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вильну́ть

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verbperfective imperfective is виля́ть
  • 1.

    to wag (once), to give a wag

    Соба́ка ра́достно вильну́ла хвосто́м.

    The dog gave a happy wag of its tail.

    Semelfactive perfective of вилять; typically with хвостом.

  • 2.

    to swerve, to turn off sharply, to veer aside

    Маши́на ре́зко вильну́ла в сто́рону.

    The car swerved sharply to the side.

    Of a vehicle or a moving person changing direction abruptly.

  • 3.

    to dodge the question, to prevaricate, to be evasive

    Он вильну́л и не отве́тил пря́мо.

    He dodged and did not answer straight.

    Figurative, colloquial.

  • 4.

    (rareto fawn (on someone), to grovel

    Он сра́зу вильну́л хвосто́м пе́ред нача́льником.

    He immediately fawned on the boss.

    Figurative, disapproving; usually вильнуть хвостом перед кем-л.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
вильну́
ты-
вильнёшь
он/она́/оно́-
вильнёт
мы-
вильнём
вы-
вильнёте
они́-
вильну́т
Imperative
ты
вильни́
вы
вильни́те
Past
masculine
вильну́л
feminine
вильну́ла
neuter
вильну́ло
plural
вильну́ли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

вильну́вший

having wagged, having swished, having veered, having turned suddenly

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

вильну́в

вильнувши

while doing (past)

Word familyвильPRO

Prefix groupPRO

VerbPrefixMeaning
вильну́ть-to wag (once); to swerve; to dodge the question; to fawn (on someone)
увильну́тьу-to shirk
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  • Iron edited translation 4 days ago.