накрывать

Russian

Etymology

накры́ть (nakrýtʹ) +‎ -ва́ть (-vátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəkrɨˈvatʲ]
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Verb

накрыва́ть • (nakryvátʹimpf (perfective накры́ть)

  1. to cover (from above, e.g. with a lid)
  2. (military) to hit, to place fire on a target, to trap (from above, e.g. of artillery fire or bombing)
  3. (intransitive) to lay (a table)
    накрыва́ть на столnakryvátʹ na stolto lay the table
  4. (colloquial) to catch (in the act)

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