провёртывать
- 1.
to bore, to drill through, to perforate, to pierce
Он провёртывал отве́рстия в доске́.
He was boring holes in the board.
Imperfective of «провернуть»; the perfective is far more common.
- 2.
to turn, to rotate, to crank
Он ме́дленно провёртывал ключ в замке.
He was slowly turning the key in the lock.
- 3.
to mince, to grind, to put through a grindercooking
Ма́ма провёртывает мя́со че́рез мясору́бку.
Mum is putting the meat through the mincer.
Typically of meat through a mincer.
- 4.
to carry through, to pull off, to rush through
Он уме́ет провёртывать таки́е дела о́чень бы́стро.
He knows how to pull off such things very quickly.
Colloquial, of deals and arrangements.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | провёртываю |
| ты | - | провёртываешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | провёртывает |
| мы | - | провёртываем |
| вы | - | провёртываете |
| они́ | - | провёртывают |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | провёртывай |
| вы | провёртывайте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | провёртывал |
| feminine | провёртывала |
| neuter | провёртывало |
| plural | провёртывали |
Participles
| Active present | grinding, mincing, putting through a mincer | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | who had carried out, who had executed, who had pulled off | |
| Passive present | turnable, rotatable | |
| Passive past | - | |
| Gerund present | провёртывая | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | провёртывав провёртывавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyверте́тьPRO
- верте́тьto turn; to twist around one's finger
- отвёрткаscrewdriver
- верте́тьсяto turn
- заверте́тьto start spinning; to get going
- наверте́тьto wind on; to drill (a lot of holes)
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| вывёртывать | вы- | to unscrew; to twist (an arm); to turn inside out; to dart out |
| завёртывать | за- | to wrap; to screw tight; to turn; to drop in; to roll up |
| навёртывать | на- | to screw on; to wind (around) |
| обвёртывать | об- | to wrap up |
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Iron edited translation 4 days ago.
Lisa edited past forms 2 years ago.
Lisa edited imperative forms and conjugation 2 years ago.
Lucian edited verb basics, imperative forms, past forms and conjugation 6 years ago.



















