English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

сгова́риваться — meaning in English

sgovarivatsya

Russian → English · translate English → Russian instead

English meaning

  • collude verb To work together with someone in secret, usually to do something dishonest.
  • connive verb To work together with others in secret to do something wrong.
  • conspire verb To plan something harmful or illegal secretly with others.

Senses

сгова́риваться is used for these senses in English:

  • collude (intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire
  • connive (intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
  • conspire (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.

connive — full definition

  1. verb To work together with others in secret to do something wrong.
  2. verb (botany) Describing plant parts that lean together or touch closely.
  3. verb To deliberately ignore something wrong so as to avoid being blamed for it.
  4. verb To blink or wink quickly.
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Russian.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Russian meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Russian

Related Russian words