трави́ть
- 1.
to poison
Он тра́вит себя́ никоти́ном.
He is poisoning himself with nicotine.
трави́ть кого-что чем
- 2.
to exterminate
Мы тра́вим тарака́нов на ку́хне.
We are exterminating the cockroaches in the kitchen.
of insects, rodents, weeds
- 3.
to hound, to bully, to badger, to persecute
Его трави́ли в шко́ле.
He was bullied at school.
трави́ть кого
- 4.
to hunt with hounds, to course (game), to set dogs onhunting
Зве́ря трави́ли борзыми.
They hunted the animal with borzois.
трави́ть кого собаками
- 5.
to etch, to pickle (metal)technology
Ма́стер тра́вит стекло кислото́й.
The craftsman etches the glass with acid.
трави́ть что чем
- 6.
to pay out (a rope), to slacken, to let out (steam)nautical
Матро́сы тра́вят кана́т.
The sailors are paying out the rope.
of a rope or of steam under pressure
- 7.
(rare) to ruin, to damage, to spoilagriculture
Сосе́дский скот трави́л на́ши посе́вы.
The neighbour's cattle were ruining our crops.
of cattle in a field
- 8.
(rare) to use up, to squander, to waste
Он тра́вит деньги по́пусту.
He squanders his money for nothing.
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Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | травлю́ | бу́ду трави́ть |
| ты | тра́вишь | бу́дешь трави́ть |
| он/она́/оно́ | тра́вит | бу́дет трави́ть |
| мы | тра́вим | бу́дем трави́ть |
| вы | тра́вите | бу́дете трави́ть |
| они́ | тра́вят | бу́дут трави́ть |
Note: Stress change.
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | трави́ |
| вы | трави́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | трави́л |
| feminine | трави́ла |
| neuter | трави́ло |
| plural | трави́ли |
Participles
| Active present | etching, corrosive | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having poisoned | |
| Passive present | hunted, persecuted, baited, poisoned | |
| Passive past | etched, engraved (by acid) | |
| Gerund present | травя́ | while doing (present) |
| Gerund past | травив травивши | while doing (past) |
Word familyтра́вкаPRO
- тра́вкаgrass; weed; paying out (a rope)
Prefix groupPRO
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| трави́ть | - | to poison; to exterminate; to hound; to hunt with hounds; to etch; to pay out (a rope); to ruin; to use up |
| трави́ться | - | to poison oneself; to be slackened |
| втрави́ть | в- | to draw into; to train (a hound) for hunting |
| вы́травить | вы- | to exterminate; to etch; to drive out |
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