валя́ться

uncommon #5497C1

1.
to lie around, to lounge about, to laze around
Дово́льно вам валя́ться, пойдём погуля́ем!
Enough lying around, let's go for a walk!
Often with a hint of disapproval: doing nothing useful.
2.
to lie around (of things), to be scattered about
Твои́ игру́шки валя́ются по всей ко́мнате.
Your toys are lying all over the room.
3.
to roll around, to roll from side to side, to wallow
Соба́ка валя́ется в сне́гу.
The dog is rolling around in the snow.

Examples

На полу у бара валялась пустая плевательница.
An empty spittoon was lying on the floor by the bar.
В саду валялись загнившие яблоки.
Rotten apples lay scattered around the garden.
В подвале валялась старая ржавая арматура.
Old rusty reinforcing bars lay scattered in the basement.
Жёванный кусок хлеба валялся на полу.
A chewed piece of bread was lying on the floor.
Пережёванная жвачка валялась на асфальте.
A piece of chewed gum lay on the asphalt.
Мазилка валялась в углу мастерской.
A paintbrush was lying in the corner of the workshop.
Намаранная тетрадь валялась в углу класса.
A scribbled-on notebook lay discarded in the corner of the classroom.
Де́ньги валя́ются на доро́ге, надо лишь знать, как их подня́ть.
Money lies in the street; you just have to know how to pick it up.

Imperative
ты	валя́йся
вы	валя́йтесь

Active present	валя́ющийся	lying around, lying about, discarded
Active past	валя́вшийся	lying around, that was lying, left lying
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	валя́ясь	while doing (present)
Gerund past	валявшись	while doing (past)

валя́тьto roll; to play the fool
verbimperfective
изваля́тьto make dirty
verbperfective
наваля́тьto beat up; to botch; to pile up; to felt (make by felting)
verbperfective
обваля́тьto coat by rolling; to roll (something) in
verbperfective
поваля́тьto roll
verbperfective

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(Derived from валя́ть.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
валя́ться	-	to lie around; to lie around (of things); to roll around
заваля́ться	за-	to not be duly attended to
проваля́ться	про-	to lie around

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