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Etymology

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по- (po-) +‎ валя́ть (valjátʹ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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поваля́ть (povaljátʹpf

  1. (colloquial) to spend some time rolling [with accusative ‘something’ and в (v, + prepositional) ‘in flour, bread crumbs, etc.’]
  2. (colloquial, also figurative) to drag [with accusative ‘all or many’ and в (v, + prepositional) ‘in/through mud, etc.’]
    поваля́ть в грязи́ (in reference to several people)povaljátʹ v grjazíto drag through the mud

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