затяну́ться
- 1.
to drag on, to be dragged out, to take longer than expected
Собра́ние затяну́лось до ве́чера.
The meeting dragged on until evening.
Of meetings, illnesses, negotiations.
- 2.
to take a drag, to inhale (smoke), to take a puff
Он затяну́лся сигаре́той и вы́дохнул дым.
He took a drag on his cigarette and blew out the smoke.
With the instrumental: затянуться сигаретой.
- 3.
to heal over, to heal up, to close up
Ра́на затяну́лась быстре́е, чем он ду́мал.
The wound healed faster than he had thought.
Of wounds and scars.
- 4.
to become covered, to cloud over, to be overcast
Не́бо затяну́лось ту́чами.
The sky became covered with clouds.
With the instrumental: затянуться тучами.
- 5.
to tighten, to become tight, to pull tight
У́зел затяну́лся сли́шком кре́пко.
The knot had pulled too tight.
Of knots, ropes, belts.
Examples
Рана, заживавшая неделю, наконец затянулась.
The wound, which had been healing for a week, finally closed up.
Проект, завязающий в бюрократии, сильно затянулся.
The project, bogged down in bureaucracy, dragged on for a long time.
Бракоразводный процесс затянулся на целый год.
The divorce proceedings dragged on for an entire year.
Без антибиотиков болезнь могла затянуться надолго.
Without antibiotics, the illness might have dragged on for a long time.
Замедляющий рост экономики кризис затянулся.
The crisis that was slowing economic growth dragged on.
Спор двух диалектиков затянулся на весь вечер.
The argument between the two dialecticians lasted all evening.
Из-за проволочки в суде дело затянулось надолго.
Because of the delay at the court, the case dragged on for a long time.
Рана, кровоточившая всю ночь, наконец затянулась.
The wound, which had been bleeding all night, finally closed up.
Из-за её привередничества обед затянулся на час.
Because of her fussiness, lunch took an hour longer than it should have.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | затяну́сь |
| ты | - | затя́нешься |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | затя́нется |
| мы | - | затя́немся |
| вы | - | затя́нетесь |
| они́ | - | затя́нутся |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | затяни́сь |
| вы | затяни́тесь |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | затяну́лся |
| feminine | затяну́лась |
| neuter | затяну́лось |
| plural | затяну́лись |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | prolonged, protracted, drawn-out, long-drawn | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | затяну́вшись | while doing (past) |
Word familyтяну́тьPRO
- тяну́тьto pull; to drag out; to delay; to stretch out; to draw; to drag (someone somewhere); to lay (a cable); to weigh; to support; to drawl
- втяну́тьto draw in; to drag into; to pull in; to haul up
- утяну́тьto drag away; to tighten; to steal
- вы́тянутьto pull out; to stretch out; to hold out; to worm out (of somebody); to squeeze out (of somebody); to manage; to bring up; to get (somebody) out of
- дотяну́тьto drag (as far as); to hold out (until)
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