валить

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *valiti. Cognates include Latin volvō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɐˈlʲitʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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вали́ть (valítʹimpf (perfective повали́ть or свали́ть or завали́ть)

  1. to knock down, to kill (e.g. of a disease killing people or animals)
    Уста́лость меня́ про́сто ва́лит (с ног).
    Ustálostʹ menjá prósto válit (s nog).
    The fatigue is simply knocking me down.
  2. (colloquial) to heap up (transitive)
    Не на́до вали́ть всё в одну́ ку́чу.
    Ne nádo valítʹ vsjo v odnú kúču.
    No need to lump everything together.
  3. to cut, to fell (trees), to make someone fall, to throw down (on the ground)
    Perfectives: повали́ть (povalítʹ), свали́ть (svalítʹ)
  4. (colloquial) to push the blame or responsibility on someone else
    Не вали́ на друго́го, е́сли сам винова́т.
    Ne valí na drugóvo, jésli sam vinovát.
    Don't blame the other guy, if it's your own fault.

Conjugation

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Verb

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вали́ть (valítʹimpf (perfective повали́ть or свали́ть or вальну́ть)

  1. to throng (e.g. of people)
    Наро́д вали́т (то́лпами) на но́вый фильм.
    Naród valít (tólpami) na nóvyj filʹm.
    People are coming in hordes to the new film.
  2. to fall heavily (e.g. of snow)
  3. to belch (e.g. of smoke)
  4. (colloquial) to go away, to scram
    Он по́нял, что пора́ вали́ть из страны́.
    On pónjal, što porá valítʹ iz straný.
    He understood that it was time to get the heck out of the country.
    Perfective: свали́ть (svalítʹ)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • NOTE: Some of the following imperfectives also correspond to derivatives of валя́ть (valjátʹ).

Imperfective

Perfective

Descendants

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  • Estonian: vaalima/vaalida
  • Finnish: vaalia
  • Ingrian: vaalia
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See also

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