перелопатить

Russian

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Etymology

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пере- (pere-) +‎ лопа́тить (lopátitʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲɪrʲɪɫɐˈpatʲɪtʲ]

Verb

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перелопа́тить (perelopátitʹpf (imperfective перелопа́чивать)

  1. (colloquial) to shovel over, to shovel across (to shovel from one place to another)
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) to sift through, to dig through, to pore over, to comb through, to trawl through (to look at, read or examine in large quantities)
    Synonym: просмотре́ть (prosmotrétʹ)
  3. (colloquial, figuratively) to slog through, to crank through, to work through (to process, do or implement in large quantities)
    Synonym: переде́лать (peredélatʹ)

Conjugation

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