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whet russian

  • дразни́ть

    to tease, to make fun of, to taunt

    to provoke, to goad, to tease (an animal)

    to tantalize, to whet

  • направля́ть

    to direct, to point, to aim, to turn (towards)

    to send, to assign, to refer

    to direct, to guide, to manage

    to sharpen, to whet

  • возбужда́ть

    to arouse, to provoke, to evoke, to stir up

    to institute, to initiate, to bring (a case), to open

    to excite, to agitate, to work up

    to stimulate, to whet (the appetite)

    to arouse, to turn on

  • точи́ть

    to sharpen, to grind, to whet

    to turn (on a lathe), to make on a lathe, to produce by turning

    to wear away, to wear down, to gnaw, to eat away

    to emit, to exude, to shed (tears)

  • возбуди́ть

    to arouse, to rouse, to excite, to provoke

    to initiate (proceedings), to bring (a case), to raise (a question)

    to stir up, to incite, to instigate

    to arouse (sexually), to turn on

    to stimulate, to whet (the appetite)

  • заточи́ть

    to sharpen, to whet, to grind (to an edge)

    to imprison, to incarcerate, to confine

  • наточи́ть

    to sharpen, to grind, to whet, to strop

  • отбива́ть

    to repel, to beat off, to parry, to return (a ball)

    to break off, to knock off, to chip off

    to take away, to win away, to win over, to steal (a partner)

    to retake, to recapture

    to take away (the desire), to kill (the appetite), to discourage

    to whet (a scythe), to hammer sharp

  • отта́чивать

    to sharpen, to whet, to hone

    to perfect, to refine, to polish, to hone (a skill)

  • отточи́ть

    to sharpen, to whet, to hone

    to perfect, to refine, to polish

  • остри́ть

    to be witty, to make witticisms, to crack jokes

    to sharpen, to whet

  • подточи́ть

    to sharpen (a little), to whet, to grind down

    to eat away, to gnaw away, to undercut

    to undermine, to sap

  • раздразни́ть

    to tease, to provoke, to goad

    to whet, to stimulate, to arouse

  • подта́чивать

    to sharpen, to whet, to give an edge

    to eat away at, to gnaw away at, to undercut

    to undermine, to sap

  • оточи́ть

    to sharpen, to whet, to hone

    to sharpen to a point, to point

    to file, to file down

    to sharpen (a large number of things), to grind down (many items)

    to whet (a scythe), to peen (a scythe)

  • ли

    whether, if

    interrogative particle

    whether ... or

  • зато́чка

    sharpening, grinding, whetting

    shiv, homemade knife, shank

    sharp point, cutting edge, grind (of a blade)

  • брусо́к

    bar, block, small beam

    whetstone, sharpening stone, hone

  • точи́ло

    whetstone, grindstone

    grinding machine, bench grinder

    winepress

  • осело́к

    whetstone, hone, oilstone

    touchstone, test

  • точи́вший

    sharpening, having sharpened, grinding, whetting

    gnawing, having gnawed, eroding, wearing away

  • навострённый

    sharpened, whetted, honed

    pricked up (ears), alert, attentive

    sharp (mind), cunning, shrewd, astute

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