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за- (za-) +‎ лета́ть (letátʹ)

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залета́ть (zaletátʹimpf (perfective залете́ть)

  1. to fly (in, into)
  2. to fly (as high as), to go up (as far as), to fly (as far as), to fly (behind, beyond)
  3. to land (somewhere) on the way, to make a stopover (somewhere)
  4. (colloquial) to get into a fix, to get into a mess, to get something one doesn't want (i.e. contract a sexually transmitted disease or become pregnant)

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залета́ть (zaletátʹpf

  1. (colloquial) to begin to fly

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