распирать

Russian

Etymology

рас- (ras-) +‎ -пира́ть (-pirátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rəspʲɪˈratʲ]

Verb

распира́ть • (raspirátʹimpf (perfective распере́ть)

  1. to burst open, to cause to burst
  2. (colloquial) to overflow, to fill up, to fill to the brim, to be brimming over (with), to swell (with), to bloat (with)
    его́ распира́ло от ра́достиjevó raspirálo ot rádostihe was brimming over with joy
    меня́ распира́ет от го́рдостиmenjá raspirájet ot górdostiI swell/bloat with pride
  3. to hold apart; to strut off

Conjugation