подма́зать
- 1.
to grease, to oil, to smear with grease
Надо подма́зать петли́, что́бы не скрипе́ли.
We should grease the hinges so they stop squeaking.
- 2.
to bribe, to grease someone's palm, to oil the wheels
Придётся подма́зать чино́вника, ина́че бума́ги не подпи́шут.
We'll have to grease the official's palm or the papers won't be signed.
colloquial
- 3.
to touch up (make-up), to put on a bit more (lipstick)
Она́ бы́стро подма́зала губы́ пе́ред вы́ходом.
She quickly touched up her lipstick before going out.
- 4.
(rare) to raise the stake, to add to the stakegambling
Он подма́зал ещё сто рубле́й к ста́вке.
He added another hundred rubles to the stake.
in card games and gambling
- 5.
to ingratiate oneself, to curry favour, to suck up
Он всё вре́мя пыта́ется подма́заться к нача́льнику.
He is always trying to curry favour with the boss.
used in the reflexive form подмазаться (к кому-л.); colloquial
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | подма́жу |
| ты | - | подма́жешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | подма́жет |
| мы | - | подма́жем |
| вы | - | подма́жете |
| они́ | - | подма́жут |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | подма́жь |
| вы | подма́жьте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | подма́зал |
| feminine | подма́зала |
| neuter | подма́зало |
| plural | подма́зали |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having greased, having lubricated, having touched up (with paint) | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | lubricated, greased, oiled | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | подма́зав подмазавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyма́затьPRO
Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from ма́зать.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| подма́зать | под- | to grease; to bribe; to touch up (make-up); to raise the stake; to ingratiate oneself |
| подма́заться | под- | to ingratiate oneself |
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Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
