залететь

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) + лете́ть (letétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəlʲɪˈtʲetʲ]

Verb

залете́ть (zaletétʹ) pf (imperfective залета́ть)

  1. to fly (in, into)
    муха залетела в комнатуmuxa zaletela v komnatua fly flew into the room
  2. to fly (as high as), go up (as far as), fly (as far as), fly (behind, beyond)
    самолёт залетел за Северный полярный кругsamoljót zaletel za Severnyj poljarnyj krugthe aircraft crossed the Arctic circle
    мяч залетел за оградуmjač zaletel za ograduthe ball flew over the fence
  3. to land (somewhere) on the way, make a stopover (somewhere)
  4. (colloquial) to get into a fix, get into a mess, get something one doesn't want (i.e. contract a sexually transmitted disease or become pregnant)
    залететь на экзаменеzaletetʹ na ekzameneto fail an exam

Conjugation

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