прикинуть

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Russian

Etymology

при- (pri-) +‎ ки́нуть (kínutʹ)

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Verb

прики́нуть (prikínutʹpf (imperfective прики́дывать)

  1. (colloquial) to estimate, to make a rough calculation
    прики́нуть в уме́prikínutʹ v uméto weigh up; (try to) figure out
    прики́нуть на веса́хprikínutʹ na vesáxto weigh
  2. (colloquial) to gauge, to size up, to weigh up
    мы тут прики́нули и реши́лиmy tut prikínuli i rešíliwe've weighed it up and come to a decision
  3. (colloquial) to try on
  4. (colloquial) to throw in, to add
  5. (colloquial, imperative) to get, to imagine, to believe, to think (about), to guess what; to fully appraise (a situation)
    Прики́нь, мы нашли́ его́, выпива́ющим на съёмочный площа́дке.Prikínʹ, my našlí jevó, vypivájuščim na sʺjómočnyj ploščádke.Get this: we found him pounding shots on set.
    Собира́юсь купи́ть пло́ский те́лик, прики́нь!Sobirájusʹ kupítʹ plóskij télik, prikínʹ!I'm getting a flatscreen TV, can you believe it?!
    Э́то же кот, прики́нь?Éto že kot, prikínʹ?It's a cat, you know?
    А прики́нь, каково́ его́ де́тям.A prikínʹ, kakovó jevó détjam.Think about how his kids feel.
    Прики́нь, я был на сто́льких хокке́йных ма́тчах.Prikínʹ, ja byl na stólʹkix xokkéjnyx mátčax.I'm telling you, I've been to a lot of hockey games.
    Ты прики́нь, чё б с тобо́й бы́ло?Ty prikínʹ, čo b s tobój býlo?You realise what could've happened to you?
    Он оста́вил коро́бку у её до́ма, прики́нь?On ostávil koróbku u jejó dóma, prikínʹ?(While recounting) So he drops this box off at her place, right?

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