отврати́ть
rare #26451
- 1.
to avert, to prevent, to ward off
Удало́сь отврати́ть катастро́фу.
The disaster was averted.
Bookish; typical objects are danger, war, catastrophe, suffering.
- 2.
(rare) to turn away
Он отврати́л лицо́ от све́та.
He turned his face away from the light.
Literary; of the face, head or gaze.
- 3.
to dissuade (from), to turn away (from), to deter
Друзья́ отврати́ли его́ от опа́сной зате́и.
His friends dissuaded him from the dangerous venture.
Used with от + genitive.
Examples
Никто не мог отвратить эту катастрофу.
No one could avert this catastrophe.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | отвращу́ |
| ты | - | отврати́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | отврати́т |
| мы | - | отврати́м |
| вы | - | отврати́те |
| они́ | - | отвратя́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | отврати́ |
| вы | отврати́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | отврати́л |
| feminine | отврати́ла |
| neuter | отврати́ло |
| plural | отврати́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | disgusting, repulsive, having disgusted | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | averted, turned away | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | отврати́в отвративши отвратя́ | while doing (past) |
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| возврати́ть | воз- | to return; to repay; to recover |
| изврати́ть | из- | to distort; to pervert |
| отврати́ть | от- | to avert; to turn away; to dissuade (from) |
| преврати́ть | пре- | to turn into |
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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
Lisa edited related words 1 year ago.
Dumbysol edited conjugation 5 years ago.
