Meaning of чысціць | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to clean
   transitive
2. to remove peels, scales, skin (from vegetables, fruits, fish, etc.)
   colloquial, transitive
3. to cleanse, purge (make an inspection for the purpose of liberation from harmful, hostile elements)
   colloquial, figuratively, transitive
4. to rob, steal
   colloquial, figuratively, transitive
5. to quarrel, swear
   colloquial, figuratively, intransitive, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Зьявілася і зубная шчотка з надпісам „Viribis unitus“, каб кожны, хто будзе чысьціць ёй зубы, не забываўся на Аўстрыю.”

Revealed next was a toothbrush with the inscription „Viribus unitis“, so that anyone who used it to brush their teeth wouldn't forget Austria.

“Just before him Tom lay motionless upon the sward; but the murderer minded him not a whit, cleansing his blood-stained knife the while upon a wisp of grass.”

“The parrot sat, preening her plumage, on Long John's shoulder.”

“Then she set him and the little girls to paring some winter apples;”

“Людзі бусла пусьцілі Чысьціць сьвет з брыды ўсякай, Дый ці-ж птушынай сіле Усіх зьнішчыць вужакаў.”

People sent that stork To purge the world from all fiends, But the bird's power is hardly enough To exterminate all reptiles.

“Стала бацьку чысьціць маці І крычаць за сына.”

The mother began scolding the father And yelling to defend her son.

“Доўга лаяў па-нямецку І па-польску чысьціў, Аж дрыжалі ў доме шыбы, Як асіны лісьце.”

He was continuously cursing in German And swearing in Polish, Even the windows were shaking in the house, Like aspen leaves.

“Ну і чысціць ён мяне… І, прызнацца, баліць…”

Wow, he's badmouthing me now… And, admittedly, this hurts…

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