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Задергивать - translation, pronunciation and examples

задергивать
[zədʲɪrˈɡʲivətʲ]

draw (curtains)

🇷🇺 Russian
[zədʲɪrˈɡʲivətʲ]
Meaning of задергивать

to close curtains by pulling them together

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Part of speechverb
Pronunciation[zədʲɪrˈɡʲivətʲ]
CEFRB1
How important is this wordoften
draw (curtains)

When to use задергивать

Пожалуйста, задерни шторы, уже темно

Пожалуйста, задерни шторы, уже темно.

Вечером я задергиваю шторы

Вечером я задергиваю шторы.

Она задернула шторы перед началом фильма

She drew the curtains before the film started.

Пожалуйста, задерни шторы; солнце слишком яркое

Please draw the curtains; the sun is too bright.

Пожалуйста, закрой шторы перед сном

Пожалуйста, закрой шторы перед сном.

задергивать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She drew the curtains before the film started.

Она задернула шторы перед началом фильма.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Please draw the curtains; the sun is too bright.

Пожалуйста, задерни шторы; солнце слишком яркое.

Similar words

задергивать

draw (curtains) — to close curtains by pulling them together

задергивать

Main neutral verb: to close curtains by pulling them together.

опускать

General verb meaning 'to lower'; with curtains, it can mean closing them by moving them down or together.

закрывать

Very general verb: 'to close.' It works for curtains, but is less precise.

завешивать

To cover something, including with curtains; often suggests full covering.

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задергиватьdraw (curtains)
готовитьcook
менятьchange
завязыватьtie
следоватьfollow
убиратьremove
ощущатьсяfeel

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What's the difference between задергивать / опускать / закрывать / завешивать / занавешивать

🇷🇺Russian
задергивать

draw (curtains) — to close curtains by pulling them together

B1Often

Bitte zieh die Vorhänge zuziehen, es ist schon dunkel.

Пожалуйста, задерни шторы, уже темно.

З
🇷🇺Russian
задергивать

Main neutral verb: to close curtains by pulling them together.

A2Very Often

Before bed, she drew the curtains.

Перед сном она задернула шторы.

О
🇷🇺Russian
опускать

General verb meaning 'to lower'; with curtains, it can mean closing them by moving them down or together.

A2Often

She lowered the curtains to make the room darker.

Она опустила шторы, чтобы в комнате стало темнее.

З
🇷🇺Russian
закрывать

Very general verb: 'to close.' It works for curtains, but is less precise.

A2Very Often

Please close the curtains.

Пожалуйста, закройте шторы.

З
🇷🇺Russian
завешивать

To cover something, including with curtains; often suggests full covering.

A2Often

The window was covered with heavy curtains.

Окно завесили плотными шторами.

З
🇷🇺Russian
занавешивать

To cover with a curtain or drape; very close to 'draw the curtains,' but slightly more literary.

A2Often

She covered the window with a heavy cloth curtain.

Она занавесила окно плотной тканью.

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задергивать translation: draw (curtains). This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce задергивать

[zədʲɪrˈɡʲivətʲ]

задергивать translation

draw (curtains)

задергивать examples

Bitte zieh die Vorhänge zuziehen, es ist schon dunkel.

задергивать transcription

[zədʲɪrˈɡʲivətʲ]

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задергивать meaning: what does it mean?

сдвигать шторы, закрывая ими окно

задергивать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

задергивать is pronounced as [zədʲɪrˈɡʲivətʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

задергивать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Bitte zieh die Vorhänge zuziehen, es ist schon dunkel. Translation: Пожалуйста, задерни шторы, уже темно.

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