залететь

Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ лете́ть (letétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zəlʲɪˈtʲetʲ]

Verb

залете́ть • (zaletétʹ) pf (imperfective залета́ть)

  1. to fly (in, into)
    му́ха залете́ла в ко́мнату ― múxa zaletéla v kómnatu ― a fly flew into the room
  2. to fly (as high as), to go up (as far as), to fly (as far as), to fly (behind, beyond)
    самолёт залете́л за Северный поля́рный круг ― samoljót zaletél za Severnyj poljárnyj krug ― the aircraft crossed the Arctic circle
    мяч залете́л за огра́ду ― mjač zaletél za ográdu ― the ball flew over the fence
  3. to land (somewhere) on the way, to make a stopover (somewhere)
  4. (colloquial) to get into a fix, to get into a mess, to get something one doesn't want (i.e. contract a sexually transmitted disease or become pregnant)
    залете́ть на экза́мене ― zaletétʹ na ekzámene ― to fail an exam

Conjugation

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