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достава́ла

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nounmasculine & feminineanimateuncountablefake feminine

1.
fixer, procurer, wheeler-dealer
Он у нас настоя́щий достава́ла — любы́е биле́ты найдёт.
He is a real fixer - he can get hold of any tickets.
Colloquial; typically of someone who can lay hands on scarce goods, esp. in Soviet times. Feminine forms are the same word (доставала, common gender).

Examples

Мой сосед известный доставала, он всё найдёт.
My neighbor is a famous fixer—he can find anything.
Она была настоящей доставалой в нашей компании.
She was a real fixer in our company.
Без хорошего доставалы мы бы ничего не купили.
Without a good fixer, we wouldn’t have been able to buy anything.

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	достава́ла	достава́лы
Gen.Genitive	достава́лы	достава́л
Dat.Dative	достава́ле	достава́лам
Acc.Accusative	достава́лу	достава́л
Inst.Instrumental	достава́лой достава́лою	достава́лами
Prep.Prepositional	достава́ле	достава́лах

Word familyдостава́лаPRO

достава́лаfixer
nounmasculine & feminine
доставу́чийpesky
adjective
достава́тьсяto go to
verbimperfective

Related words

See also

доста́тьto get; to take out; to reach; to annoy; to suffice
достава́тьto take out; to get; to reach; to pester; to be enough

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Sandy edited noun basics 3 years ago.
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More about the translations

fixer procurer wheeler-dealer