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Etymology

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про- (pro-) +‎ нести́ (nestí)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prənʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
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Verb

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пронести́ (pronestípf (imperfective проноси́ть)

  1. to carry (by, past, through), to smuggle, to sneak
    я пыта́лся пронести́ ей еду́, но медсестра́ останови́ла меня́ja pytálsja pronestí jej jedú, no medsestrá ostanovíla menjáI tried to sneak her some food, but the nurse stopped me
  2. (impersonal, colloquial)
    пронесло́!pronesló!the danger is over!
    е́ле пронесло́!jéle pronesló!that was close
  3. to carry with one (for a length of time)
    они́ пронесли́ па́мять об э́том че́рез всю жизньoní proneslí pámjatʹ ob étom čérez vsju žiznʹthey carried that memory with them for the rest of their lives
    пронести́ че́рез века́pronestí čérez vekáto retain through the centuries
  4. (impersonal, colloquial) to cause (bad) diarrhea
    его́ пронесло́jevó proneslóhis bowels moved; he had diarrhea

Conjugation

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