подвернуть

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Russian

Etymology

под- (pod-) +‎ верну́ть (vernútʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

подверну́ть (podvernútʹpf (imperfective подвёртывать or подвора́чивать)

  1. to tighten, to screw a little further
    подверну́ть кранpodvernútʹ kranto tighten up a tap
    подверну́ть винтpodvernútʹ vinttighten (take up) a screw
  2. to tuck in, to tuck up
    подверну́ть одея́лоpodvernútʹ odejáloto tuck in the blanket
  3. to turn up, to roll up
  4. to sprain
    подверну́ть но́гуpodvernútʹ nóguto sprain one's ankle

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