напускать

Russian

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ пуска́ть (puskátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəpʊˈskatʲ]

Verb

напуска́ть • (napuskátʹimpf (perfective напусти́ть)

  1. to let in, to allow to enter (a large amount of liquid, gas or small items)
  2. (colloquial) to let in (someone)
  3. (colloquial) (idiomatic)
    напуска́ть на себя́napuskátʹ na sebjáto feign, to affect (a trait)
    напуска́ть тума́нуnapuskátʹ tumánuto confuse the issue
  4. (colloquial) to unleash, to sic, to incite [with accusative ‘an animal, a person’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘onto someone/something’]
  5. (low colloquial) to strike, to incite [with accusative ‘fear, etc.’ and на (na, + accusative) ‘in someone’]

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • напуска́ться impf (napuskátʹsja), напусти́ться pf (napustítʹsja)
  • напускно́й (napusknój)