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Etymology

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с- (s-) +‎ вали́ть (valítʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [svɐˈlʲitʲ]
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Verb

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свали́ть (svalítʹpf (imperfective вали́ть or сва́ливать)

  1. (transitive) to knock down, to knock over, to fell
  2. (transitive) to drop, to throw down
  3. (transitive) to dump, to carelessly drop (many things in one place)
  4. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to get rid of (something unpleasant)
  5. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to overthrow
  6. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to deprive of strength, to weaken, to overcome (of sleep, an illness, etc.)
  7. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to shift the blame for (something to someone), to pass the buck
  8. (low colloquial, intransitive) to go away, to scram; to emigrate (temporarily or permanently)

Conjugation

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