перебегать

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Russian

Etymology 1

пере- (pere-) +‎ бе́гать (bégatʹ) +‎ -а́ть (-átʹ)

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перебега́ть (perebegátʹimpf (perfective перебежа́ть)

  1. to run (across), to cross (at a run )
    перебегать на но́вое ме́стоperebegatʹ na nóvoje méstoto run to a new place
    перебегать доро́гу кому́-либоperebegatʹ dorógu komú-liboto steal a march on someone; snatch something from under someone's nose
  2. to move, to shift
    перебегать глаза́ми с предме́та на предме́тperebegatʹ glazámi s predméta na predmétto shift one's eyes from one object to another; scan one's surroundings
    о́тсветы костра́ перебегали по ли́цамótsvety kostrá perebegali po lícamthe light of the fire flickered on their faces
  3. (colloquial) to defect (to), to go over (to)
    перебегать к неприя́телю; перебегать на сто́рону проти́вникаperebegatʹ k neprijátelju; perebegatʹ na stóronu protívnikato desert to the enemy; turn traitor
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Etymology 2

пере- (pere-) +‎ бе́гать (bégatʹ)

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перебе́гать (perebégatʹpf

  1. to run too long
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