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задавить

задавить

Russian

Verb

задави́ть (zadavítʹ) pf (imperfective дави́ть or зада́вливать)

  1. to crush (to death)
  2. (car) to run over, knock down
  3. (colloquial) to strangle
  4. (colloquial) to suppress, crack down (on)
  5. to oppress, exhaust
    нужда́ задави́ла кого́-нибудьnuždá zadavíla kovó-nibudʹ ― someone is ravaged by poverty

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