отмахиваться

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Russian

Etymology

отма́хивать (otmáxivatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

Verb

отма́хиваться (otmáxivatʹsjaimpf (perfective отмахну́ться)

  1. to wave/fan off/away
  2. to wave away, to wave aside, to brush aside
    отма́хиваться от реше́ния вопро́саotmáxivatʹsja ot rešénija voprósato turn one's back on a problem; dismiss the matter with a wave of one's hand
    вам от э́того так не отма́хиватьсяvam ot étovo tak ne otmáxivatʹsjayou can't just brush it aside
  3. passive of отма́хивать (otmáxivatʹ)

Conjugation