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
Я сма́зал свой велосипе́д.
I oiled my bicycle.
Сма́жьте э́тот велосипе́д.
Oil this bicycle.
Мастер смазал прикипающий болт маслом.
The mechanic lubricated the bolt that was seizing up.
Зажавшийся в дверях механизм пришлось смазать.
The mechanism jammed in the door had to be lubricated.
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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