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свора́чивать — meaning in English

svorachivat

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English meaning

  • curdle verb To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  • minimize verb To reduce something to the smallest possible amount or size.
  • stray verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
  • swerve verb To turn suddenly away from a straight path, often to avoid hitting something.
  • turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

свора́чивать is used for these senses in English:

  • curdle (ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  • minimize (computing, transitive, graphical user interface) To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
  • stray (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
  • swerve To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
  • turn (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
  • turn off (intransitive) To leave a road; to exit.

curdle — full definition

  1. verb To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)
  2. verb To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold. (metaphorically of blood)
  3. verb To cause a liquid to spoil and form clumps so that it no longer flows smoothly.

minimize — full definition

  1. verb To reduce something to the smallest possible amount or size.
  2. verb To shrink a window on a computer screen down to an icon on the taskbar.
  3. verb To downplay or treat something as less important than it is.

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