переступать

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Russian

Etymology

пере- (pere-) +‎ ступа́ть (stupátʹ)

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Verb

переступа́ть (perestupátʹimpf (perfective переступи́ть)

  1. to step over, to overstep, to step
    переступа́ть поро́гperestupátʹ porógto cross the threshold
  2. to transgress, to break
    переступа́ть грани́цы прили́чияperestupátʹ granícy prilíčijato transgress/overstep the bounds of decency
  3. to move, to walk
    едва́ переступа́тьjedvá perestupátʹto move step by step; move slowly
    переступа́ть с ноги́ на́ ногуperestupátʹ s nogí ná noguto shift from one foot to the other; shift from foot to foot

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