сваливать

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Russian

Etymology

свали́ть (svalítʹ) +‎ -ивать (-ivatʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

сва́ливать (sválivatʹimpf (perfective свали́ть)

  1. (transitive) to knock down, to knock over, to fell
  2. (transitive) to drop, to throw down
  3. (transitive) to dump, to carelessly drop (many things in one place)
    сва́ливать в ку́чуsválivatʹ v kúčuto pile up (literally, “to dump into a pile”)
  4. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to get rid of (something unpleasant)
  5. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to overthrow
  6. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to deprive of strength, to weaken, to overcome (of sleep, an illness, etc.)
  7. (colloquial, figurative, transitive) to shift the blame for (something to someone), to pass the buck
  8. (low colloquial, intransitive) to go away, to scram, to beat it, to bolt; to emigrate (temporarily or permanently)
    Чёрт побери́, сва́ливаем! За на́ми псы го́нятся! За мной!
    Čort poberí, sválivajem! Za námi psy gónjatsja! Za mnoj!
    Damn it, let's bolt! The dogs are chasing us! Follow me!

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