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сковать

сковать

Russian

Verb

скова́ть (skovátʹ) pf (imperfective ско́вывать)

  1. to forge, hammer out
  2. forge together
  3. to chain
  4. (military) to hold, fix
    скова́ть огнёмskovátʹ ognjóm ― to pin (down) by fire
  5. (with ice) to lock
    моро́з/лёд скова́л ре́куmoróz/ljód skovál réku ― the river is frozen over; the river is icebound
  6. to fetter
    страх скова́л мне ду́шуstrax skovál mne dúšu ― I was overcome/seized with fear

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