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Russian
Etymology
с- (s-) + лете́ть (letétʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
слете́ть • (sletétʹ) pf (imperfective слета́ть)
- to fly down (from), to fly away (from)
- воробе́й слете́л с кры́ши ― vorobéj sletél s krýši ― the sparrow flew down from the roof
- ба́бочка слете́ла с цветка́ ― bábočka sletéla s cvetká ― the butterfly flew away from the flower
- (colloquial) to fall down (from), to fall (off)
- бума́ги слете́ли со стола́ ― bumági sletéli so stolá ― the papers fell off the table
- ма́льчик слете́л с ло́шади ― málʹčik sletél s lóšadi ― the boy fell off the horse
- (colloquial) to lose, to tumble (from)
- слете́ть с до́лжности ― sletétʹ s dólžnosti ― to lose one's job; get fired; be given the boot
- слете́ть с тро́на/престо́ла ― sletétʹ s tróna/prestóla ― to tumble from the throne; be toppled/overthrown
- (colloquial, intransitive) to peel (off)
- (colloquial) to go, to be gone
- с него́ слете́ла пре́жняя спесь ― s nevó sletéla préžnjaja spesʹ ― his former conceit/arrogance was gone; he was taken down a peg or two
Conjugation
Conjugation of слете́ть (class 5b perfective intransitive)
Derived terms