прорвати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From про- (pro-) +‎ рва́ти (rváty). Compare Russian прорва́ть (prorvátʹ), Belarusian прарва́ць (prarvácʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɔrˈʋate]

Verb

прорва́ти • (prorvátypf (imperfective прорива́ти) (transitive)

  1. to tear through, to rip through
  2. to break through (to make or force a way through (a barrier))
  3. to break through (to penetrate the defence of)
    прорва́ти оборо́ну во́рога/проти́вника
    prorváty oborónu vóroha/protývnyka
    to break through enemy lines
  4. (chiefly perfective, impersonal, figurative, colloquial) to burst out (to speak emotionally or suddenly)
  5. to thin out (:crops)
    Synonym: проріди́ти pf (proridýty)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • прорва́тися pf (prorvátysja)
  • прори́в m (prorýv)
  • проривни́й (proryvnýj)

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