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брезговать

брезговать

Russian

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Verb

бре́зговать (brézgovatʹ) impf (perfective побре́зговать)

  1. to be fastidious/squeamish (about)
    он брезгует пить из чужого стаканаon brezgujet pitʹ iz čužovo stakana ― he is squeamish about drinking out of smb else's glass; it disgusts him to drink out of smb else's glass
  2. (usually negative) to disdain, shrink (from)
    он не брезгует никакими средствамиon ne brezgujet nikakimi sredstvami ― he does not scruple/disdain to use any means; he is not squeamish/fastidious about any means he uses

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