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Russian
Etymology
Deverbal from налета́ть (naletátʹ).
Compare typologically Latin petītiō (whence English petition, Russian пети́ция (petícija)), appetītus (whence English appetite, Russian аппети́т (appetít)), both from petō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti.
Pronunciation
Noun
налёт • (naljót) m inan (genitive налёта, nominative plural налёты, genitive plural налётов)
- raid, foray, incursion (a sudden, rapid attack by a mobile force)
- (law enforcement) raid, swoop (by police to make arrests, or by a criminal gang to plunder)
- (military aviation) air raid
- (weaponry) artillery strike (a short, intense bombardment)
- a thin film, a thin coat, coating
- налёт пы́ли ― naljót pýli ― (thin) coating of dust
- (figuratively) a touch, a hint (a small sign of some state or trait)
- налёт уста́лости ― naljót ustálosti ― a touch of tiredness
- (aviation) flying time
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