поводить

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ води́ть (vodítʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

поводи́ть (povodítʹimpf (perfective повести́)

  1. to move
    повести бровя́миpovesti brovjámito raise one's brows; lift one's eyebrows
    поводи́ть плечо́мpovodítʹ plečómto move one's shoulder
    он и бро́вью/у́хом не повёлon i bróvʹju/úxom ne povjól≈ he did not turn a hair; he did not bat an eyelid

Conjugation

Verb

поводи́ть (povodítʹpf

  1. (transitive) to walk, to take around
    поводи́ть кого́-либо по теа́трам (вы́ставкам)povodítʹ kovó-libo po teátram (výstavkam)to take someone to theatres (exhibitions)
    поводи́ть ло́шадьpovodítʹ lóšadʹto walk a horse
  2. to drive (for a while)
    дай мне поводи́ть маши́нуdaj mne povodítʹ mašínulet me drive (the car) for a while
    поводи́л и хва́тит!povodíl i xvátit!you've driven the car enough!; you've had your bit of driving!

Conjugation