сработать

to work, to function, to go off, to be triggered

s r ɐ b o t ə tʲ
с away, down, off, or together; often marking completed action + работ to work + ать Infinitive
verb Rare #39,764
to work, to function Often used about something working properly (a mechanism, plan, method).
RU: Этот план должен сработать.
EN: This plan should work.
to go off, to be triggered Often used about an alarm, a trap, or a device being activated.
RU: Если открыть дверь, сигнализация может сработать.
EN: If you open the door, the alarm might go off.
Conjugation of сработать
Indicative future
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Third сработает
сработать

Не понимаю, почему это должно не сработать.

I don't understand why this shouldn't work.

В теории, мой план должен был сработать.

In theory, my plan should have worked.

— Элитный отряд: Враг внутри (2010)

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