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затеять

затеять

Russian

Verb

зате́ять (zatéjatʹ) pf (imperfective затева́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to undertake, to start
    зате́ять недо́броеzatéjatʹ nedóbroje ― to misbehave, to be up to no good
    зате́ять дра́куzatéjatʹ dráku ― to start a fight
  2. (colloquial) to decide (to do something)
  3. (colloquial) to venture

Conjugation