поражать

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Russian

Etymology

порази́ть (porazítʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

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Verb

поража́ть (poražátʹimpf (perfective порази́ть)

  1. to hit, to affect, to strike, to defeat (to infect or harm)
    Ви́рус гепати́та поража́ет кле́тки пе́чени.Vírus gepatíta poražájet klétki péčeni.Hepatitis virus affects (i.e. infects) the liver cells.
    Они́ продолжа́ли поража́ть проти́вника штыка́ми.Oní prodolžáli poražátʹ protívnika štykámi.They continued to hit the enemy with bayonets.
  2. to amaze, to strike, to stagger, to startle
    Поража́ет красота́ и разнообра́зие на́ших жи́зней.Poražájet krasotá i raznoobrázije nášix žíznej.The beauty and diversity of our lives is amazing.

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