Russian

Verb

пролете́ть • ‎(proletétʹ) pf ‎(imperfective пролета́ть)

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

   мы пролете́ли знак "стоп"‎ ― my proletéli znak "stop" ― we overshot the [stop] sign

3. to cover, pass rapidly
4. (time) to fly by

   пролете́ли две неде́ли‎ ― proletéli dve nedéli ― two weeks flew by

5. (colloquial) to be passed over (for), miss the mark, miss the boat

   он пролете́л с повыше́нием‎ ― on proletél s povyšénijem ― he was passed over for

Conjugation

Related terms

• пролёт ‎(proljót), пролётка ‎(proljótka)