открыть Америку

Russian

Etymology

Literally, “to discover America”. Compare Polish odkryć Amerykę, Italian scoprire l'America, Ukrainian відкри́ти Аме́рику (vidkrýty Améryku).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐtˈkrɨtʲ ɐˈmʲerʲɪkʊ]

Verb

откры́ть Аме́рику • (otkrýtʹ Amériku) pf (imperfective открыва́ть Аме́рику)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of открыть Америку: see откры́ть

See also

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