трезвонить

Russian

Etymology

тре- (tre-) + звони́ть (zvonítʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [trʲɪzˈvonʲɪtʲ]

Verb

трезво́нить • (trezvónitʹ) impf

  1. to ring all the bells (as in a church/belfry)
    трезво́нить в колокола́trezvónitʹ v kolokoláto ring the bells
  2. to ring continuously or often
    Телефо́ны на́чали трезво́нить.Telefóny náčali trezvónitʹ.The phones began to ring.
  3. (nautical) to ring an alarm bell on a ship
  4. to make a sound similar to church bells ringing
  5. (figuratively, colloquial) to spread the word, to gossip, to divulge information
    Perfective: растрезво́нить (rastrezvónitʹ)
    Мо́жешь никому́ не трезво́нить об это́м, пожа́луйста?Móžešʹ nikomú ne trezvónitʹ ob etóm, požálujsta?Can you not tell anyone about this, please?

Conjugation

  • трезво́н (trezvón)
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