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дотягивать

дотягивать

Russian

Verb

дотя́гивать (dotjágivatʹ) impf (perfective дотяну́ть)

  1. to draw (up to, as far as), drag (to; as far as), haul (up to; as far as)
  2. to stretch out (to; as far as), extend (to; as far as), bring (to)
  3. (colloquial) to hold out (till), last out (till)
  4. (colloquial) to while away one's time (till, until)
  5. (colloquial) to live (till), live to see, last out
  6. (colloquial) to reach
    не дотя́гивать (до)
    ne dotjágivatʹ (do)
    to fall short (of)
    не дотя́гивать 2 процентов до плана
    ne dotjágivatʹ 2 procentov do plana
    fall 2 percent short of the target
  7. (colloquial) to improve, put right, brush up, edit, touch up
  8. (colloquial) to delay, protract, drag one's feet

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