задувать

Russian

Etymology

заду́ть (zadútʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zədʊˈvatʲ]

Verb

задува́ть • (zaduvátʹimpf (perfective заду́ть)

  1. to blow out (a candle, fire, etc.)
  2. (technical) to put (a blast furnace) into action
  3. (imperfective only, also impersonal) to gust
  4. (imperfective only) to blow, penetrating [with в (v, + accusative) ‘into something’]
  5. (imperfective only) to carry by wafting

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • задува́ние (zaduvánije)