Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From ви́- (vý-) +‎ леті́ти (letíty). Compare Russian вы́лететь (výletetʹ), Belarusian вы́лецець (výljecjecʹ), Polish wylecieć.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɪɫetʲite]
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Verb

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ви́летіти (výletitypf (imperfective виліта́ти) (intransitive)

  1. to fly out, to fly (to travel outbound by air)
  2. to fly out (to rapidly emerge)
    ви́летіти з голови́ (idiomatic)
    výletity z holový
    to slip someone's mind
    (literally, “to fly out of the head”)
    ви́летіти в трубу́ (idiomatic)
    výletity v trubú
    to go up the spout, to go down the drain
  3. (perfective only, figuratively, colloquial) to get the boot, to be kicked out

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