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whet russian

  • 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)

  • отбива́ть

    to repulse/to repel, win over, retake, recapture, break off, take away, remove, whet

  • точи́ть

    to sharpen, to grind, to whet, to turn

    to produce, to make (using a lathe)

    to wear away, to wear down, to gnaw

    (dated) to emit, to exude

  • остри́ть

    sharpen, whet, be witty, make witticisms, crack jokes

  • отточи́ть

    sharpen, whet

  • наточи́ть

    sharpen, grind, whet, strop

  • отта́чивать

    sharpen, whet

  • ли

    whether, if

    interrogative particle

    whether ... or

  • точи́ло

    whetstone, grindstone

  • осело́к

    touchstone, whetstone, oilstone, hone

  • навострённый

    sharpened, whetted, honed

    pricked up (ears), alert, attentive

    sharp, cunning, shrewd, astute

  • точи́вший

    sharpening, having sharpened, grinding, having ground, whetting, having whetted

    gnawing, having gnawed, eroding, having eroded, wearing away, having worn away

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