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Etymology

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за- (za-) +‎ лете́ть (letétʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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залете́ть (zaletétʹpf (imperfective залета́ть)

  1. to fly (in, into)
    му́ха залете́ла в ко́мнатуmúxa zaletéla v kómnatua fly flew into the room
  2. to fly (as high as), to go up (as far as), to fly (as far as), to fly (behind, beyond)
    самолёт залете́л за Северный поля́рный кругsamoljót zaletél za Severnyj poljárnyj krugthe aircraft crossed the Arctic circle
    мяч залете́л за огра́дуmjač zaletél za ográduthe ball flew over the fence
  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)
    залете́ть на экза́менеzaletétʹ na ekzámeneto fail an exam

Conjugation

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