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проле́зть

uncommon #9275
verbperfective imperfective is пролеза́ть
  • 1.

    to get through, to squeeze through, to crawl through, to climb through

    Ма́льчик проле́з че́рез дыру́ в забо́ре.

    The boy squeezed through a hole in the fence.

    Perfective; implies effort or a tight space.

  • 2.

    to fit through, to go through

    Шкаф не проле́з в дверь.

    The wardrobe didn't fit through the door.

    Of things rather than people.

  • 3.

    to worm one's way in, to wangle one's way into

    Он ка́к-то проле́з в нача́льники.

    He somehow wormed his way into a manager's job.

    Colloquial and disapproving.

Motion info

проле́зть is derived from the unidirectional verb of motion лезть with prefix про- (pass through).

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я-
проле́зу
ты-
проле́зешь
он/она́/оно́-
проле́зет
мы-
проле́зем
вы-
проле́зете
они́-
проле́зут
Imperative
ты
проле́зь
вы
проле́зьте
Past
masculine
проле́з
feminine
проле́зла
neuter
проле́зло
plural
проле́зли

Participles

Active present

-

Active past

проле́зший

having crawled through, having squeezed through, having gotten through

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

-

Gerund past

пролезши

while doing (past)

Word familyлезтьPRO

  • лезтьto climb; to crawl (into); to meddle; to fall out (of hair); to bother
    verbimperfective
  • влезтьto climb in; to climb up; to fit (into)
    verbperfective
  • вы́лезтьto climb out; to fall out (of hair); to blurt out
    verbperfective
  • зале́зтьto climb up; to get into; to hide (crawling in); to break into
    verbperfective
  • нале́зтьto go on (of clothing); to swarm in
    verbperfective
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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • RandysPudge edited translation 3 years ago.