проболта́ть
rare #46551
- 1.
to blab, to let slip, to give away (a secret), to spill the beans
Не взду́май никому́ проболта́ть!
Don't you dare blab to anyone!
Colloquial; often with a negative imperative.
- 2.
to chat (for a while), to talk away (a period of time), to spend time chattering
Мы проболта́ли це́лый час по телефо́ну.
We chatted on the phone for a whole hour.
Usually with a time expression.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | проболта́ю |
| ты | - | проболта́ешь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | проболта́ет |
| мы | - | проболта́ем |
| вы | - | проболта́ете |
| они́ | - | проболта́ют |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | проболта́й |
| вы | проболта́йте |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | проболта́л |
| feminine | проболта́ла |
| neuter | проболта́ло |
| plural | проболта́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | having blabbed, having let slip, having blurted out | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | blabbed, blurted out, gossiped about | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | проболта́в проболтавши | while doing (past) |
Word familyболта́тьPRO
- болта́тьto chat; to dangle; to stir
- болта́нкаrough air
- болта́тьсяto dangle; to hang about
- взболта́тьto shake up
- вы́болтатьto let out
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Prefix groupPRO
(Derived from болта́ть.)
| Verb | Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| проболта́ть | про- | to blab; to chat (for a while) |
| проболта́ться | про- | to let slip; to idle (for a while) |
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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
Lucian edited verb basics 6 years ago.
