Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Semelfactive of ба́рам (báram) +‎ -вам (-vam).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbarvɐm]
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Verb

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ба́рвам (bárvam) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective ба́рна)

  1. (colloquial, transitive) to get one's hands on; to briefly get hold of
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to get done, to do (work)
  3. (colloquial, transitive, in the negative) to leave alone, to not molest, to not bother
    Не бой се, никой няма да те барва повече.
    Ne boj se, nikoj njama da te barva poveče.
    Don't worry, no one's gonna bother you anymore.

Conjugation

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References

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  • барвам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • барвам”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010