зірватися

Ukrainian

Etymology

From зірва́ти (zirváty) +‎ -ся (-sja). Compare Russian сорва́ться (sorvátʹsja), Belarusian сарва́цца (sarvácca), Polish zerwać się.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zʲirˈʋatesʲɐ]

Verb

зірва́тися • (zirvátysjapf (imperfective зрива́тися)

  1. to break off, to come off (become detached)
  2. to come loose
  3. to break away, to break loose (from fastener, restraint, tether, etc.)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to let loose, to let rip (to speak or act without self-restraint)
    1. to fall off the wagon, to have a lapse (to lapse back into an old habit or addiction)
  5. to fall off (from an incline, cliff, etc.)
  6. to jump up
    зірва́тися на но́гиzirvátysja na nóhyto jump to one's feet
  7. to dart off, to shoot off, to take off
    зірва́тися на бігzirvátysja na bihto break into a run
  8. (weather, of wind, storm, etc.) to break out, to blow up, to start up
  9. (of sound) to break out, to erupt
  10. (of voice) to break
  11. (figuratively, colloquial) to fail, to fall through

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