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залететь

залететь

Russian

Verb

залете́ть (zaletétʹ) pf (imperfective залета́ть)

  1. to fly (in, into)
    муха залетела в комнатуmuxa zaletela v komnatu ― a fly flew into the room
  2. to fly (as high as), go up (as far as), fly (as far as), fly (behind, beyond)
    самолёт залетел за Северный полярный кругsamoljót zaletel za Severnyj poljarnyj krug ― the aircraft crossed the Arctic circle
    мяч залетел за оградуmjač zaletel za ogradu ― the ball flew over the fence
  3. to land (somewhere) on the way, make a stopover (somewhere)
  4. (colloquial) to get into a fix, get into a mess, get something one doesn't want (i.e. contract a sexually transmitted disease or become pregnant)
    залететь на экзаменеzaletetʹ na ekzamene ― to fail an exam

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