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)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of открывать Америку: see открыва́ть

See also

изобрета́ть велосипе́д (izobretátʹ velosipéd)

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