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• Клевать (imperf.,1st conjugation) [kli-vat] 🔻This Russian verb has a peck of meanings, all stemming from the basic idea of pecking, though: 🔢To peck with a beak: • Курица клевала зерно. A chicken pecked at the grain. 🔢To bite (about fish), to take the bait (also figuratively): • Рыба клюёт на приманку. Fish bite at bait. 🔢To nod off/to drowse: • Клевать носом [kli-vat' no-sam] SLT: to peck with the nose • Смотри! Наш кот так устал, что клюёт носом! Look! Our cat is so tired, he's nodding off! 🔢 Also colloquial to annoy someone relentlessly, to pester, to drive someone crazy with persistent nagging • Клевать мозг(и) [kll-vat' maz-gi] SLT: To peck one's brains • Пока им не начинают клевать мозг, они не шевелятся. They won't lift a finger until they're pestered. 🔻Its synonym is▶️Выносить мозг 🎧🗣👇 #phraseology #useful_vocabulary #verbs 😎RCRussian | Support | Boost