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Etymology edit

From Old East Slavic давити (daviti), from Proto-Slavic *dāvìti, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [dɐˈvʲitʲ]
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Verb edit

дави́ть (davítʹimpf

  1. to weigh, to lie heavy
    снег да́вит на кры́шу
    sneg dávit na krýšu
    the snow weighs on the roof
  2. to crush
  3. to press, to squeeze
    дави́ть я́годыdavítʹ jágodypress the juice out of berries
    дави́ть лимо́нdavítʹ limónsqueeze a lemon
    дави́ть виногра́дdavítʹ vinográdtramp grapes
  4. to suppress, to stifle
  5. (colloquial) to kill, to destroy
  6. (colloquial) to put pressure on, to pressurize, to pressure
    на него́ да́вят, что́бы он вы́ступил с заявле́нием
    na nevó dávjat, štóby on výstupil s zajavlénijem
    he is being pressurized/pressured to make a statement
    не дави́ на меня́!
    ne daví na menjá!
    don't get hard on me!

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