перекручувати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From the перекру́ч- (perekrúč-) stem of перекрути́ти (perekrutýty) + -увати (-uvaty). Compare Russian перекру́чивать (perekrúčivatʹ), Belarusian перакру́чваць (pjerakrúčvacʹ), Polish przekręcać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pereˈkrut͡ʃʊʋɐte]

Verb

перекру́чувати • (perekrúčuvaty) impf (perfective перекрути́ти) (transitive)

  1. to twist
    Synonym: скру́чувати impf (skrúčuvaty)
  2. to overtwist
  3. to turn over (to flip over; to rotate)
    Synonym: переверта́ти impf (perevertáty)
  4. (figuratively) to twist (to change the truth or meaning of words when repeating)
  5. (figuratively) to distort, to pervert (give a false or misleading account of; to misinterpret designedly)
    Synonyms: спотво́рювати impf (spotvórjuvaty), викривля́ти impf (vykryvljáty)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • перекру́чування n (perekrúčuvannja)
  • перекру́чуватися impf (perekrúčuvatysja)

Further reading

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