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Etymology

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с- (s-) +‎ бить (bitʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zbʲitʲ]
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Verb

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сби́ть (sbítʹpf (imperfective сбива́ть)

  1. to knock down
  2. to cause to fall, to shake down
    сбить спесь с кого́-либоsbitʹ spesʹ s kovó-liboto take someone down a peg, to cut someone down to size
    сбить це́нуsbitʹ cénuto beat down the price
  3. to put out
    сбить с та́ктаsbitʹ s táktato put out of time
    сбить со сле́даsbitʹ so slédato put off the scent
    сбить с толкуsbitʹ s tolkuto bewilder, to confuse, to muddle
    сбить с пути́ и́стинногоsbitʹ s putí ístinnovoto lead astray
  4. to tread down
  5. to knock together
  6. to churn
  7. (eggs, cream) to whisk, to beat, to whip

Conjugation

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