сма́зать
- 1.
to grease, to lubricate, to oil
Надо сма́зать дверны́е петли́.
The door hinges need greasing.
- 2.
to smear, to spread, to coat, to rub with (an ointment)
Она́ сма́зала ожо́г ма́зью.
She rubbed ointment on the burn.
- 3.
to smudge, to blur, to smear away
Он сма́зал рукаво́м свежую на́дпись.
He smudged the fresh writing with his sleeve.
of wet paint writing or a photograph
- 4.
to blur, to gloss over, to play down
Докла́дчик сма́зал са́мые о́стрые вопро́сы.
The speaker glossed over the touchiest questions.
figurative
- 5.
to smack, to clout, to land one on
Он сма́зал ему по физионо́мии.
He smacked him in the face.
colloquial
Examples
Сма́жьте ма́слом вафельницу.
Grease the waffle maker.
Грабельный механизм машины нужно смазать.
The machine's raking mechanism needs to be lubricated.
Врач смазал рану ёдом перед перевязкой.
The doctor applied iodine to the wound before dressing it.
Сма́жьте э́тот велосипе́д.
Oil this bicycle.
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | сма́жу |
| ты | - | сма́жешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | сма́жет |
| мы | - | сма́жем |
| вы | - | сма́жете |
| они́ | - | сма́жут |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | сма́жь |
| вы | сма́жьте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | сма́зал |
| feminine | сма́зала |
| neuter | сма́зало |
| plural | сма́зали |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | smeared, blurred, lubricated | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | oiled, greased, lubricated | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | сма́зав смазавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyсма́зкаPRO
- сма́зкаlubricant; lubrication
- сма́зчикperson who is a greaser/lubricator
- сма́зыватьto lubricate; to spread (on); to blur; to smudge; to whack
- сма́зыватьсяto become smudged; to come off; to be glossed over; to be slurred; to put on cream
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| сма́зать | - | to grease; to smear; to smudge; to blur; to smack |
| сма́заться | - | to get blurred; to get smeared |
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