навалиться

Russian edit

Etymology edit

навали́ть (navalítʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): [nəvɐˈlʲit͡sːə]

Verb edit

навали́ться (navalítʹsjapf (imperfective нава́ливаться)

  1. to lean all one's weight (upon), to bring all one's weight to bear (on)
    Synonym: нале́чь (naléčʹ)
    навали́ться на вёслаnavalítʹsja na vjóslato pull hard
    навали́сь!navalísʹ!pull away!
  2. to overburden, to weigh heavily (on)
    на него́ навали́лись но́вые обя́занностиna nevó navalílisʹ nóvyje objázannostihe was loaded/taxed/charged/saddled/lumbered with new responsibilities
    на меня́ навали́лась ку́ча делna menjá navalílasʹ kúča delI am snowed under with work
  3. to come (over), to be seized (with), to have an attack (of)
    на него́ навали́лась тоска́na nevó navalílasʹ toskáhe had a sudden attack of depression (of the blues)
  4. to fall (on)
    навали́ться на еду́navalítʹsja na jedúto fall on the food
  5. to go to work (on), to attack, to dig (into)
    навали́ться на уче́бникиnavalítʹsja na učébnikihit the books
  6. passive of навали́ть (navalítʹ)

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