залететь

Definitions

1. 1.
   to fly (in, into)

   • му́ха залете́ла в ко́мнату

     múxa zaletéla v kómnatu — a fly flew into the room

2. 2.
   to fly (as high as), to go up (as far as), to fly (as far as), to fly (behind, beyond)

   • самолёт залете́л за Северный поля́рный круг

     samoljót zaletél za Severnyj poljárnyj krug — the aircraft crossed the Arctic circle

   • мяч залете́л за огра́ду

     mjač zaletél za ográdu — the ball flew over the fence

3. 3.
   to land (somewhere) on the way, to make a stopover (somewhere)
4. 4.
   colloquialto get into a fix, to get into a mess, to get something one doesn't want (i.e. contract a sexually transmitted disease or become pregnant)

   • залете́ть на экза́мене

     zaletétʹ na ekzámene — to fail an exam

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