пролетать

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Etymology

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про- (pro-) +‎ лета́ть (letátʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prəlʲɪˈtatʲ]
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Verb

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пролета́ть (proletátʹimpf (perfective пролете́ть)

  1. to fly (by, past, through), to fly (over)
  2. to overfly, to overshoot
    пролета́ть ми́мо це́лиproletátʹ mímo célito overshoot the target
  3. to cover, to pass rapidly
  4. (time) to fly by
  5. (colloquial) to be passed over (for), to miss the mark, to miss the boat
    пролета́ть как фане́ра над Пари́жем
    proletátʹ kak fanéra nad Parížem
    miss the mark, miss the boat
    (literally, “to fly like plywood over Paris”)

Conjugation

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