Meaning of свия | Babel Free
[ˈsvijɐ]Definitions
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to bend transitive
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to fold transitive
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to wrap transitive
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to roll transitive
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to weave transitive
- to build (a nest)
- to purse (one's lips)
- to clench (one's hands into a fist)
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to pinch colloquial
- to shrink (a garment)
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to reduce (in quantity) transitive
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to turn (in some direction) intransitive
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to set in (e.g. of cold weather) colloquial, intransitive
- to cause (someone) pain (of a body part)
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to shrink intransitive, reflexive
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to curl up intransitive, reflexive
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to huddle reflexive
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to bend down, to stoop reflexive
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to writhe (from pain) reflexive
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to tighten (of a body part), to furrow (of eyebrows), etc. reflexive
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to cower (from fear) reflexive
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to be stingy colloquial, figuratively, reflexive
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to economize, to get by with little money figuratively, reflexive
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to live in a cramped space colloquial, figuratively, reflexive
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to plummet, to fall reflexive
Equivalents
English
bow
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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