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лисовать

  • 1.

    (rare) act slyly, be cunning, fawn

    Не лису́й, скажи́ пря́мо.

    Don't be sly - say it straight.

    Colloquial and dialectal; derived from лиса 'fox'. The usual modern words are хитрить and лукавить.

Word familyлисPRO

  • лисmale fox
    nounmasculine
  • ли́скаLiska (Diminutive of the first name Lissa)
    nounfeminine
  • лиси́ца(male) fox / vixen
    nounfeminine
  • лисоватьact slyly
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