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про- (pro-) +‎ лета́ть (letátʹ)

• IPA^(key): [prəlʲɪˈtatʲ]

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пролета́ть • (proletátʹ) impf (perfective пролете́ть)

1. to fly (by, past, through), to fly (over)
2. to overfly, to overshoot

   пролета́ть ми́мо це́ли ― proletátʹ mímo céli ― to overshoot the target

3. to cover, to pass rapidly
4. (time) to fly by
5. (colloquial) to be passed over (for), to miss the mark, to miss the boat

   пролета́ть как фане́ра над Пари́жем

   proletátʹ kak fanéra nad Parížem

   miss the mark, miss the boat

   (literally, “to fly like plywood over Paris”)

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