налагать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic налагати (nalagati). By surface analysis, на- (na-) +‎ -лага́ть (-lagátʹ). Compare it's neutral counterpart накла́дывать (nakládyvatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəɫɐˈɡatʲ]

Verb

налага́ть • (nalagátʹimpf (perfective наложи́ть)

  1. to impose, to inflict (opinions, penalties, prohibitions, punishments, requirements, taxes)
    налага́ть ве́то на реше́ниеnalagátʹ véto na rešénijeto veto a decision
  2. (medicine) to apply (bandages or plaster casts for injured people)
    налага́ть повя́зкуnalagátʹ povjázkuto apply a bandage
    налага́ть гипсnalagátʹ gipsto apply a plaster cast

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