отстранять

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Russian

Etymology

отстрани́ть (otstranítʹ) +‎ -я́ть (-játʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

отстраня́ть (otstranjátʹimpf (perfective отстрани́ть)

  1. to push aside, to remove
    • 1872, Иван Тургенев , “X”, in Вешние воды; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Torrents of Spring, 1897:
      Фра́у Лено́ре смея́лась, и слегка́ отвора́чивалась, и с притво́рным уси́лием отстраня́ла свою́ дочь.
      Fráu Lenóre smejálasʹ, i slexká otvoráčivalasʹ, i s pritvórnym usílijem otstranjála svojú dočʹ.
      Frau Lenore laughed, and turning a little away, with a pretence of violence, pushed her daughter away.
  2. to discharge, to dismiss

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