connive in Russian
connive in Russian is потака́ть, потво́рствовать, сгова́риваться — connive means to work together with others in secret to do something wrong.
connive in Russian
потака́ть
Pronounced: potakat
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
потво́рствовать
Pronounced: potvorstvovat
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
сгова́риваться
Pronounced: sgovarivatsya
(intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
What does "connive" mean?
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verb To work together with others in secret to do something wrong.
"“I don't know how I would have gotten through this without you.” “Oh, the feeling is mutual. I've always schemed and connived alone. But as a duo, it is, as you might say, "totes ridic!"” “(gasps) I would say that.”"
- verb (botany) Describing plant parts that lean together or touch closely.
- verb To deliberately ignore something wrong so as to avoid being blamed for it.
- verb To blink or wink quickly.
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connive in a sentence
- “I don't know how I would have gotten through this without you.” “Oh, the feeling is mutual. I've always schemed and connived alone. But as a duo, it is, as you might say, "totes ridic!"” “(gasps) I would say that.”
- The Christchurch City Council has connived with the Government to take over all the surrounding local bodies, and it is not without comment that none of the Labour members from Christchurch has spoken on the Bill.
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What is "connive" in Russian?
"connive" in Russian is потака́ть, потво́рствовать, сгова́риваться. connive means: To work together with others in secret to do something wrong.
How do you pronounce потака́ть?
"connive" in Russian is потака́ть, pronounced "potakat".
Are there other ways to say "connive" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 3 translations listed for "connive": потака́ть, потво́рствовать, сгова́риваться.
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