Russian

Verb

слете́ть • ‎(sletétʹ) pf ‎(imperfective слета́ть)

1. to fly down (from), fly away (from)

   воробе́й слете́л с кры́ши‎ ― vorobéj sletél s krýši ― the sparrow flew down from the roof

   ба́бочка слете́ла с цветка́‎ ― bábočka sletéla s cvetká ― the butterfly flew away from the flower

2. (colloquial) to fall down (from), fall (off)

   бума́ги слете́ли со стола́‎ ― bumági sletéli so stolá ― the papers fell off the table

   мальчик слете́л с ло́шади‎ ― malʹčik sletél s lóšadi ― the boy fell off the horse

3. (colloquial) to lose, tumble (from)

   слете́ть с до́лжности‎ ― sletétʹ s dólžnosti ― to lose one's job; get fired; be given the boot

   слете́ть с тро́на/престо́ла‎ ― sletétʹ s tróna/prestóla ― to tumble from the throne; be toppled/overthrown

4. (colloquial, intransitive) to peel (off)
5. (colloquial) to go, be gone

   с него́ слете́ла пре́жняя спесь‎ ― s nevó sletéla préžnjaja spesʹ ― his former conceit/arrogance was gone; he was taken down a peg or two

Conjugation

Derived terms

• слета́ться impf ‎(sletátʹsja), слете́ться pf ‎(sletétʹsja)