провалить

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Russian

Etymology

про- (pro-) +‎ вали́ть (valítʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

провали́ть (provalítʹpf (imperfective прова́ливать)

  1. (colloquial) to botch up, to ruin, to mess up
    провали́ть де́лоprovalítʹ déloto ruin things; make a mess of things; mess things up; gum up the works
    провали́ть рольprovalítʹ rolʹto ruin ones part
    провали́ть экза́менprovalítʹ ekzámento fail/flunk an exam
  2. (colloquial) to fail
    провали́ть кого́-либо на пи́сьменном экза́менеprovalítʹ kovó-libo na písʹmennom ekzámenefail smb in the written paper
    оппози́ция провали́ла план прави́тельстваoppozícija provalíla plan pravítelʹstvathe opposition torpedoed the government's plan
    провали́ть законопрое́ктprovalítʹ zakonoproéktto kill the bill
    провали́ть кого́-либо при голосова́нииprovalítʹ kovó-libo pri golosovániito vote smb down

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