залечь

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Russian

Etymology

за- (za-) +‎ лечь (lečʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

зале́чь (zaléčʹpf (imperfective залега́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to lie (down)
    зале́чь спатьzaléčʹ spatʹgo off to bed
    зале́чь в берло́гуzaléčʹ v berlóguto take to its lair/den
    зале́чь на дноzaléčʹ na dnoto lie low; keep a low profile
  2. to lie in hiding
  3. (military) to drop flat

Conjugation