уйти по-английски

Russian

Etymology

Literally: to leave in an English way.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʊjˈtʲi pɐ‿ɐnˈɡlʲijskʲɪ]

Verb

уйти́ по-англи́йски • (ujtí po-anglíjski) pf (imperfective уходи́ть по-англи́йски)

  1. (figuratively) to take French leave; to take a sudden or unannounced departure, or one taken without permission; to go AWOL
    • 1970, Влади́мир Высо́цкий (Vladimir Vysotsky) (music), “Пе́сенка плагиа́тора [Song of the Plagiarizer]”‎:
      Она́ ушла́ безмо́лвно, по-англи́йски,
      Но от неё оста́лись две строки́.
      Oná ušlá bezmólvno, po-anglíjski,
      No ot nejó ostálisʹ dve strokí.
      She took a wordless, French leave,
      But she left behind two verses.

Conjugation
Conjugation of уйти по-английски: see уйти́
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