возиться
Translation of возиться
fiddle about
Russian word in Latin letters: vozitsya
Meaning of возиться
Тратить время на мелочи, крутить что-то в руках вместо дела.
to spend time touching or adjusting something instead of doing something useful
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I fiddled about with the settings for an hour.
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Я целый час возился с настройками.
She fiddled about with the lock for ages.
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Она долго возилась с замком.
I fiddled around with the settings for an hour.
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Я целый час возился с настройками.
She fiddled around with the lock for ages.
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Она долго возилась с замком.
возиться synonyms
What's the difference between возиться, ковыряться, and копаться
Informal, a bit rough: poke at something, often a device.
Informal: potter about slowly, often annoying others.
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возиться meaning: what does it mean?
to spend time touching or adjusting something instead of doing something useful
возиться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
возиться is pronounced as [vɐˈzʲit͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
возиться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
I fiddled about with the settings for an hour. Translation: Я целый час возился с настройками.
Is возиться part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?
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