дра́ить
- 1.
to scrub, to swab, to scour, to clean
Матро́сы дра́ят па́лубу.
The sailors are scrubbing the deck.
Often of decks, floors, metal fittings; nautical flavour.
- 2.
to scold, to tell off, to give a dressing-down
Команди́р дра́ил нас за опозда́ние.
The commander was tearing into us for being late.
Colloquial.
- 3.
(rare) to haul taut, to tighten, to lash downnautical
Матро́сы дра́ят сна́сти.
The sailors are hauling the rigging taut.
Nautical.
Examples
Матрос старательно драит палубу.
The sailor is scrubbing the deck diligently.
Начальник любит драить подчинённых за ошибки.
The boss likes to chew out his subordinates for their mistakes.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | дра́ю | бу́ду дра́ить |
| ты | дра́ишь | бу́дешь дра́ить |
| он/она́/оно́ | дра́ит | бу́дет дра́ить |
| мы | дра́им | бу́дем дра́ить |
| вы | дра́ите | бу́дете дра́ить |
| они́ | дра́ят | бу́дут дра́ить |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | дра́й |
| вы | дра́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | дра́ил |
| feminine | дра́ила |
| neuter | дра́ило |
| plural | дра́или |
Participles
| Active present | scrubbing, scouring, cleaning | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who scrubbed, that scrubbed, having scrubbed | |
| Passive present | being scrubbed, being scoured | |
| Passive past | torn, ragged, tattered, worn out | |
| Gerund present | дра́я | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | драив драивши | while doing (past) |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
