нӧрташ (-ем)
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to wet, to moisten, to make wet, to get something wet
♦ йолашым нӧрташ (-ем) {verb II} to wet one's pants
♦ йолым нӧрташ (-ем) {verb II} to get one's feet wet
♦ логарым нӧрташ (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to moisten one's throat, to wet one's whistle
♦ умшам нӧрташ веле {adverb} {set phrase} very little, in a small quantity
♦ шӱргым нӧрташ (-ем) {verb II} to wet one's face
2. to soak
♦ вӱдеш нӧрташ (-ем) {verb II} to soak in water
♦ кынем нӧрташ (-ем) {verb II} to soak hemp
♦ нӧшмым нӧрташ (-ем) {verb II} to soak seeds
♦ олмам нӧрташ (-ем) {verb II} to soak apples
3. to treat (seeds)
♢ тений шӱльым формалин дене нӧртен ӱденыт {sentence} this year, oats were treated with formalin before sowing
4. {figuratively} to grease someone's palm, to oil the wheels, to slip somebody money
♢ нӧрташ кӱлеш изишак, уке гын тыште нимомат от нал, - манеш бригадир {sentence} you'll have to oil the wheels a bit, or you won't get a thing here - says the foreman
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