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вы́верт

rare #41754
nounmasculineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    quirk, eccentricity, caper, vagary

    Его́ вы́верты всех раздража́ют.

    His quirks annoy everybody.

    Often plural: выверты. Usually disapproving.

  • 2.

    affectation, mannerism, contrived turn of phrase

    В его ре́чи сли́шком мно́го вы́вертов.

    There is far too much affectation in his speech.

    Especially of style or speech.

  • 3.

    (raretwist, contortion

    Он сде́лал ре́зкий вы́верт всем те́лом.

    He made a sharp twist with his whole body.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

вы́верт

вы́верты

Gen.Genitive

вы́верта

вы́вертов

Dat.Dative

вы́верту

вы́вертам

Acc.Accusative

вы́верт

вы́верты

Inst.Instrumental

вы́вертом

вы́вертами

Prep.Prepositional

вы́верте

вы́вертах

Word familyвы́вертPRO

  • вы́вертquirk; affectation; twist
    nounmasculine
  • вывёртыватьсяto wriggle out; to come unscrewed; to turn inside out; to slip out; to pop up; to get dislocated
    verbimperfective

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.