прибивати

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From приби́ти (prybýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian прибива́ть (pribivátʹ), Belarusian прыбіва́ць (prybivácʹ), Polish przybijać.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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прибива́ти (prybyvátyimpf (perfective приби́ти) (transitive)

  1. to nail, to nail down (to attach with a nail)
  2. to press to the ground, to beat down (by an impact or by wind or water)
  3. to drive (somewhere—of the wind or water)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) to shatter (to dispirit or emotionally defeat)

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