Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic одолѣти (odolěti), from Proto-Slavic *odolěti.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐdɐˈlʲetʲ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

одоле́ть (odolétʹpf (imperfective одолева́ть)

  1. to overcome, to overpower, to conquer
    одоле́ть врага́odolétʹ vragáto overpower the enemy
  2. to seize, to overcome
    его́ одоле́л сонjevó odolél sonhe was overcome by sleepiness
  3. (colloquial) to cope, to manage
    он ника́к не одоле́ет э́ту кни́гуon nikák ne odoléjet étu kníguhe cannot get through this book

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “одолеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress