Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈlʲætʲ]
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Verb edit

валя́ть (valjátʹimpf (perfective вы́валять or сваля́ть)

  1. to lay or drag on the floor or ground
    валя́ть по́ полуvaljátʹ pó poluto drag along the floor
    валя́ть в гря́зиvaljátʹ v grjázito drag in the mire
    Perfective: вы́валять (vývaljatʹ)
  2. to roll (something) [+ в (prepositional) = in flour, bread crumbs, etc., thereby covering the object]
    Perfectives: вы́валять (vývaljatʹ), обваля́ть (obvaljátʹ)
  3. to roll (something) (into some form), to shape by rolling
    Perfective: сваля́ть (svaljátʹ)
  4. to knead
    Perfective: сваля́ть (svaljátʹ)
  5. to felt, to make out of felt
    валя́ть шля́пыvaljátʹ šljápyto make felt hats
    Perfective: сваля́ть (svaljátʹ)
  6. (low colloquial) to do (something) quickly, to carelessly and haphazardly; to churn out (a book), to dash off (a painting), to slap together (a proposal), etc.
    Perfective: наваля́ть (navaljátʹ)
  7. (colloquial) (only imperative)
    валя́й(те)valjáj(te)go!, go ahead!, go on!, carry on!

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

  • NOTE: Some of the following imperfectives also correspond to derivatives of вали́ть (valítʹ).
verbs

See also edit