде́латься)

  1. to get rid (of), to get away (from), to throw off, to shake off, to be through (with), to finish (with)
    не могу́ отде́лываться от впечатле́нияne mogú otdélyvatʹsja ot vpečatlénijaI can't shake off the impression
  2. to escape (with), to get away (with), to get off (with)
    отде́лываться о́бщими фра́зами (от)otdélyvatʹsja óbščimi frázami (ot)to talk one's way out (of)
    отде́лываться отгово́ркамиotdélyvatʹsja otgovórkamito get away with excuses; get away with irrelevant comments; dodge the question; give the runaround
  3. to get away (with), to get off (with)
    отде́лываться цара́пинамиotdélyvatʹsja carápinamito get off/away with slight cuts
    дёшево отде́лыватьсяdjóševo otdélyvatʹsjato get off easy/cheap
    сча́стливо/счастли́во отде́лыватьсяsčástlivo/sčastlívo otdélyvatʹsjato have a lucky escape; be none the worse for it
  4. passive of отде́лывать (otdélyvatʹ)

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