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таять

таять

Russian

Verb

та́ять (tájatʹ) impf (perfective отта́ять or подта́ять or раста́ять)

  1. to melt, thaw
    воск та́етvosk tájet ― the wax is melting
    та́ять во ртуtájatʹ vo rtu ― to melt in the mouth
  2. to melt away, wane, dwindle
    его́ си́лы та́ютjevó síly tájut ― his strength is dwindling (is on the wane)
    зву́ки та́ютzvúki tájut ― sounds fade away
    на́ши запа́сы та́ютnáši zapásy tájut ― our stocks are dwindling
  3. (imperfective only) to waste away, pine (with), languish (with)
  4. to melt (with)

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