свести

to reduce, boil down, to settle (scores), to drive (someone) crazy, to remove (a tattoo)

s vʲ ɪ sʲ tʲ i

с away or down; off or to completion + вести news, tidings

verb Rare #42,808

to reduce, boil down

RU: Эту статью можно свести к двум главным мыслям.

EN: This article can be boiled down to two main ideas.

to settle (scores)

RU: Они решили свести счёты.

EN: They decided to settle the score.

to drive (someone) crazy

RU: Ты хочешь свести меня с ума?

EN: Do you want to drive me crazy?

to remove (a tattoo)

RU: Она хочет свести татуировку.

EN: She wants to have her tattoo removed.

Conjugation of свести

свести

Indicative past

Are you trying to drive me crazy?

— Четыреста ударов (1959)

Tom wants to remove his tattoos.

It's time for us to settle the score!

— Принцесса Мононоке (1997)

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