відволікти

Ukrainian

Etymology

Variant of відволокти́ (vidvoloktý), from від- (vid-) + волокти́ (voloktý). Compare Russian отволо́чь (otvolóčʹ), Belarusian адвалачы́ (advalačý).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidwɔlʲikˈtɪ]
  • (file)

Verb

відволікти́ • (vidvoliktý) pf (imperfective відволіка́ти) (transitive)

  1. to drag away
  2. to distract, to sidetrack (divert the attention of)
  3. to put off (delay)
  4. to divert (:attention, efforts, forces, resources, etc.)

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (drag away): відволокти́ pf (vidvoloktý) (rare), відтягну́ти pf (vidtjahnúty), відтягти́ pf (vidtjahtý)
  • (distract, divert): відверну́ти pf (vidvernúty)

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