забирать

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ -бира́ть (-birátʹ)

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Verb

забира́ть (zabirátʹimpf (perfective забра́ть)

  1. to take away, to seize, to collect; to capture, to take possession
    забира́ть себе́ в го́ловуzabirátʹ sebé v gólovuto take it into one's head
  2. to collect, to pick up
    забира́ть това́рzabirátʹ továrto pick up the goods
  3. to arrest
    За людьми́ приезжа́ли на чёрных маши́нах, так называ́емых «воронка́х», по ноча́м и забира́ли це́лыми се́мьями.Za ljudʹmí prijezžáli na čórnyx mašínax, tak nazyvájemyx «voronkáx», po nočám i zabiráli célymi sémʹjami.They came for people in black cars, the so-called "voronoks" ("paddy wagons") in the night and arrested entire families.
  4. to pick up (to collect a passenger)
    Я забира́ю сы́на по́сле рабо́ты.Ja zabiráju sýna pósle rabóty.I pick up (my) son after work.
  5. to bear, to turn off, to aside
    забира́ть впра́воzabirátʹ vprávoto bear (to the) right

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