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лете́ть

verb, imperfective
Partner полете́ть
often used word

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B2 Travel Motion

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travel

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fly

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Expressions

лете́ть стрело́й

Examples

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Высоко в не́бе лете́ла пти́ца. A bird was flying high up in the sky.
Э́тот самолет лети́т по расписа́нию? Is this plane on schedule?
Как вре́мя лети́т! How time flies!
Из трубы лете́ли и́скры. Sparks were coming out of the chimney.
Я лете́ла над облака́ми. I flew above the clouds.
Как лети́т вре́мя! How time flies!
Э́тот самолёт лети́т в То́кио без остано́вок. This plane flies nonstop to Tokyo.
Снаря́д за снаря́дом лете́л в кре́пость. Shell after shell smashed into the fort.
Мы с То́мом лете́ли одним самолётом. Tom and I were on the same flight.
Пти́ца лете́ла по не́бу. A bird was flying in the sky.

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Conjugation

	Present	Future
я	лечу́	бу́ду лете́ть
ты	лети́шь	бу́дешь лете́ть
он/она́/оно́	лети́т	бу́дет лете́ть
мы	лети́м	бу́дем лете́ть
вы	лети́те	бу́дете лете́ть
они́	летя́т	бу́дут лете́ть