звалювати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From звали́ти (zvalýty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty). Compare Russian сва́ливать (sválivatʹ), Belarusian зва́льваць (zválʹvacʹ), Polish zwalać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈzʋalʲʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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зва́лювати (zváljuvatyimpf (perfective звали́ти)

  1. (transitive) to knock down, to knock over, to topple, to fell
  2. (transitive) to bring down, to lay low (to cause to fall or lie down)
  3. (transitive) to dump, to throw down (to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully)
  4. (transitive) to throw (:heavy load) [+ на (accusative) = on/onto]
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to dump, to put, to shift, to throw (:blame, responsibility) [+ на (accusative) = on/onto]
  6. (intransitive, slang) to beat it, to leave

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