сверну́ть

fairly common #2216C1

verbperfective imperfective is свёртывать

1.
to turn, to turn off
Маши́на сверну́ла напра́во.
The car turned right.
of a person or vehicle changing direction
2.
to roll up, to fold up, to wrap tightly
Он сверну́л ковёр и унёс его.
He rolled up the carpet and carried it away.
3.
to curtail, to cut down, to scale back, to wind up
Заво́д сверну́л произво́дство.
The plant scaled back production.
of production, a project, an operation
4.
to twist (a neck), to break (a neck)
Он упа́л и чуть не сверну́л себе ше́ю.
He fell and almost broke his neck.
mostly in set phrases like свернуть шею

Examples

Если ты свернешь налево, то уви́дишь це́рковь спра́ва от себя.
If you turn to the left, you will find the church on your right.
Он свернул плащ-палатку и положил в рюкзак
He rolled up the waterproof cape and put it in his backpack.
Он сверну́л бума́ги и бро́сил их на стол.
He folded the papers and threw them onto the table.
Оглядывавшийся мужчина быстро свернул в переулок.
The man who had been looking back quickly turned into an alley.
Парень свернул скрутку и закурил во дворе.
The guy rolled a joint and lit it in the courtyard.
На пе́рвом углу́ сверни́те налево.
Please turn left at the first corner.
Дед свернул самокрутку и закурил у окна.
Grandpa rolled a cigarette and lit up by the window.
На углу́ он сверну́л налево.
He turned to the left at the corner.
Водитель, объезжающий яму, свернул на обочину.
The driver swerving around a pothole pulled onto the shoulder.
Мы свернули на ответвление главной дороги.
We turned onto a branch of the main road.

Imperative
ты	сверни́
вы	сверни́те

Active present	-
Active past	сверну́вший	having turned off, that turned off, having turned aside
Passive present	-
Passive past	свёрнутый	rolled up, coiled, curled up
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	сверну́в свернувши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
сверну́ть	-	to turn; to roll up; to curtail; to twist (a neck)
сверну́ться	-	to curl up; to curdle; to be curtailed; to turn (onto another topic); to be pushed aside; to fall off; to die after a short illness

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