ботать

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbotətʲ]

Etymology 1

Verb

бо́тать • (bótatʹimpf

  1. (dialectal) to knock, to call
  2. (obsolete) to catch fish with a бо́тало (bótalo)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Verb

бо́тать • (bótatʹimpf

  1. (slang) to speak a (criminal) jargon, to slang
    По фе́не бо́таешь?
    Po féne bótaješʹ?
    Can you speak in the (criminal) slang?
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Verb

бо́тать • (bótatʹimpf (perfective вы́ботать or забо́тать or пробо́тать)

  1. (student slang) to intensively learn, to prepare for an exam or test
  2. (student slang) to work hard at school
  3. (student slang, rare) clipping of рабо́тать (rabótatʹ); to work
Conjugation