брезгать

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbrʲezɡətʲ]

Verb

бре́згать (brézgatʹ) impf (perfective побре́згать)

  1. to be fastidious/squeamish (about)
    он брезгает пить из чужого стаканаon brezgajet pitʹ iz čužovo stakanahe is squeamish about drinking out of smb else's glass; it disgusts him to drink out of smb else's glass
  2. (usually negative) to disdain, shrink (from)
    он не брезгает никакими средствамиon ne brezgajet nikakimi sredstvamihe does not scruple/disdain to use any means; he is not squeamish/fastidious about any means he uses

Conjugation

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