застёгивать

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Russian

Etymology

застегну́ть (zastegnútʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

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Verb

застёгивать (zastjógivatʹimpf (perfective застегну́ть)

  1. to buckle up, to zip up, to button up, to fasten
    • 1905, Александр Куприн , “VII”, in Поединок; English translation from Josh Billings, transl., The Duel, New York: Melville House Publishing, 2011:
      Подпору́чик, кото́рый в э́то вре́мя лежа́л на крова́ти, бы́стро вскочи́л и, красне́я, стал торопли́во застёгивать пу́говицы тужу́рки.
      Podporúčik, kotóryj v éto vrémja ležál na krováti, býstro vskočíl i, krasnéja, stal toroplívo zastjógivatʹ púgovicy tužúrki.
      The sub-lieutenant, who was lying on his bed, quickly jumped up and, blushing, began hurriedly buttoning up his jacket.

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