покушаться

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic покоушати сѧ (pokušati sę, to attempt, to try). By surface analysis, покуси́ться (pokusítʹsja) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ).

Pronunciation

Verb

покуша́ться (pokušátʹsjaimpf (perfective покуси́ться)

  1. to attempt
    покуша́ться на самоуби́йствоpokušátʹsja na samoubíjstvoto attempt suicide
  2. to encroach (on, upon)
    покуша́ться на чужу́ю террито́рию (на чьи́-либо права)pokušátʹsja na čužúju territóriju (na čʹí-libo prava)to encroach on smb's territory (on smb's rights)
    покуша́ться на чью́-либо жизньpokušátʹsja na čʹjú-libo žiznʹto attempt smb's life
  3. to make an attempt on someone's life
    покуша́ться на президе́нтаpokušátʹsja na prezidéntato make an attempt on the president's life

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