отщёлкать

rare #44128

verbperfective

1.
to snap (lots of photos), to shoot (a whole roll), to take (a load of pictures)photography
В о́тпуске я отщёлкал пять кату́шек плёнки.
On holiday I shot five rolls of film.
Colloquial.
2.
to tell off, to dress down, to berate, to abuse (verbally)
Нача́льник отщёлкал меня́ за опозда́ние.
The boss told me off for being late.
Colloquial.
3.
(rare) to give a flick to, to flick (repeatedly)
Он отщёлкал бра́та по но́су.
He gave his brother a few flicks on the nose.
Colloquial.
4.
(rare) to finish trilling, to stop singing
Соловей отщёлкал и умолк.
The nightingale finished its trilling and fell silent.
Of a nightingale.

Examples

Он отщёлкал целую плёнку на празднике.
He shot an entire roll of film at the party.
Начальник отщёлкал меня за опоздание при всех.
The boss berated me in front of everyone for being late.
Мать отщёлкала сына за грубые слова.
The mother berated her son for his rude words.

Imperative
ты	отщёлкай
вы	отщёлкайте

Active present	-
Active past	отщёлкавший	having clicked, that has clicked, having snapped
Passive present	-
Passive past	отщёлканный	unlatched, clicked off, unclipped, snapped off
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отщёлкав отщёлкавши	while doing (past)

щёлкаcrack
nounfeminine
защёлкаcatch
noun
щёлкатьto click; to crack; to flick; to crack (a whip); to warble
verbimperfective
щёлканьеclicking
noun
щёлкнутьto click; to snap (one's fingers); to flick; to crack (a nut); to snap (a photo); to trill
verbperfective

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