отма́зать
- 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.
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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Dumbysol edited translation 4 years ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 7 years ago.
