пали́ть

verbimperfective (partner спали́ть)uncommon #7950

1.
to fire, to shoot, to blaze away
Зате́м он на́чал пали́ть в студе́нтов.
Then he started firing at the students.
often of wild or repeated shooting; colloquial
2.
to scorch, to blaze down, to be scorching hot
Со́лнце пали́т с самого у́тра.
The sun has been blazing since early morning.
subject is the sun or heat
3.
to burn down, to destroy by fire, to raze
Солда́ты пали́ли дома́ в дере́вне.
The soldiers were burning down the houses in the village.
4.
to singe, to burn, to scorch
Ба́бушка пали́ла ку́рицу над огнём.
Grandma was singeing the chicken over the fire.
also figuratively of a burning feeling
5.
to catch red-handed, to catch in the act, to bust
Меня́ пре́дки пали́ли, и неоднокра́тно.
My parents caught me red-handed, and more than once.
slang

Examples

Ду́маю, мой па́рень втихаря пали́т мою почту.
I think my boyfriend is spying on my emails.
Со́лнце пали́т, и нигде не видно тени.
The sun is beating down and there's no shade in sight.
Солдаты начали палить из пушек по врагу.
The soldiers began firing cannons at the enemy.
Солнце нещадно палило весь день.
The sun beat down mercilessly all day.
Солнце, выпаливающее траву на поле, палит с самого утра.
The sun, scorching the grass in the field, had been blazing since early morning.

Imperative
ты	пали́
вы	пали́те

Active present	паля́щий	burning, scorching
Active past	пали́вший	scorching, burning
Passive present	пали́мый	burning, being burned, scorched
Passive past	палённый	burnt, scorched
Gerund present	паля́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	палив паливши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
пали́ть	-	to fire; to scorch; to burn down; to singe; to catch red-handed
вы́палить	вы-	to fire; to blurt out; to burn off
запали́ть	за-	to set on fire; to catch
попали́ть	по-	to burn (for a while); to fire (for a while)