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Etymology

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Perhaps from стреля́ть (streljátʹ) +‎ -ну́ть (-nútʹ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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стрельну́ть (strelʹnútʹpf (imperfective стреля́ть)

  1. to shoot (at), to fire (at), to fire a shot (at)
  2. (colloquial) to cadge, to scrounge
    стрельну́ть сигаре́ту у кого́-либоstrelʹnútʹ sigarétu u kovó-liboto sponge/scrounge a cigarette from someone
    он всегда́ стреля́ет у меня́ сигаре́тыon vsegdá streljájet u menjá sigarétyto he's always cadging cigarettes from/off me
  3. (colloquial) to become popular

Conjugation

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