доводить

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Russian

Etymology

до- (do-) +‎ води́ть (vodítʹ)

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Verb

доводи́ть (dovodítʹimpf (perfective довести́)

  1. to see, to lead, to take, to accompany (to), to bring (into)
    доводи́ть до дому́dovodítʹ do domúto see home
  2. (cooking) to scald
    доводи́ть до кипе́нияdovodítʹ do kipénijato scald
  3. to drive, to reduce, to bring, to carry
    доводи́ть до изнеможе́нияdovodítʹ do iznemožénijato tire out
    доводи́ть до беды́dovodítʹ do bedýto lead to trouble
    доводи́ть до нищеты́dovodítʹ do niščetýto reduce to poverty
    доводи́ть до отча́янияdovodítʹ do otčájanijato drive to despair
    доводи́ть до слёзdovodítʹ do sljozto drive to tears, to make cry
    доводи́ть до соверше́нстваdovodítʹ do soveršénstvato perfect, to bring to perfection
    доводи́ть до бе́шенстваdovodítʹ do béšenstvato drive up the wall, to drive crazy, to drive nuts, to enrage
    доводи́ть до сумасше́ствияdovodítʹ do sumasšéstvijato drive crazy
    доводи́ть до конца́dovodítʹ do koncáto carry through, to carry to conclusion, to complete
    доводи́ть до кра́йностиdovodítʹ do krájnostito push too far, to drive over the edge, to take to extremes, to carry to an extreme
  4. to inform
    доводи́ть до созна́нияdovodítʹ do soznánijato bring home to
    доводи́ть до све́денияdovodítʹ do svédenijato inform

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