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Etymology

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на- (na-) +‎ лечь (lečʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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нале́чь (naléčʹpf (imperfective налега́ть)

  1. to lean on [with на (na, + accusative) ‘someone/something’]
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) to apply oneself to [with на (na, + accusative) ‘something, e.g. a task’]
  3. to wield energetically [with на (na, + accusative) ‘a tool, etc.’]
  4. (colloquial, figuratively) to influence, to lean on [with на (na, + accusative) ‘someone’]

Conjugation

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