прижимать

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Russian

Etymology

при- (pri-) +‎ -жима́ть (-žimátʹ)

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Verb

прижима́ть (prižimátʹimpf (perfective прижа́ть)

  1. to press (to), to clasp (to)
    прижима́ть к груди
    prižimátʹ k grudi
    to clasp/press to one's breast/bosom
    прижима́ть проти́вника к земле́
    prižimátʹ protívnika k zemlé
    to keep the enemy's heads down; to pin the enemy down to the ground
    прижима́ть у́ши
    prižimátʹ úši
    to lay back its ears

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