налёт

Deverbal from налета́ть (naletátʹ).

Compare typologically Latin petītiō (whence English petition, Russian пети́ция (petícija)), appetītus (whence English appetite, Russian аппети́т (appetít)), both from petō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti.

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈlʲɵt]

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налёт • (naljót) m inan (genitive налёта, nominative plural налёты, genitive plural налётов)

1. raid, foray, incursion (a sudden, rapid attack by a mobile force)
   1. (law enforcement) raid, swoop (by police to make arrests, or by a criminal gang to plunder)
   2. (military aviation) air raid
   3. (weaponry) artillery strike (a short, intense bombardment)
2. a thin film, a thin coat, coating

   налёт пы́ли ― naljót pýli ― (thin) coating of dust

3. (figuratively) a touch, a hint (a small sign of some state or trait)

   налёт уста́лости ― naljót ustálosti ― a touch of tiredness

4. (aviation) flying time

• налётчик m anim (naljótčik)

• налета́ть impf (naletátʹ), налете́ть pf (naletétʹ)