плутатися

Ukrainian

Etymology

From плу́тати (plútaty) +‎ -ся (-sja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɫutɐtesʲɐ]

Verb

плу́татися • (plútatysjaimpf

  1. to get tangled, to get entangled
    Perfective: поплу́татися (poplútatysja)
    плу́татися під нога́ми в (ко́гось) (idiomatic)
    plútatysja pid nohámy v (kóhosʹ)
    to get under (someone's) feet
  2. (of ideas, thoughts, words, etc.) to get confused, to get jumbled, to mixed up, to get muddled up
    Perfective: поплу́татися (poplútatysja)
  3. (of people) to get confused, to get muddled up
  4. (colloquial) to wander
    Perfective: поплу́татися (poplútatysja)
  5. (colloquial) to get snagged, to get tangled up, to get tripped up (while walking)
    плу́татися нога́ми в (чо́мусь)
    plútatysja nohámy v (čómusʹ)
    to get one's feet/legs tangled up in (something)
  6. (derogatory, of a person) to get mixed up, to get tangled up [with з (z, + instrumental) ‘with someone’]

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