протека́ть

uncommon #5408

verbimperfective perfective is проте́чь

1.
to leak, to be leaky, to let water through
Кры́ша протека́ет во вре́мя дождя́.
The roof leaks when it rains.
of a roof, pipe, window etc. that lets liquid through
2.
to proceed, to take its course, to go (well or badly), to occur
Боле́знь протека́ла без осложне́ний.
The illness ran its course without complications.
of how a process, illness or event unfolds
3.
to flow, to run, to flow through
Река́ протека́ет че́рез весь го́род.
The river flows through the whole town.
of water or another liquid moving along a channel
4.
to pass, to elapse, to slip by
Го́ды протека́ли незаме́тно.
The years slipped by unnoticed.
of time; somewhat literary

Examples

Шланг, сдавливавшийся под тяжестью, начал протекать.
The hose, compressed under the weight, began to leak.
Эта река протекает по золотоносным землям Сибири.
This river flows through the gold-bearing lands of Siberia.
Кры́ша протека́ла.
The roof was leaking.
Река Тавда протекает по территории Урала.
The Tavda River flows through the Ural region.
Э́то ведро протека́ет.
This bucket leaks.
Поеденная ржавчиной труба протекала.
The rust-eaten pipe was leaking.
Речка протекала через глубокую лощину.
A stream ran through a deep ravine.
По доли́не протека́ет река́.
A river flows through the valley.

Imperative
ты	протека́й
вы	протека́йте

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
втека́ть	в-	to flow
вытека́ть	вы-	to flow out; to flow out of; to follow
дотека́ть	до-	to flow to the end
затека́ть	за-	to go numb; to flow in; to swell up; to fill with blood

LockedUnlock verb prefix groups

идти́to go (on foot); to fall (of rain or snow); to be going on; to suit (someone); to be on (TV or radio)
проходи́тьto pass by; to go through; to take place; to pass; to cover (a topic); to undergo