буксовать

Russian

Etymology

бу́кса (búksa, metal box in which a train axle rotates and into which oil is poured) + -ова́ть (-ovátʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʊksɐˈvatʲ]
  • (file)

Verb

буксова́ть • (buksovátʹ) impf (perfective забуксова́ть)

  1. to skid, to spin around without traction (of a car or its wheels)
  2. (colloquial, figurative) to stall, to be in a gridlock

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • забуксова́ть (zabuksovátʹ)
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