разлететься

Russian

Etymology

раз- (raz-) + лете́ть (letétʹ) + -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rəz⁽ʲ⁾lʲɪˈtʲet͡sːə]

Verb

разлете́ться (razletétʹsja) pf (imperfective разлета́ться)

  1. to fly away, to scatter (in the air)
    листы́ разлете́лись по ко́мнатеlistý razletélisʹ po kómnatethe pages flew about the room
    разлете́ться в дым; разлете́ться в прахrazletétʹsja v dym; razletétʹsja v praxto go to pieces, fall to pieces, go to rack and ruin, go up in smoke
  2. to come apart, to be blown apart
  3. (news, rumour etc) to spread, to be spread about/around, to become known
    но́вость бы́стро разлете́лась по го́родуnóvostʹ býstro razletélasʹ po góroduthe news was quickly spread around the town
  4. (colloquial) to smash, to shatter
    разлете́ться на куски́razletétʹsja na kuskíto fly to bits; break into pieces/smithereens; smash to smithereens
  5. (colloquial) to be ruined/shattered/squashed/upset
    все на́ши наде́жды разлете́лисьvse náši nadéždy razletélisʹall our hopes were dashed

Conjugation

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