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

Напившись до бесчу́вствия, он упа́л и сверну́л себе ше́ю.
After drinking himself unconscious, he fell and broke his neck.
Я сверну́л окно́.
I minimized the window.
Грузовик, увозивший мебель, свернул за угол.
The truck that was carrying away the furniture turned the corner.
Доехав до угла́, автомоби́ль сверну́л вправо.
The car turned right when it reached the corner.
Иди́те по э́той у́лице прямо и на тре́тьем светофо́ре сверни́те направо.
Go straight down this street and turn right at the third light.
Он сверну́л бума́ги и бро́сил их на стол.
He folded the papers and threw them onto the table.
Бы́ло трудно не подда́ться и́мпульсу и не сверну́ть Тому ше́ю.
It was hard to resist the impulse to wring Tom's neck.
Дед свернул самокрутку и закурил у окна.
Grandpa rolled a cigarette and lit up by the window.

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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