открывать Америку

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐtkrɨˈvatʲ ɐˈmʲerʲɪkʊ]

Verb

открыва́ть Аме́рику • (otkryvátʹ Amériku) impf (perfective откры́ть Аме́рику)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of открывать Америку: see открыва́ть

See also

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