ошпаривать

Russian

Etymology

ошпа́рить (ošpáritʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐʂˈparʲɪvətʲ]

Verb

ошпа́ривать • (ošpárivatʹimpf (perfective ошпа́рить)

  1. (colloquial) to scald (one's hands, etc.) (to burn with boiling liquid or steam)
  2. (colloquial) to pour boiling water over (often specifically in order to kill something, e.g. an insect)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • ошпа́риваться impf (ošpárivatʹsja), ошпа́риться pf (ošpáritʹsja)