валять

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word валять. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word валять, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say валять in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word валять you have here. The definition of the word валять will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofвалять, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

валя́ть (valjátʹimpf (perfective вы́валять or сваля́ть)

  1. to drag on the floor or ground
    валя́ть по́ полуvaljátʹ pó poluto drag along the floor
    валя́ть в грязи́valjátʹ v grjazíto drag through the mud
    Perfective: вы́валять (vývaljatʹ)
  2. to roll (something)
    Perfectives: вы́валять (vývaljatʹ), обваля́ть (obvaljátʹ)
  3. to roll (something) (into some form), to shape by rolling
    Perfective: сваля́ть (svaljátʹ)
  4. to knead
    Perfective: сваля́ть (svaljátʹ)
  5. to felt, to make out of felt
    валя́ть шля́пыvaljátʹ šljápyto make felt hats
    Perfective: сваля́ть (svaljátʹ)
  6. (low colloquial) to do (something) quickly, to carelessly and haphazardly; to churn out (a book), to dash off (a painting), to slap together (a proposal), etc.
    Perfective: наваля́ть (navaljátʹ)
  7. (colloquial) (only imperative)
    валя́й(те)valjáj(te)go!, go ahead!, go on!, carry on!

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • NOTE: Some of the following imperfectives also correspond to derivatives of вали́ть (valítʹ).
verbs

See also