попереть

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Etymology[edit]

по- (po-) +‎ пере́ть (perétʹ)

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попере́ть (poperétʹpf

  1. (low colloquial) to push forward, to barge (through)
    попере́ть сквозь толпу́poperétʹ skvozʹ tolpúto barge through the crowd
    про́тив () не попрёшьprótiv () ne poprjóšʹyou have to face (); there's nothing you can do (with)
  2. (low colloquial, also figurative) to pour out, to flow out, to erupt, to gush out, to burst forth
    ла́ва попёрла из верши́ны вулка́наláva popjórla iz veršíny vulkánalava erupted [burst forth] from the top of the volcano
    зло́ба так и попёрла из него́zlóba tak i popjórla iz nevóhe burst with fury
    уда́ча попёрла кому́-либоudáča popjórla komú-libosomeone has a windfall; someone has a big/lucky break (literally, “luck gushed out for someone”)
  3. (low colloquial) to push/thrust/chuck/turn/drive out
  4. (low colloquial) to haul

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