наваливаться

Russian

Etymology

нава́ливать (naválivatʹ) +‎ -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈvalʲɪvət͡sə]

Verb

нава́ливаться • (naválivatʹsja) pf (imperfective навали́ться)

  1. to lean all one's weight (upon), to bring all one's weight to bear (on)
    Synonym: налега́ть (nalegátʹ)
    нава́ливаться на вёсла ― naválivatʹsja na vjósla ― to pull hard
  2. to overburden, to weigh heavily (on)
    на него́ нава́ливаются но́вые обя́занности ― na nevó naválivajutsja nóvyje objázannosti ― he is being loaded/taxed/charged/saddled/lumbered with new responsibilities
    на меня́ нава́ливается ку́ча дел ― na menjá naválivajetsja kúča del ― I am being snowed under with work
  3. to come (over), to be seized (with), to have an attack (of)
    на него́ нава́ливается тоска́ ― na nevó naválivajetsja toská ― he is having a sudden attack of depression (of the blues)
  4. to fall (on)
    нава́ливаться на еду́ ― naválivatʹsja na jedú ― to fall on the food
  5. to go to work (on), to attack, to dig (into)
    нава́ливаться на уче́бники ― naválivatʹsja na učébniki ― to hit the books
  6. passive of нава́ливать (naválivatʹ)

Conjugation

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