шпарить

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word шпарить. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word шпарить, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say шпарить in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word шпарить you have here. The definition of the word шпарить will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofшпарить, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Russian

Etymology

Cognate with Ukrainian шпа́рити (špáryty, to scald, to beat) and Belarusian шпа́рыць (špárycʹ, to beat). Possibly derived from Polish sparzyć (to scald) (perfective), which is related to пар (par, steam).

Pronunciation

Verb

шпа́рить (špáritʹimpf (perfective ошпа́рить)

  1. (colloquial) to scald (one's hands, etc.) (to burn with boiling liquid or steam)
  2. (colloquial) to pour boiling water over (often specifically in order to kill something, e.g. an insect)
  3. (low colloquial, figurative, intransitive, imperfective only) to do something with hurriedly or with great force, to energy or zeal
  4. (low colloquial, figurative, intransitive, imperfective only) to be fluent, to speak a language fluently
    Шпа́рит на неме́цком как на родно́м.Špárit na neméckom kak na rodnóm.S/he speaks German as fluently as a native speaker.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs