путаться

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Russian

Etymology

пу́тать (pútatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

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Verb

пу́таться (pútatʹsjaimpf (perfective запу́таться or спу́таться or впу́таться)

  1. to get tangled
  2. to be misled, to get confused, to get mixed up
    пу́таться в расска́зеpútatʹsja v rasskázeto give a confused account/story
    пу́таться в показа́нияхpútatʹsja v pokazánijaxto be inconsistent in one's testimony; contradict oneself in one's evidence/statement
  3. (colloquial) to interfere (in), to meddle (in)
    пу́таться не в своё де́лоpútatʹsja ne v svojó déloto meddle in other people's affairs
    пу́таться под нога́ми у кого́-либоpútatʹsja pod nogámi u kovó-liboto get under someone's feet
    не пу́тайся под нога́ми!ne pútajsja pod nogámi!stay out of my way!
  4. (colloquial) to keep company (with), to get mixed up (with)
    наш сын спу́тался с каки́ми-то уголо́вными ти́памиnaš syn spútalsja s kakími-to ugolóvnymi típamiour son got mixed up with some criminal types
  5. (colloquial) to sleep (with), to go to bed (with)
  6. passive of пу́тать (pútatʹ)

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