слететь

Russian

Etymology

с- (s-) +‎ лете́ть (letétʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [s⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪˈtʲetʲ]

Verb

слете́ть • (sletétʹ) pf (imperfective слета́ть)

  1. to fly down (from), to fly away (from)
    воробе́й слете́л с кры́ши ― vorobéj sletél s krýši ― the sparrow flew down from the roof
    ба́бочка слете́ла с цветка́ ― bábočka sletéla s cvetká ― the butterfly flew away from the flower
  2. (colloquial) to fall down (from), to fall (off)
    бума́ги слете́ли со стола́ ― bumági sletéli so stolá ― the papers fell off the table
    ма́льчик слете́л с ло́шади ― málʹčik sletél s lóšadi ― the boy fell off the horse
  3. (colloquial) to lose, to tumble (from)
    слете́ть с до́лжности ― sletétʹ s dólžnosti ― to lose one's job; get fired; be given the boot
    слете́ть с тро́на/престо́ла ― sletétʹ s tróna/prestóla ― to tumble from the throne; be toppled/overthrown
  4. (colloquial, intransitive) to peel (off)
  5. (colloquial) to go, to be gone
    с него́ слете́ла пре́жняя спесь ― s nevó sletéla préžnjaja spesʹ ― his former conceit/arrogance was gone; he was taken down a peg or two

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • слета́ться impf (sletátʹsja), слете́ться pf (sletétʹsja)
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