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открывать Америку

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, to discover America.. Compare Polish odkrywać Amerykę, Italian scoprire l'America, French redécouvrir l’Amérique.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐtkrɨˈvatʲ ɐˈmʲerʲɪkʊ]

Verb

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открыва́ть Аме́рику (otkryvátʹ Amérikuimpf (perfective откры́ть Аме́рику)

  1. (idiomatic, ironic) to discover that Queen Anne's dead (to rediscover and announce common knowledge)

Conjugation

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See also

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