No. 13,951 in Russian
обстреливала
"Обстреливала" means "was shelling" or "was firing upon."
In a sentence
Она обстреливала вражеские позиции до рассвета.
She was shelling the enemy positions until dawn.
The verb 'обстреливала' is used in its imperfective form to denote an ongoing past action of firing upon or attacking positions militarily.
Девушка обстреливала парня вопросами о его жизни.
The girl bombarded the guy with questions about his life.
The verb 'обстреливала' is employed metaphorically to express persistent questioning or pressing with inquiries.
Они обстреливали базу с целью её уничтожения.
They were bombarding the base to destroy it.
In this sentence, 'обстреливали' demonstrates a strategic continuous action aimed at destruction, typically involving military operations.
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