теснить

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *těsniti (to narrow, to squeeze). By surface analysis, те́сный (tésnyj) +‎ -и́ть (-ítʹ).

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Verb

тесни́ть (tesnítʹimpf (perfective потесни́ть or стесни́ть)

  1. to press, to crowd
    тесни́ть проти́вникаtesnítʹ protívnikato press the enemy
    Perfective: потесни́ть (potesnítʹ)
  2. to squeeze, to be too tight
    мне тесни́т грудьmne tesnít grudʹI feel/have a tightness in my chest
    Perfective: стесни́ть (stesnítʹ)

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