отма́зать
rare #19015
- 1.
to get off the hook, to cover for, to shield (from blame), to hush up (a matter)
Оте́ц отма́зал его от а́рмии.
His father got him out of military service.
Colloquial/slang; usually with от + genitive (от армии, от штрафа) or with a person as object.
- 2.
(rare) to smear over, to coat over, to fill in (with filler)construction
Неро́вности на стенах сле́дует отма́зать ги́псовой шпатлёвкой.
The uneven spots on the walls should be smeared over with gypsum filler.
Of plaster, putty and similar materials.
Examples
Он попытался отмазать друга перед начальником.
He tried to cover for his friend with the boss.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | отма́жу |
| ты | - | отма́жешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | отма́жет |
| мы | - | отма́жем |
| вы | - | отма́жете |
| они́ | - | отма́жут |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | отма́жь |
| вы | отма́жьте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | отма́зал |
| feminine | отма́зала |
| neuter | отма́зало |
| plural | отма́зали |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who made excuses, who got away with it, who shirked responsibility | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | excused, let off the hook, covered for | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | отма́зав отмазавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyма́затьPRO
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from ма́зать.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| отма́зать | от- | to get off the hook; to smear over |
| отма́заться | от- | to wriggle out of; to clear oneself |
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Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
