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проби́ться

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verbreflexiveperfective imperfective is пробива́ться
  • 1.

    to fight one's way through, to break through, to get through

    Я с трудо́м проби́лась сквозь толпу́.

    I barely fought my way through the crowd.

    Often with сквозь or через + accusative.

  • 2.

    to penetrate, to come through, to seep through

    Сквозь што́ры проби́лся луч све́та.

    A ray of light came through the curtains.

  • 3.

    to sprout, to push through, to come up

    Сквозь асфа́льт проби́лась трава́.

    Grass pushed up through the asphalt.

  • 4.

    to get through (by phone), to reach someone

    Я весь день не мог проби́ться к нему по телефо́ну.

    I couldn't get through to him on the phone all day.

    Colloquial.

  • 5.

    to make one's way, to make it, to get ahead

    Он сам проби́лся в лю́ди.

    He made his own way in the world.

    Especially in пробиться в люди.

  • 6.

    to qualify for, to make it tosports

    На́ша кома́нда проби́лась в фина́л.

    Our team made it to the final.

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
пробью́сь
ты-
пробьёшься
он/она́/оно́-
пробьётся
мы-
пробьёмся
вы-
пробьётесь
они́-
пробью́тся
Imperative
ты
пробе́йся
вы
пробе́йтесь
Past
masculine
проби́лся
feminine
проби́лась
neuter
проби́лось
plural
проби́лись

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

проби́вшийся

broken through, having made one's way, having gotten through, successful

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

проби́вшись

while doing (past)

Word familyбитьPRO

  • битьto beat; to defeat; to smash; to strike (of a clock); to gush; to shoot
    verbimperfective
  • вбитьto drive in
    verbperfective
  • уби́тьto kill; to kill (time)
    verbperfective
  • би́тьсяto fight; to beat; to struggle; to knock against
    verbimperfective
  • взбитьto beat; to fluff up
    verbperfective
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  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • agf edited translation 1 year ago.
  • luke.hess97 edited translation 1 year ago.
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