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повести

повести

Russian

Pronunciation

Verb

повести́ (povestí) pf (imperfective вести́)

  1. to lead, to conduct, to direct, to drive
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

повести́ (povestí) pf (imperfective поводи́ть)

  1. to move
    повести бровямиpovesti brovjami ― to raise one's brows; lift one's eyebrows
    он и бровью/ухом не повёлon i brovʹju/uxom ne povjól ― ≈ he did not turn a hair; he did not bat an eyelid
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpovʲɪsʲtʲɪ]

Noun

по́вести (póvesti) f inan, f inan pl

  1. genitive singular of по́весть (póvestʹ)
  2. dative singular of по́весть (póvestʹ)
  3. prepositional singular of по́весть (póvestʹ)
  4. nominative plural of по́весть (póvestʹ)
  5. accusative plural of по́весть (póvestʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: по‧ве‧сти

Verb

по̀вести pf (Latin spelling pòvesti)

  1. (transitive) to lead
  2. (transitive) to initiate, begin
  3. (intransitive) to take the lead
  4. (reflexive) to go along with, imitate

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