уйти по-английски

Russian

Etymology

Literally: to leave English style; to escape or make off in the manner of the English.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊjˈtʲi pɐ‿ɐnˈɡlʲijskʲɪ]

Verb

уйти́ по-англи́йски • (ujtí po-anglíjski) pf

  1. (informal) French leave; a sudden or unannounced departure, or one taken without permission; to go AWOL.
    • 1970, Влади́мир Высо́цкий (Vladimir Vysotsky) (music), “Пе́сенка плагиа́тора (Pésenka plagiátora, “Song of the Plagiarizer”)”‎:
      Она́ ушла́ безмо́лвно, по-англи́йски,
      Но от неё оста́лись две строки́.
      Oná ušlá bezmólvno po-anglíjski,
      No ot nejó ostális’ dve strokí.
      She took a wordless, French leave,
      But she left behind two verses.

Conjugation

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