навора́чивать
- 1.
to heap up, to pile up, to stack up
Он навора́чивал в прихо́жей кучу рюкзако́в.
He was piling up a heap of backpacks in the hallway.
Imperfective; aspect partner наворотить.
- 2.
to overcomplicate, to overdo, to make a mess of
Не навора́чивай сто́лько лишнего в отчёте.
Don't overcomplicate the report with so much extra stuff.
Colloquial; of muddled or needlessly elaborate work.
- 3.
to wolf down, to devour, to put away
Он навора́чивал ка́шу за о́бе щёки.
He was wolfing down the porridge.
Colloquial; aspect partner навернуть.
Usage info
(imperfective only) to wind (something) up, to wrap (something) up circularly
(low colloquial) to heap up (a large quantity of something, in a disorderly way)
(colloquial) to overcomplicate (something), to make (something) overly convoluted
(low colloquial) to make a mess of (something), to do (something undesirable or erroneous)
Examples
Не наворачивай столько подробностей, говори проще.
Don’t pile on so many details; keep it simple.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | навора́чиваю | бу́ду навора́чивать |
| ты | навора́чиваешь | бу́дешь навора́чивать |
| он/она́/оно́ | навора́чивает | бу́дет навора́чивать |
| мы | навора́чиваем | бу́дем навора́чивать |
| вы | навора́чиваете | бу́дете навора́чивать |
| они́ | навора́чивают | бу́дут навора́чивать |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | навора́чивай |
| вы | навора́чивайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | навора́чивал |
| feminine | навора́чивала |
| neuter | навора́чивало |
| plural | навора́чивали |
Participles
| Active present | piling up, heaping up, accumulating | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | piling up, heaping up, rolling up, winding up | |
| Passive present | being wound, being reeled | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | навора́чивая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | наворачивав наворачивавши | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| вывора́чивать | вы- | to turn inside out; to unscrew; to twist (someone's arms); to pull out |
| завора́чивать | за- | to turn; to wrap up; to screw tight; to roll up |
| навора́чивать | на- | to heap up; to overcomplicate; to wolf down |
| отвора́чивать | от- | to turn away; to unscrew; to turn up; to bend aside; to shove aside |
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Contributions
Iron edited translation 6 days ago.
pyz9188 edited translation and usage info 2 years ago.
Lisa edited verb basics 7 years ago.
