спугнуть

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Russian

Etymology

с- (s-) +‎ пугну́ть (pugnútʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

спугну́ть (spugnútʹpf (imperfective спу́гивать)

  1. to frighten off/away, to scare off/away
    • 1972 , “Маленький принц ”, Николай Добронравов (lyrics), Микаэл Таривердиев (music)‎performed by Елена Камбурова :
      Са́мое гла́вное – ска́зку не спугну́ть,
      Ми́ру бескра́йнему о́кна распахну́ть.
      Sámoje glávnoje – skázku ne spugnútʹ,
      Míru beskrájnemu ókna raspaxnútʹ.
      The most essential thing is – to not scare away a fairy tale,
      And to fling open the windows to the boundless world.

Conjugation