відірвати

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

From віді- (vidi-) +‎ рва́ти (rváty). Compare Russian оторва́ть (otorvátʹ), Belarusian адарва́ць (adarvácʹ), Polish oderwać.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidʲirˈʋate]
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Verb edit

відірва́ти (vidirvátypf (imperfective відрива́ти) (transitive)

  1. to tear away, to tear off, to detach (remove by tearing)
    Synonym: відде́рти pf (viddérty)
  2. to tear, to rip away (forcibly remove: something from somebody)
  3. to tear away (distract or remove a reluctant person)
  4. to separate

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